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/DynaPDF/Letter/Letter with writeftext
Required plugins for this example: MBS DynaPDF Plugin
You find this example project in your Plugins Download as a Xojo project file within the examples folder: /DynaPDF/Letter/Letter with writeftext
This example is the version from Wed, 14th Sep 2021.
Project "Letter with writeftext.xojo_binary_project"
FileTypes
Filetype text
Filetype icc
End FileTypes
MenuBar MenuBar1
MenuItem UntitledMenu1 = ""
MenuItem FileMenu = "&File"
MenuItem FileQuit = "Quit"
MenuItem UntitledMenu5 = ""
MenuItem EditMenu = "&Edit"
MenuItem EditUndo = "&Undo"
MenuItem UntitledMenu0 = "-"
MenuItem EditCut = "Cu&t"
MenuItem EditCopy = "&Copy"
MenuItem EditPaste = "&Paste"
MenuItem EditClear = "Clear"
MenuItem UntitledMenu4 = ""
MenuItem UntitledMenu3 = ""
MenuItem UntitledMenu2 = ""
End MenuBar
Class App Inherits Application
EventHandler Sub Open()
dim pdf as new MyDynapdfMBS
dim outFile as folderitem=SpecialFolder.Desktop.Child("Letter.pdf")
pdf.SetLicenseKey "Pro" // For this example you can use a Pro or Enterprise License
call pdf.CreateNewPDF(outFile)
dim file as FolderItem = FindFile("letter-template.pdf")
// open import file
call pdf.openimportFile(file, pdf.kptopen, "")
// get first page as template
pdf.Template=pdf.importpage(1)
call pdf.append
// place template on this page
'call pdf.placeTemplate(pdf.Template, 0, 0, pdf.getpagewidth,pdf.getpageheight) // scale to fit
// placeTemplateEx fits better often
call pdf.placeTemplateEx(pdf.Template, 0, 0, 0, 0) // fit to page
Call pdf.setfont "Times",pdf.kfsNone, 14, True, pdf.kcpUnicode
// start horizontal 130 from left
// start veritical 600 from bottom
// width is page width minus 130 pixels left and 50 right
// height is page height minus 100 on bottom and 250 on top
call pdf.settextrect 130,600,pdf.getpageWidth-130-50,pdf.getpageHeight-100-250
call pdf.writeftext(pdf.ktajustify, window1.editfield1.text)
call pdf.EndPage
call pdf.closefile
outFile.Launch
quit
End EventHandler
Function FindFile(name as string) As FolderItem
// Look for file in parent folders from executable on
dim parent as FolderItem = app.ExecutableFile.Parent
while parent<>Nil
dim file as FolderItem = parent.Child(name)
if file<>Nil and file.Exists then
Return file
end if
parent = parent.Parent
wend
End Function
End Class
Class MyDynapdfMBS Inherits DynapdfMBS
EventHandler Function Error(ErrorCode as integer, ErrorMessage as string, ErrorType as integer) As integer
// output all messages on the console:
System.DebugLog str(ErrorCode)+": "+ErrorMessage
// and display dialog:
Dim d as New MessageDialog //declare the MessageDialog object
Dim b as MessageDialogButton //for handling the result
d.icon=MessageDialog.GraphicCaution //display warning icon
d.ActionButton.Caption="Continue"
d.CancelButton.Visible=True //show the Cancel button
// a warning or an error?
if BitAnd(ErrorType, me.kE_WARNING) = me.kE_WARNING then
// if user decided to ignore, we'll ignore
if IgnoreWarnings then Return 0
d.Message="A warning occurred while processing your PDF code."
// we add a third button to display all warnings
d.AlternateActionButton.Caption = "Ignore warnings"
d.AlternateActionButton.Visible = true
else
d.Message="An error occurred while processing your PDF code."
end if
d.Explanation = str(ErrorCode)+": "+ErrorMessage
b=d.ShowModal //display the dialog
Select Case b //determine which button was pressed.
Case d.ActionButton
Return 0 // ignore
Case d.AlternateActionButton
IgnoreWarnings = true
Return 0 // ignore
Case d.CancelButton
Return -1 // stop
End select
End EventHandler
EventHandler Function PageBreak(LastPosX as double, LastPosY as double, PageBreak as boolean) As integer
call endpage
call append
call SetPageCoords(kpcTopDown) // we use top down coordinates
call placeTemplate(Template, 0, 0, getpagewidth,getpageheight) // scale to fit
return 0
End EventHandler
Property IgnoreWarnings As Boolean
Property template As integer
End Class
Class Window1 Inherits Window
Control EditField1 Inherits TextArea
ControlInstance EditField1 Inherits TextArea
End Control
End Class
End Project
See also:
The items on this page are in the following plugins: MBS DynaPDF Plugin.