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/DynaPDF/PDF-A/Combine PDF files to PDFA
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/PDF-A/Combine PDF files to PDFA
This example is the version from Wed, 28th Dec 2021.
Project "Combine PDF files to PDFA.xojo_binary_project"
Class App Inherits Application
Const kEditClear = "&Löschen"
Const kFileQuit = "Beenden"
Const kFileQuitShortcut = ""
End Class
Class Window1 Inherits Window
Control List Inherits Listbox
ControlInstance List Inherits Listbox
End Control
Control AddButton Inherits PushButton
ControlInstance AddButton Inherits PushButton
EventHandler Sub Action()
dim f as FolderItem = GetOpenFolderItem(MyFileTypes.Pdf)
if f<>Nil then
List.AddRow f.DisplayName
List.Celltag(List.LastIndex,0)=f
end if
End EventHandler
End Control
Control CombineButton Inherits PushButton
ControlInstance CombineButton Inherits PushButton
EventHandler Sub Action()
combine
End EventHandler
End Control
Control PopupMenu1 Inherits PopupMenu
ControlInstance PopupMenu1 Inherits PopupMenu
EventHandler Sub Open()
me.AddRow "PDF 1.3", DynaPDFMBS.kpvPDF_1_3
me.AddRow "PDF 1.4", DynaPDFMBS.kpvPDF_1_4
me.AddRow "PDF 1.5", DynaPDFMBS.kpvPDF_1_5
me.AddRow "PDF 1.6", DynaPDFMBS.kpvPDF_1_6
me.AddRow "PDF 1.7", DynaPDFMBS.kpvPDF_1_7
me.AddRow "PDF 2.0", DynaPDFMBS.kpvPDF_2_0
me.AddRow "PDF/X-1a:2001", DynaPDFMBS.kpvPDFX1a_2001
me.AddRow "PDF/X-1a:2003", DynaPDFMBS.kpvPDFX1a_2003
me.AddRow "PDF/X-3:2002", DynaPDFMBS.kpvPDFX3_2002
me.AddRow "PDF/X-3:2003", DynaPDFMBS.kpvPDFX3_2003
me.AddRow "PDF/X-4", DynaPDFMBS.kpvPDFX_4
me.AddRow "PDF/A 1a", DynaPDFMBS.kpvPDFA_1a
me.AddRow "PDF/A 2005", DynaPDFMBS.kpvPDFA_2005
me.AddRow "PDF/A-1b 2005", DynaPDFMBS.kpvPDFA_2005
me.AddRow "PDF/A-2a", DynaPDFMBS.kpvPDFA_2a
me.AddRow "PDF/A-2b", DynaPDFMBS.kpvPDFA_2b
me.AddRow "PDF/A-2u", DynaPDFMBS.kpvPDFA_2u
me.AddRow "PDF/A-3a", DynaPDFMBS.kpvPDFA_3a
me.AddRow "PDF/A-3b", DynaPDFMBS.kpvPDFA_3b
me.AddRow "PDF/A-3u", DynaPDFMBS.kpvPDFA_3u
me.ListIndex = 13
End EventHandler
End Control
Sub Combine()
dim pdf as new MyDynapdfMBS
'pdf.SetLicenseKey "Pro" // For this example you can use a Lite, Pro or Enterprise License
// you need DynaPDF Pro + PDF/A extension for fixing imported PDFs and convert to PDF/A.
dim outFile as folderitem = GetSaveFolderItem(MyFileTypes.Pdf, "Combine PDF files.pdf")
if outFile = nil then Return
call pdf.CreateNewPDF(outFile)
dim flags as integer = Bitwise.BitOr(pdf.kifImportAsPage, pdf.kifImportAll, pdf.kifPrepareForPDFA)
call pdf.SetImportFlags(flags)
// make it a tagged PDF
call pdf.CreateStructureTree
dim c as integer = List.ListCount-1
for i as integer = 0 to c
dim f as FolderItem = List.CellTag(i, 0)
call pdf.openimportFile(f)
call pdf.ImportPDFFile(pdf.GetPageCount+1)
call pdf.CloseImportFile
next
// flatten forms
// -> requires Pro
call pdf.FlattenForm
// flatten annotations
call pdf.FlattenAnnots(pdf.kaffNone)
// make sure we conform
// for perfect usage, you need PDF/A extension for DynaPDF (extra purchase)
// dim retval as integer = pdf.CheckConformance(pdf.kctPDFA_1b_2005,0)
dim retval as integer = pdf.CheckConformance(pdf.kctNormalize,0)
// add missing output intent
Select case retval
case 1
call pdf.AddOutputIntent(FindFile("sRGB.icc")) // sRGB
case 2
call pdf.AddOutputIntent(FindFile("Generic CMYK Profile.icc")) // CMYK
case 3
call pdf.AddOutputIntent(FindFile("Generic Gray Profile.icc")) // Gray
end Select
call pdf.setPDFVersion(DynapdfMBS.kpvPDFA_2005)
call pdf.closefile
outFile.Launch
End Sub
End Class
MenuBar MenuBar1
MenuItem FileMenu = "&Ablage"
MenuItem FileQuit = "#App.kFileQuit"
MenuItem EditMenu = "&Bearbeiten"
MenuItem EditUndo = "&Rückgängig"
MenuItem UntitledMenu1 = "-"
MenuItem EditCut = "&Ausschneiden"
MenuItem EditCopy = "&Kopieren"
MenuItem EditPaste = "&Einfügen"
MenuItem EditClear = "#App.kEditClear"
MenuItem UntitledMenu0 = "-"
MenuItem EditSelectAll = "&Alles auswählen"
End MenuBar
MyFileTypes
Filetype application/pdf
End MyFileTypes
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 OnFontNotFound(PDFFontRef as integer, FontName as string, Style as integer, StdFontIndex as integer, IsSymbolFont as boolean) As integer
// Here you could use your own mapping table.
// In this example we replace the font simply with Arial
if (WeightFromStyle(Style) < 500) then
// Only the weights 500 and 700 of Arial are installed
// by default. If you have also light variants then it is
// not required to change the style.
Style = BitwiseAnd(Style, &h0F)
Style = BitwiseOr(Style, kfsRegular)
end if
return ReplaceFont(PDFFontRef, "Arial", Style, true)
End EventHandler
EventHandler Function OnReplaceICCProfile(Type as integer, ColorSpace as integer) As integer
// provide missing ICC Profiles to DynaPDF
// The ICC profiles which should normally be configured by the user.
dim filename as string
Select case type
case me.kictGray
filename = "Generic Gray Profile.icc"
case me.kictRGB
filename = "sRGB.icc"
case me.kictCMYK
filename = "Generic CMYK Profile.icc"
case me.kictLab
// not yet needed, but maybe in future
filename = "Generic Lab Profile.icc"
else
break
Return -1 // new type we don't know?
end Select
dim f as FolderItem = FindFile(filename)
if f = nil or not f.Exists then
// file missing?
return -1
end if
dim e as integer = ReplaceICCProfile(ColorSpace, f)
if e < 0 then
// failed
break
end if
// pass along success or failure
Return e
End EventHandler
Property IgnoreWarnings As Boolean
End Class
Module UtilModule
Sub AddRow(extends p as PopupMenu, title as string, tag as Variant)
p.AddRow title
p.RowTag(p.ListCount-1) = tag
End Sub
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 Module
End Project
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