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/DynaPDF/PDF Form with HTTP POST
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 Form with HTTP POST
This example is the version from Wed, 14th Sep 2021.
Project "PDF Form with HTTP POST.xojo_binary_project"
Class App Inherits Application
Const MBS_LICNAME = "Richard Grafl"
Const kEditClear = "&Löschen"
Const kFileQuit = "Beenden"
Const kFileQuitShortcut = ""
EventHandler Sub Open()
dim pdf as new MyDynapdfMBS
dim d as new date
dim f as FolderItem=SpecialFolder.Desktop.Child("submit.pdf")
'pdf.SetLicenseKey "Lite" // For this example you can use a Lite, Pro or Enterprise License
call pdf.CreateNewPDF f
// We want to use top-down coordinates
call pdf.SetPageCoords pdf.kpcTopDown
call pdf.Append
call pdf.SetFont "Times", pdf.kfsItalic, 12.0, true, pdf.kcpUnicode
' --- Create button ---
call pdf.SetBorderStyle(pdf.kbsBevelled)
call pdf.SetFieldBackColor(pdf.kPDF_SILVER)
Dim Button As Integer = pdf.CreateButton("button", "Send", -1, 50, 300, 100, 20)
' --- create action ---
dim url as string = "http://www.monkeybreadsoftware.de/cgi-bin/pdfformmailer.php"
Dim Action As Integer = pdf.CreateSubmitAction(DynaPDFMBS.ksfHTML, url)
' --- Add action for button ---
Dim Result As Boolean = pdf.AddActionToObj(DynaPDFMBS.kotField, DynaPDFMBS.koeOnMouseUp, Action, Button)
' --- Create fields ---
Dim Field1 As Integer = pdf.CreateTextField("to", -1, false, -1, 50, 100, 500, 20)
Dim Field2 As Integer = pdf.CreateTextField("text", -1, True, -1, 50, 150, 500, 100)
call pdf.SetFieldBorderStyle(Field1, pdf.kbsSolid)
call pdf.SetFieldBorderStyle(Field2, pdf.kbsSolid)
call pdf.SetFieldBorderWidth(Field1, 2)
call pdf.SetFieldBorderWidth(Field2, 2)
call pdf.SetTextFieldValue(field1, "zivi@mac.com", "", pdf.ktaLeft)
call pdf.SetTextFieldValue(field2, "Hello World", "", pdf.ktaLeft)
' --- Feld zu Aktion hinzufügen ---
Result = pdf.AddFieldToFormAction(Action, Field1, True)
Result = pdf.AddFieldToFormAction(Action, Field2, True)
call pdf.EndPage
call pdf.CloseFile
// show PDF and close app when done
f.Launch
AutoQuit = true
// Please open PDF in browser to test this!
End EventHandler
End Class
MenuBar MenuBar1
MenuItem FileMenu = "&Datei"
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
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
Property IgnoreWarnings As Boolean
End Class
End Project
See also:
The items on this page are in the following plugins: MBS DynaPDF Plugin.