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/DynaPDF/Raster/Create and Render PDF
Required plugins for this example: MBS DynaPDF Plugin, MBS Main Plugin
You find this example project in your Plugins Download as a Xojo project file within the examples folder: /DynaPDF/Raster/Create and Render PDF
This example is the version from Wed, 14th Sep 2021.
Project "Create and Render PDF.xojo_binary_project"
Class App Inherits Application
Const kEditClear = "&Löschen"
Const kFileQuit = "Beenden"
Const kFileQuitShortcut = ""
EventHandler Sub Open()
dim pdf as new MyDynapdfMBS
dim d as new date
pdf.SetLicenseKey "Pro" // For this example you can use a Pro or Enterprise License
call pdf.CreateNewPDF nil
call pdf.SetDocInfo pdf.kdiSubject, "My first Xojo output"
call pdf.SetDocInfo pdf.kdiProducer, "Xojo test application"
call pdf.SetDocInfo pdf.kdiTitle, "My first Xojo output"
// load CharacterMaps if you want to correctly process asian fonts
'call pdf.SetCMapDir(SpecialFolder.Desktop.Child("CMap"), pdf.klcmRecursive)
// We want to use top-down coordinates
call pdf.SetPageCoords pdf.kpcTopDown
call pdf.Append
dim pic as Picture = LogoMBS(500) // Needs MBS Main Plugin
call pdf.InsertPicture(pic, 50, 200, 200, 200)
call pdf.SetFont "Times", pdf.kfsItalic, 40.0, true, pdf.kcpUnicode
call pdf.WriteFText pdf.ktaCenter, "My first Xojo output!"
call pdf.SetFont "Times", pdf.kfsItalic, 20.0, true, pdf.kcpUnicode
call pdf.WriteText 50.0, 180.0, "File created: " + d.LongDate
call pdf.EndPage
dim out as Picture = pdf.RenderPagePicture(1)
if out = nil then
MsgBox "Error: picture is nil."
Return
end if
dim outfile as FolderItem = SpecialFolder.Desktop.Child("Create and Render PDF.jpg")
// older Real Studio
outfile.SaveAsJPEG out
// newer Real Studio
'out.Save(outfile, out.SaveAsJPEG)
outfile.Launch
End EventHandler
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
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.