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/DynaPDF/text formatting/text formatting parallel
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/text formatting/text formatting parallel
This example is the version from Wed, 14th Sep 2021.
Project "text formatting parallel.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
pdf.SetLicenseKey "Starter" // For this example you can use a Starter, Lite, Pro or Enterprise License
// The structure TOutRect holds all required variables to calculate
// the output rectangle. We use it to avoid the usage of global
// variables.
dim r as new TOutRect
dim outfile as FolderItem=SpecialFolder.Desktop.Child("text formatting parallel.pdf")
// The text is stored in a file
dim filepath as FolderItem=FindFile("sample.txt")
dim fText as string = GetFileBuffer(filePath)
if lenb(fText)=0 then
MsgBox "Cannot open input file: "+filepath.Name
quit
end if
// fText=ReplaceLineEndings(fText,EndOfLine.UNIX)
call pdf.CreateNewPDF(nil) // The output file is created later
r.ColCount = 3 // Set the number of columns
r.Distance = 10.0 // Distance between two columns
r.PosY = 50.0
r.Height = pdf.GetPageHeight - 100.0
r.Width = (pdf.GetPageWidth - 100.0 - (r.ColCount -1) * r.Distance) / r.ColCount
pdf.current=r
// first column
call pdf.Append
r.Column = 0 // Current column
r.page = 1
r.PosX = 50.0
// Set the output rectangle first
call pdf.SetTextRect(r.PosX, r.PosY+r.Height, r.Width, r.Height)
Call pdf.SetFont("Helvetica", pdf.kfsNone, 10.0, True, pdf.kcpUnicode)
call pdf.WriteFText(pdf.ktaJustify, fText) // Now we can print the text
call pdf.EndPage // Close the last page
// second column
call pdf.EditPage(1)
r.page = 1
r.Column = 1 // Current column
r.PosX = 50.0 + r.Column * (r.Width + r.Distance)
pdf.current=r
// Set the output rectangle first
call pdf.SetTextRect(r.PosX, r.PosY+r.Height, r.Width, r.Height)
Call pdf.SetFont("Helvetica", pdf.kfsNone, 12.0, True, pdf.kcpUnicode)
call pdf.WriteFText(pdf.ktaJustify, fText) // Now we can print the text
call pdf.EndPage // Close the last page
// third column
call pdf.EditPage(1)
r.page = 1
r.Column = 2 // Current column
r.PosX = 50.0 + r.Column * (r.Width + r.Distance)
pdf.current=r
// Set the output rectangle first
call pdf.SetTextRect(r.PosX, r.PosY+r.Height, r.Width, r.Height)
call pdf.SetFont("Helvetica", pdf.kfsNone, 9.0, true, pdf.kcpUnicode)
call pdf.WriteFText(pdf.ktaJustify, fText) // Now we can print the text
call pdf.EndPage // Close the last page
// No fatal error occurred?
if pdf.HaveOpenDoc then
// OK, now we can open the output file.
if ( not pdf.OpenOutputFile(outFile)) then
MsgBox "Make sure that you have write access to the project folder."
end if
if pdf.CloseFile then
outfile.Launch
end if
end if
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
Function GetFileBuffer(file as folderitem) As string
dim b as BinaryStream
b=file.OpenAsBinaryFile(False)
if b<>Nil then
return b.Read(b.Length, encodings.WindowsANSI)
end if
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
dim r as TOutRect = current
call SetPageCoords(kpcTopDown) // we use top down coordinates
r.Column=r.Column+1
// PageBreak is true if the string contains a page break tag (see help file for further information).
// the page is full, close the current one and append a new page
call EndPage
r.page = r.page + 1
if r.page>GetPageCount then
call Append
else
call EditPage(r.page)
end if
call SetTextRect(r.PosX, r.PosY, r.Width, r.Height)
r.Column = 0
return 0
End EventHandler
Property IgnoreWarnings As Boolean
Property current As toutRect
End Class
Class TOutRect
Property ColCount As Integer
Property Column As Integer
Current column
Property Distance As double
Space between columns
Property Height As double
Original height of first output rectangle
Property PosX As double
Original x-coordinate of first output rectangle
Property PosY As double
Original y-coordinate of first output rectangle
Property Width As double
Original width of first output rectangle
Property page As Integer
End Class
End Project
See also:
The items on this page are in the following plugins: MBS DynaPDF Plugin.