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/DynaPDF/Create PDF with named destination


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/Create PDF with named destination

This example is the version from Wed, 14th Sep 2021.

Project "Create PDF with named destination.xojo_binary_project"
FileTypes
Filetype text
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 d as new date dim f as FolderItem = SpecialFolder.Desktop.Child("Create PDF with named destination.pdf") pdf.SetLicenseKey "Starter" // For this example you can use a Starter, Lite, Pro or Enterprise License const PageCount = 40 call pdf.CreateNewPDF f 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" call pdf.Append call pdf.EndPage // Create test pages for i as integer = 1 to PageCount call pdf.Append call pdf.SetFont "Times", pdf.kfsItalic, 40.0, true, pdf.kcpUnicode call pdf.WriteFText pdf.ktaCenter, "Page "+str(i) call pdf.EndPage next // Create name destinations for each page dim DestinationHandles(0) as integer // destination for table of content page DestinationHandles(0) = pdf.CreateNamedDest("toc", 1, pdf.kdtFit, 0, 0, 0, 0) for i as integer = 1 to PageCount // destination for this page dim dh as integer = pdf.CreateNamedDest("page"+str(i), i+1, pdf.kdtFit, 0, 0, 0, 0) DestinationHandles.Append dh next // Create Bookmarks for i as integer = 1 to PageCount call pdf.AddBookmarkEx("Go to page "+str(i), -1, DestinationHandles(i), false) next // Create table of contents on first page call pdf.EditPage(1) call pdf.SetFont "Times", pdf.kfsItalic, 40.0, true, pdf.kcpUnicode call pdf.WriteFText pdf.ktaCenter, "Table of Contents" call pdf.SetFont "Times", pdf.kfsItalic, 12.0, true, pdf.kcpUnicode dim y as Double = pdf.GetLastTextPosY call pdf.BeginContinueText 30, y call pdf.AddContinueText "" // leave blank space dim ly as Double for i as integer = 1 to PageCount call pdf.AddContinueText "Go to Page "+str(i) ly = y y = pdf.GetLastTextPosY call pdf.SetLineWidth(0) // no border around link call pdf.PageLink2(30, ly, 100, y-ly, DestinationHandles(i)) next call pdf.EndPage // create back to TOC links on each page for i as integer = 1 to PageCount call pdf.EditPage(i+1) call pdf.SetFont "Times", pdf.kfsItalic, 12.0, true, pdf.kcpUnicode call pdf.WriteText 30,30, "Back to top" call pdf.SetLineWidth(0) call pdf.PageLink2(30, 25, 100, 20, DestinationHandles(0)) call pdf.EndPage next call pdf.CloseFile f.Launch quit End EventHandler
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
Property IgnoreWarnings As Boolean
End Class
End Project

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