TextDynamic - .NET and ActiveX document creation

502 Pages·2014·4.14 MB·English

by  Julian Ziersch

Developers Manual and
API Reference
© 2006-2014 by WPCubed GmbH, Munich, Germany
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Table of Contents
Part I Welcome to RTF2PDF / TextDynamic Server 1
Part II Getting started with Rtf2Pdf / TextDynamic
Server 3
1 Overvie..w.. ............................................................................................................................... 4
2 QuickS.t.a..r.t. ............................................................................................................................. 5
3 Trouble..s.h..o..o..t.i.n..g.. ...N..E..T.. ............................................................................................................ 9
4 Load T..e..m...p..l.a..t.e..,. .U..p..d..a..t.e.. .a..n..d.. .S...a..v.e.. ....................................................................................... 10
5 ASP.N.E..T.. .E..x..a..m...p..l.e.. ............................................................................................................... 11
6 ASP.N.E..T.. .L..i.v..e.. .D..e..m...o..s.. .......................................................................................................... 15
7 Prope.r.t.i.e..s. ............................................................................................................................ 16
Report .......................................................................................................................................................... 16
Memo .......................................................................................................................................................... 16
Memo2 .......................................................................................................................................................... 17
PDFCreator .......................................................................................................................................................... 17
ResultBuffer .......................................................................................................................................................... 17
AttrHelper .......................................................................................................................................................... 18
8 Metho.d..s. ............................................................................................................................... 18
BeginDoc .......................................................................................................................................................... 18
EndDoc .......................................................................................................................................................... 19
Print .......................................................................................................................................................... 19
PrintSecond .......................................................................................................................................................... 19
StartEngine / S..e...t.L..i.c..e...n..s..e... ..................................................................................................................................... 20
StopEngine .......................................................................................................................................................... 21
ReleaseInt .......................................................................................................................................................... 21
9 RTF2P.D...F.. .A..c..t.i.v.e..X... ................................................................................................................ 21
10 wPDFC...o..n..t.r.o..l. .D..o..c..u..m...e..n..t.a..t.i.o..n.. .............................................................................................. 23
wPDFControl/.R..T..F..t..o..P..D...F.. .D..e..m....o.. ............................................................................................................................. 23
Quick Start - w...R..T..F..2..P...D..F.. ./. .T..e...x..t.D..y..n...a..m...i.c.. .S...e..r..v..e..r.. ................................................................................................ 27
Quick Start - G..e..n...e..r..i.c.. .P..D..F.. .C...r..e..a..t.i.o...n.. .................................................................................................................... 29
Tip: Use SaveD...C.. ./. .R...e..s..t..o..r..e..D..C... .............................................................................................................................. 31
wPDFControl ...N..E..T.. .................................................................................................................................................. 32
PDFControl......................................................................................................................................................... 32
PDFPropDlg......................................................................................................................................................... 33
Properties......................................................................................................................................................... 35
RTF to PDF......................................................................................................................................................... 39
Methods ......................................................................................................................................................... 45
Events ......................................................................................................................................................... 51
wPDFControl .D..L..L... ./. .A..c..t..i.v..e..X.. .................................................................................................................................. 52
wPDFControl .M...e..t..h..o..d...s.. .a..n..d... .P..r..o..p..e...r.t..i.e..s.. ............................................................................................................. 53
Properties......................................................................................................................................................... 53
Methods ......................................................................................................................................................... 55
License .......................................................................................................................................................... 57
Part III Document and text property API reference 58
1 Page S...i.z.e.. ............................................................................................................................ 58
General .......................................................................................................................................................... 58
Different in on..e.. .d...o..c..u..m....e..n...t. .................................................................................................................................. 58
Sections .......................................................................................................................................................... 58
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Labels .......................................................................................................................................................... 59
2 Conten..t.s.. .............................................................................................................................. 59
Text .......................................................................................................................................................... 61
Tables .......................................................................................................................................................... 61
Fields .......................................................................................................................................................... 62
Images .......................................................................................................................................................... 63
Header & Foot..e..r.. .................................................................................................................................................... 63
Textboxes .......................................................................................................................................................... 64
Footnotes .......................................................................................................................................................... 64
3 Font A.t.t.r..i.b..u..t.e..s. ..................................................................................................................... 65
4 Parag.r.a..p..h.. .A..t.t.r.i.b..u..t.e..s.. ........................................................................................................... 67
5 Parag.r.a..p..h.. .S..t.y..l.e..s. ................................................................................................................. 68
Part IV Interfaces (Technical API Reference) 69
1 Gener.a..l.:. .W...P..D...l.l.I.n..t. .+.. .I.W...P..M...e..m...o../.I.W...P..E..d..i.t.o..r.. .......................................................................... 70
Events .......................................................................................................................................................... 74
RTF2PDF / .T..e..x..t.D..y..n..a..m...i.c..................................................................................................................................... 74
Exclusive t.o.. .T..e..x..t.D..y..n..a..m...ic................................................................................................................................... 87
Categories .......................................................................................................................................................... 102
Character. .A...t.t.r.i.b..u..t.e..s.. .C..a..t.e..g..o..r..y......................................................................................................................... 103
Character. .S...t.y..le..s.. .C...a..t.e..g..o..r.y............................................................................................................................... 103
Document. .P..r..o..p..e..r.t.i.e..s.. .C..a..t.e..g..o..r.y......................................................................................................................... 103
Callback F..u..n..c..t.io..n..s.. .C...a..t.e..g..o..r.y............................................................................................................................ 104
Header an..d.. .F..o..o..t.e..r. .S...u..p..p..o..r.t. .C..a..t.e..g..o..r..y.............................................................................................................. 104
Sections ......................................................................................................................................................... 105
Hyperlinks.. .a..n..d.. .B..o..o..k..m...a..r.k..s.. .C..a..t.e..g..o..r.y................................................................................................................ 105
Image Sup..p..o..r.t. .C...a..t.e..g..o..r.y................................................................................................................................... 106
Load and .S...a..v..e.. .C..a..t.e..g..o..r.y.. .-.. . .F..o..r.m...a..t.s..t.r.i.n..g..s....................................................................................................... 106
Mailmerge. .C...a..t.e..g..o..r.y.......................................................................................................................................... 110
Position M.a..r..k.e..r..s.. .C..a..t.e..g..o..r.y................................................................................................................................ 111
Lowlevel .P..a..r.a..g..r..a..p..h.. .ID...s.. .C..a..t.e..g..o..r.y.................................................................................................................... 112
Printing Ca..t.e..g..o..r..y.............................................................................................................................................. 112
Standard .E..d..i.t.in..g.. .C...o..m..m...a..n..d..s.. .C..a..t.e..g..o..r..y............................................................................................................. 113
Paragraph..s..t.y..l.e.. .S..u..p..p..o..r.t. .C...a..t.e..g..o..r.y.................................................................................................................... 113
Table Sup.p..o..r..t. .C..a..t.e..g..o..r.y.................................................................................................................................... 115
TextDyna.m..i.c.. .C..S...S.. .s..t.r.i.n..g..s.. .C..a..t.e..g..o..r..y................................................................................................................. 117
Tabstop C..a..t.e..g..o..r.y............................................................................................................................................. 118
IWPMemo / IW....P..E..d..i.t..o..r.. ......................................................................................................................................... 118
Properties......................................................................................................................................................... 120
Methods ......................................................................................................................................................... 129
2 IWPT.e..x..t.C...u..r.s.o..r.. .(.T..e..x..t. .c.r..e..a..t.i.o..n.. .a..n..d.. .c.u..r..s.o..r. .p..o..s..i.t.i.o..n..i.n..g..). ...................................................... 193
Properties .......................................................................................................................................................... 194
CPCellPtr......................................................................................................................................................... 194
CPLineNr......................................................................................................................................................... 194
CPObjPtr ......................................................................................................................................................... 195
CPPageLin..e..N...r.................................................................................................................................................. 195
CPPageNr......................................................................................................................................................... 195
CPParNr ......................................................................................................................................................... 195
CPParPtr ......................................................................................................................................................... 196
CPPosInLi.n..e...................................................................................................................................................... 196
CPPosInPa..r....................................................................................................................................................... 196
CPPosition......................................................................................................................................................... 196
CPRowPtr......................................................................................................................................................... 197
CPStylePt.r........................................................................................................................................................ 197
CPTableC.o..lN...r................................................................................................................................................... 197
CPTablePt.r........................................................................................................................................................ 197
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CPTableR.o..w...N..r................................................................................................................................................. 197
IsSelected......................................................................................................................................................... 198
PageCoun..t....................................................................................................................................................... 198
SelStart ......................................................................................................................................................... 198
SelLength......................................................................................................................................................... 198
Methods .......................................................................................................................................................... 198
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...A...d..d..T..a..b..l.e................................................................................................................................. 198
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...A...p..p..e..n..d..R..o..w.............................................................................................................................. 199
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...C...h..e..c..k.S...t.a..t.e.............................................................................................................................. 200
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...C...le..a..r........................................................................................................................................ 201
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...C...o..m..b..i.n..e..C..e..l.l.H..o..r.z...................................................................................................................... 201
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...C...o..m..b..i.n..e..C..e..l.l.V..e..r..t..................................................................................................................... 201
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...C...P..M..o..v..e..A...f.t.e..r..T..a..b..le................................................................................................................... 202
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...C...P..M..o..v..e..B...a..c..k........................................................................................................................... 202
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...C...P..M..o..v..e..B...e..f.o..r.e..T..a..b..l.e................................................................................................................ 202
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...C...P..M..o..v..e..N...e..x..t........................................................................................................................... 202
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...C...P..M..o..v..e..N...e..x..t.B..a..n..d.................................................................................................................... 202
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...C...P..M..o..v..e..N...e..x..t.C..e..l.l..................................................................................................................... 203
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...C...P..M..o..v..e..N...e..x..t.G..r..o..u..p.................................................................................................................. 203
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...C...P..M..o..v..e..N...e..x..t.O..b..j.e..c..t................................................................................................................. 203
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...C...P..M..o..v..e..N...e..x..t.P..a..r...................................................................................................................... 203
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...C...P..M..o..v..e..N...e..x..t.R..o..w...................................................................................................................... 204
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...C...P..M..o..v..e..N...e..x..t.T..a..b..le.................................................................................................................... 205
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...C...P..M..o..v..e..P..a..r..e..n..t.T..a..b..le................................................................................................................. 205
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...C...P..M..o..v..e..P..r..e..v..C..e..l.l..................................................................................................................... 205
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...C...P..M..o..v..e..P..r..e..v..O..b..j.e..c..t................................................................................................................. 205
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...C...P..M..o..v..e..P..r..e..v..P..a..r...................................................................................................................... 205
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...C...P..M..o..v..e..P..r..e..v..R..o..w...................................................................................................................... 206
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...C...P..M..o..v..e..P..r..e..v..T..a..b..le.................................................................................................................... 206
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...C...P..M..o..v..e..T..o..G...r.o..u..p...................................................................................................................... 206
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...C...P..O..p..e..n..O...b..j............................................................................................................................. 206
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...D...e..le..t.e....................................................................................................................................... 207
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...D...is..a..b..l.e..P..r.o..t.e..c..t.i.o..n..................................................................................................................... 207
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...D...is..a..b..l.e..U..n..d..o............................................................................................................................. 207
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...E..n..a..b..l.e..d..P..r.o..t.e..c..t.i.o..n.................................................................................................................... 207
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...E..n..a..b..l.e..U..n..d..o.............................................................................................................................. 207
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...F..i.e..l.d..s..F..r.o..m...T..o..k.e..n..s.................................................................................................................... 208
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...F..i.n..d..T..e..x..t.................................................................................................................................. 208
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...G...e..t.P..a..r.N...a..m..e............................................................................................................................. 210
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...G...o..t.o..B..o..d..y................................................................................................................................. 211
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...G...o..t.o..E..n..d................................................................................................................................... 211
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...G...o..t.o..S..t.a..r..t................................................................................................................................ 211
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...H...id..e..S...e..le..c..t.i.o..n........................................................................................................................... 211
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...I.n..p..u..t.B..o..o..k..m...a..r.k......................................................................................................................... 212
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...I.n..p..u..t.C..a..l.c..u..l.a..t.e..d..F..ie..l.d................................................................................................................. 212
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...I.n..p..u..t.C..e..l.l.................................................................................................................................. 212
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...I.n..p..u..t.C..u..s..t.o..m...H..T..M...L.................................................................................................................... 213
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...I.n..p..u..t.E..m...b..e..d..d..e..d..D..a..t.a................................................................................................................. 214
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...I.n..p..u..t.F..i.e..ld.................................................................................................................................. 215
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...I.n..p..u..t.F..i.e..ld..O...b..j.e..c..t...................................................................................................................... 215
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...I.n..p..u..t.F..o..o..t.e..r.............................................................................................................................. 216
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...I.n..p..u..t.F..o..o..t.n..o..t.e........................................................................................................................... 217
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...I.n..p..u..t.H..e..a..d..e..r............................................................................................................................. 218
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...I.n..p..u..t.H..T..M...L................................................................................................................................ 218
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...I.n..p..u..t.H..y..p..e..r..li.n..k.......................................................................................................................... 218
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...I.n..p..u..t.I.m..a..g..e................................................................................................................................ 219
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...I.n..p..u..t.P..i.c..t.u..r.e.............................................................................................................................. 219
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...I.n..p..u..t.P..i.c..t.u..r.e..S..t.r..e..a..m................................................................................................................... 220
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IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...I.n..p..u..t.O...b..je..c..t.............................................................................................................................. 221
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...I.n..p..u..t.C..o..d..e................................................................................................................................. 223
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...I.n..p..u..t.P..a..g..e..b..r.e..a..k........................................................................................................................ 223
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...I.n..p..u..t.P..a..r.a..g..r..a..p..h........................................................................................................................ 224
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...I.n..p..u..t.R..o..w....E..n..d........................................................................................................................... 224
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...I.n..p..u..t.R..o..w....S..t.a..r.t......................................................................................................................... 225
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...I.n..p..u..t.S..e..c..t.i.o..n............................................................................................................................. 226
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...I.n..p..u..t.S..t.r..in..g................................................................................................................................ 227
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...I.n..p..u..t.T..a..b..l.e................................................................................................................................ 228
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...I.n..p..u..t.T..a..b..s..t.o..p............................................................................................................................ 229
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...I.n..p..u..t.T..e..x..t.b..o..x............................................................................................................................ 230
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...I.n..p..u..t.T..e..x..t................................................................................................................................. 232
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...I.n..s..e..r.t.R...o..w................................................................................................................................. 232
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...M...a..r.k..e..r.C...o..ll.e..c..t.......................................................................................................................... 233
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...M...a..r.k..e..r.C...o..ll.e..c..t.A...ll...................................................................................................................... 233
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...M...a..r.k..e..r.C...P..P..o..s..it.i.o..n..................................................................................................................... 233
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...M...a..r.k..e..r.D...r.o..p.............................................................................................................................. 234
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...M...a..r.k..e..r.G...o..t.o.............................................................................................................................. 234
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...M...a..r.k..e..r.S...e..le..c..t........................................................................................................................... 234
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...M...o..v..e..P..o..s..i.t.io..n............................................................................................................................ 234
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...M...o..v..e..T..o..B..o..o..k..m...a..r.k.................................................................................................................... 235
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...M...o..v..e..T..o..F..i.e..ld............................................................................................................................. 235
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...M...o..v..e..T..o..O...b..je..c..t......................................................................................................................... 236
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...M...o..v..e..T..o..T..a..b..l.e........................................................................................................................... 236
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...R...e..d..o........................................................................................................................................ 237
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...R...e..p..la..c..e..T..e..x..t............................................................................................................................ 237
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...R...e..p..o..r.t.C..o..n..v..e..r..t.T..a..b..le................................................................................................................. 238
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...R...e..p..o..r.t.C..o..n..v..e..r..t.T..e..x..t................................................................................................................. 238
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...R...e..p..o..r.t.I.n..p..u..t.B..a..n..d...................................................................................................................... 238
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...R...e..p..o..r.t.I.n..p..u..t.G..r..o..u..p.................................................................................................................... 239
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...S...c..r.o..l.lT..o..C...P............................................................................................................................... 239
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...S...e..le..c..t.A...l.l................................................................................................................................. 239
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...S...e..le..c..t.L..i.n..e................................................................................................................................ 239
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...S...e..le..c..t.P..a..r..a..g..r.a..p..h...................................................................................................................... 240
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...S...e..le..c..t.T..a..b..l.e.............................................................................................................................. 240
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...S...e..le..c..t.T..a..b..l.e..C..o..l.u..m...n.................................................................................................................. 240
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...S...e..le..c..t.T..a..b..l.e..R..o..w........................................................................................................................ 240
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...S...e..le..c..t.T..e..x..t............................................................................................................................... 241
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...S...e..t.C..o..l.W...i.d..t.h............................................................................................................................. 241
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...S...e..t.P..a..r.N..a..m...e............................................................................................................................. 241
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...S...e..t.R..o..w...H...e..ig..h..t......................................................................................................................... 242
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...S...e..t.T..a..b..le..L..e..f..t.R..i.g..h..t................................................................................................................... 242
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...T..a..b..l.e..C..l.e..a..r............................................................................................................................... 243
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...T..a..b..l.e..D..e..l.e..t.e.............................................................................................................................. 243
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...U...n..d..o........................................................................................................................................ 243
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...U...n..d..o..C..l.e..a..r............................................................................................................................... 244
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...W....o..r.d..C..h..a..r..A..t.t.r.......................................................................................................................... 244
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...W....o..r.d..E..n..u..m................................................................................................................................ 244
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...W....o..r.d..H..i.g..h..l.ig..h..t.......................................................................................................................... 245
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...S...e..t.C..o..l.u..m..n..s.............................................................................................................................. 246
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...S...e..le..c..t.C...e..ll................................................................................................................................ 246
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...E..n..u..m...O...p..e..n..O..b..j......................................................................................................................... 247
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...E..x..i.t.T..a..b..l.e.................................................................................................................................. 247
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...T..a..b..l.e..S..p..l.i.t................................................................................................................................ 248
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...T..a..b..l.e..S..o..r..t................................................................................................................................ 248
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...A...S..e..t.C...e..ll.P..r.o..p............................................................................................................................ 249
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...A...S..e..t.C...e..ll.S..t.y..l.e........................................................................................................................... 250
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...M...e..r.g..e..C...e..ll.H..o..r..z......................................................................................................................... 251
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IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...M...e..r.g..e..C...e..ll.V...e..r.t......................................................................................................................... 251
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...C...le..a..r..A..l.l.H..e..a..d..e..r.s....................................................................................................................... 251
IWPTextC.u..r.s..o..r...C...le..a..r..A..l.l.F..o..o..t.e..r.s........................................................................................................................ 252
Example: Con...v..e..r..t. .t.o... .H..T..M....L.. ................................................................................................................................ 252
3 TextD..y..n..a..m...i.c.. .a..s. ."..P..o..p..u..p..". .o..r.. .e..m...b..e..d..d..e..d.. .e..d..i.t.o..r. .(.m...e..t.h..o..d.. .w...p..t.e..x..t.C..r.e..a..t.e..D..i.a..l.o..g..). ................... 253
Initialization .o..f. .t..h..e.. .e...d..i.t.o...r. .i.n... .C..+..+.. ....................................................................................................................... 253
Use WPA Act.i.o...n..s.. .w....i.t.h.. .E..d...i.t.o..r.. ............................................................................................................................ 255
Use Comman...d..s.. ................................................................................................................................................... 256
Use the COM.. .I.n..t.e...r.f..a..c..e..s.. ..................................................................................................................................... 257
Examples .......................................................................................................................................................... 257
Pascal Defini.t.i.o...n.. .................................................................................................................................................. 259
C / C++ Heade...r.f..i.l.e.. ................................................................................................................................................ 265
4 Text .A..t.t.r.i.b..u..t.e..s.. .(.a..c..c.e..s..s. .a..n..d.. .m...o..d..i.f.y..). ................................................................................... 271
IWPAttrInterf..a..c..e.. .................................................................................................................................................. 271
Properties......................................................................................................................................................... 274
Methods ......................................................................................................................................................... 275
IWPCharacte.r..A..t..t.r.. ................................................................................................................................................ 288
Properties......................................................................................................................................................... 289
Methods ......................................................................................................................................................... 292
5 Text .E..l.e..m...e..n..t.s. .(.p..a..r..a..g..r.a..p..h..s.,. .o..b..j.e..c..t.s..,. .s.t.y..l.e..s.). ....................................................................... 292
IWPParInterf.a..c..e.. ................................................................................................................................................... 293
Properties......................................................................................................................................................... 295
Methods t.o.. .m...a..n..a..g..e.. .a..t.t.r.i.b..u..t.e..s.......................................................................................................................... 305
Methods t.o.. .m...a..n..a..g..e.. .t.a..b.. .s..t.o..p..s.......................................................................................................................... 311
Methods t.o.. .m...a..n..a..g..e.. .t.e..x..t. .a..n..d.. .im...a..g..e..s................................................................................................................ 314
Methods t.o.. .m...a..n..a..g..e.. .t.h..e.. .p..a..r.a..g..r.a..p..h.. .L..i.s..t........................................................................................................... 320
Other met.h..o..d..s.................................................................................................................................................. 327
IWPDataBlock.. ........................................................................................................................................................ 334
Properties......................................................................................................................................................... 335
Methods ......................................................................................................................................................... 339
IWPTextObj .......................................................................................................................................................... 341
Properties......................................................................................................................................................... 341
Methods ......................................................................................................................................................... 346
IWPNumberS..t.y..l.e.. .................................................................................................................................................. 354
Properties......................................................................................................................................................... 355
Methods ......................................................................................................................................................... 358
6 Docu.m...e..n..t. .P..r.o..p..e..r..t.i.e..s. .(.p..a..g..e.. .s..i.z.e..,. .l.a..b..e..l.s..). ........................................................................... 359
IWPPageSize. ......................................................................................................................................................... 359
Properties......................................................................................................................................................... 360
Methods ......................................................................................................................................................... 362
IWPPageSize.L...i.s..t. .................................................................................................................................................. 363
Properties......................................................................................................................................................... 364
Methods ......................................................................................................................................................... 365
IWPPrintPara.m....e..t..e..r.. ............................................................................................................................................. 366
Properties......................................................................................................................................................... 366
Methods ......................................................................................................................................................... 368
IWPMeasure.P..a..g...e..P..a..r..a..m.... .................................................................................................................................... 369
Properties......................................................................................................................................................... 369
7 GUI Pro..p..e..r.t.i.e..s. ....................................................................................................................... 0
8 Mailm...e..r.g..e.. ......................................................................................................................... 371
Create Merg.e.. .F..i.e...l.d..s.. ........................................................................................................................................... 372
Insert Data .......................................................................................................................................................... 373
Use even.t. .M..S... .A..c..c..e..s..s...................................................................................................................................... 374
If Interfac.e.. .c..a..n..n..o..t. .b..e.. .u..s..e..d.............................................................................................................................. 374
Highlight/Hid.e..F..i.e..l.d...s.. ............................................................................................................................................ 374
Append to Ed..i.t..o..r.. .#..2.. ............................................................................................................................................ 375
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Create Mailin..g.. .L...a..b..e..l.s... ........................................................................................................................................ 375
C# Code ......................................................................................................................................................... 377
VB Code......................................................................................................................................................... 378
Resulting .L..a..b..e..l. .S..h..e..e..t...................................................................................................................................... 379
interface IWP..F..i.e..l.d...C..o...n..t.e...n..t.s... .............................................................................................................................. 379
Properties......................................................................................................................................................... 380
Methods ......................................................................................................................................................... 382
9 Repo.r.t.i.n..g.. ........................................................................................................................... 387
Introduction .......................................................................................................................................................... 388
Compariso..n.. .t.o.. ."..u..s..u..a..l".. .r.e..p..o..r.t.i.n..g....................................................................................................................... 389
Example ......................................................................................................................................................... 390
Token to Tem....p..l.a..t.e... .C..o...n..v..e..r..s..i.o...n.. ....................................................................................................................... 390
General S.y..n..t.a..x.. .-.. .F..ie..l.d..s.................................................................................................................................... 391
Bands ......................................................................................................................................................... 392
Groups ......................................................................................................................................................... 392
Parameter..s.. .f.o..r. .F..i.e..l.d..s....................................................................................................................................... 393
Parameter..s.. .f.o..r. .B...a..n..d..s.. .a..n..d.. .G..r..o..u..p..s.................................................................................................................. 393
Example T..e..m..p..l.a..t.e............................................................................................................................................. 394
Event driven. .r.e...p..o..r..t.i.n...g.. ....................................................................................................................................... 396
VS2008 Repo.r..t.i.n...g.. .D..e...m...o... .................................................................................................................................... 397
Basis ......................................................................................................................................................... 397
File Menu......................................................................................................................................................... 402
Use cond.it.i.o..n..s.. .f.o..r.. .b..a..n..d..s................................................................................................................................. 403
View Men..u.. .-. .(.H...id..e../.S...h..o..w...T..e..m...p..la..t.e..)................................................................................................................. 403
RTF2PDF - Re.p...o..r..t.i.n..g... . .C..#.. .S...a..m...p...l.e.. ...................................................................................................................... 404
DB-Descriptio...n.. .a..n..d... .T..e..m....p..l.a..t..e.. .a..r..c..h..i.t.e...c..t.u..r..e.. .................................................................................................... 405
MS Access E.x..a..m....p..l.e... ........................................................................................................................................... 406
MS Acces..s.. .c..o..d..e.............................................................................................................................................. 406
DAO Exam...p..le.. .t.o.. .c..r..e..a..t.e.. .D..B..-..D..e..s..c..r.i.p..t.i.o..n........................................................................................................... 408
API .......................................................................................................................................................... 411
IWPRepor.t........................................................................................................................................................ 411
IWPRepor.t.B..a..n..d................................................................................................................................................. 427
IWPRepor.t.V...a..r.................................................................................................................................................. 436
10 Spellch.e..c..k.. ............................................................................................................................ 0
11 PDF C...r.e..a..t.i.o..n..,. .E..m...a..i.l. .......................................................................................................... 440
IWPPdfCreat.o..r.. ..................................................................................................................................................... 440
Properties......................................................................................................................................................... 440
Methods ......................................................................................................................................................... 444
12 Helpe..r.s.. .............................................................................................................................. 447
IWPTextWrite..r.. ...................................................................................................................................................... 447
Properties......................................................................................................................................................... 447
Methods ......................................................................................................................................................... 447
IWPPicture .......................................................................................................................................................... 448
IWPStream - .S...t.r..e..a..m....2..W...P..S...t.r..e..a..m.... ...................................................................................................................... 448
13 WPA.T.._.c..o..d..e..s.. ..................................................................................................................... 449
Character At.t.r..i.b..u...t.e..s... .......................................................................................................................................... 450
Predefined C..o..l.o...r. .I.n...d..e..x.. .V...a..l.u..e...s.. ........................................................................................................................ 451
Paragraph At..t.r..i.b..u..t..e..s.. .......................................................................................................................................... 451
Numbering A..t.t..r.i.b...u..t.e...s.. ........................................................................................................................................ 452
Border Attrib..u..t..e..s.. ................................................................................................................................................ 454
Table Size an..d.. .P...o..s..i.t..i.o..n.. ...................................................................................................................................... 455
Part V Tasks (Problems and their Solution) 456
1 RTF2.P..D..F.. .i.n.. .A...S..P....N..E..T.. ......................................................................................................... 456
2 ASP ...N..E..T.. .T..r.o..u..b..l.e..s..h..o..o..t.i.n..g.. ................................................................................................ 457
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3 ASP .T..r.a..n..s.f.e..r..H..e..l.p..e..r. .(.R..T..F..2..P..D...F..). ......................................................................................... 458
4 Load. .&.. .S..a..v..e.. ...................................................................................................................... 462
5 Creat.e.. .T..e..x..t. .u..s..i.n..g.. .c..o..d..e.. ..................................................................................................... 463
6 Creat.e.. .a.. .p..a..g..e.. .h..e..a..d..e..r.. .w..i.t.h.. .p..a..g..e.. .n..u..m...b..e..r..s. ........................................................................ 465
7 Exam..p..l.e..:. .F..o..r.m...a..t. .C..#.. .C..o..d..e.. ................................................................................................. 465
8 HTML../.E..-.M...A..I.L.. .l.o..a..d..i.n..g.. .a..n..d.. .s.a..v..i.n..g.. ...................................................................................... 466
Technical Inf.o..r..m....a..t.i.o..n... ........................................................................................................................................ 466
Create HTML.. ........................................................................................................................................................ 467
Format Optio..n..s.. .................................................................................................................................................... 467
Create and s.e...n..d.. .E..m....a..i.l.s.. ..................................................................................................................................... 469
Create MIME. .e..n...c..o..d..e...d.. .e..-..m...a..i.l. .d...a..t.a.. ................................................................................................................... 470
9 Use T..e..x..t.D..y..n..a..m...i.c. .i.n.. .C...+..+.. .(.V..S..2..0..0.8..). ..................................................................................... 472
10 The b..o..r.d..e..r. .d..i.a..l.o..g.. .............................................................................................................. 472
11 Mailm...e..r.g..e.. .(.d..o..c..u..m...e..n..t. .v.a..r..i.a..b..l.e..s.). ....................................................................................... 473
Part VI TextDynamic Release Notes 473
Part VII RTF2PDF Release Notes 487
Part VIII Info: WPViewPDF - View, merge and split
PDF files 492
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Welcome to RTF2PDF / TextDynamic Server 1
1 Welcome to RTF2PDF / TextDynamic Server
Welcome to wRTF2PDF. This is not just a tool to convert RTF to PDF or HTML to PDF, it also
includes a full featured, completely self contained word processing engine to create formatted
text in code.
RTF2PDF V4 is available now. It is based on the word processing engine WPTools 7 and
the PDF creation tool wPDF 4.
You can use this component to create documents and invoices on a web server and save the
result as RTF, HTML or PDF file. Since it offers a very similar programming API as the word
processing control TextDynamic it is also known as "TextDynamic Server".
The integrated word processing engine supports:
Supports multiple character attributes (fonts, font sizes, colors, styles and colors)
Paragraph attributes (indents, spacing, alignment, justified text)
Tabstops (left, right, decimal, centered and fill signs)
Paragraph styles with CSS support
Tables, nested tables, row merge, column merge
Footnotes
Textboxes
Columns
Headers and Footers
Images (BMP, JPEG, EMF, PNG), linked and embedded, also with wrap text on both sides!
Hyperlinks and nestable bookmarks
powerful mail merge
The integrated PDF engine supports
Compression
Encryption
create PDF/A compliant files (I automatically adds meta tags to distinguish informative text
from layout elements)
embed fonts + subset fonts
convert embedded EMF to PDF vectors
With the "server" license You can export pages from multiple documents into one multipage
TIFF file.
In case your development system does not support COM, You can use the rich text to
PDF conversion also using some simple to use methods exported by the DLL.
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RTF2PDF PDFControl
Technical Note:
The component wRTF2PDF is based on our word processing component TextDynamic plus the
PDF engine wPDFControl. It does everything what wPDFControl and much of what TextDynamic
does. It has been optimized to work on a server, or webserver. It does not print but it can
produce PDF and other file formats fast and effectively. It can also export documents page by
page as metafile.
Please see our demo ASP web server http://178.77.68.45/.
We recommend to program with RTF2PDF similar to TextDynamic - but as an invisible, server
control. Using the interface IWPEditor you have access to powerful and effective means to
create text or tables in code.
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2 TextDynamic - .NET and ActiveX document creation
While TextDynamic is a visual tool, RTF2PDF has been optimized to work in the background. It
can be easily used with ASP or ASP.NET to create HTML or PDF response output. Since the API
is so similar to the API of TextDynamic you can use almost the same code in your ASP page as
you used for your desktop application. Due to its nature it does not offer any GUI elements and
does not implement the wpa actions used by TextDynamic.
Instead of the interface IWPMemo which is implemented by TextDynamic; RTF2PDF implements
the interface IWPEditor. It contains a subset of the IWPMemo methods and properties.
The RTF2PDF ActiveX interface can be used very similar to the .NET Interface.
We included some simple VB / VBS examples here...
Example to create the text "Hello World" in ASP.NET (language C#):
RTF2PDF pdf = New RTF2PDF();
// The main editor interface: load & save
WPDynamic.IWPEditor Memo = pdf.Memo;
// Modify the current writing attribute
WPDynamic.IWPAttrInterface CurrAttr = Memo.CurrAttr;
// TextCusror contains methods to insert paragraphs, tables, text, images, fields, header and footer etc.
WPDynamic.IWPTextCursor TextCursor = Memo.TextCursor;
// Clear the text
Memo.Clear();
// Set the current font
CurrAttr.SetFontface("Verdana");
CurrAttr.SetFontSize(10);
// Create some text
TextCursor.InputString("Hello World\r ",0);
Only the first two lines would be different when using TextDynamic. There you probably use a
control dropped on the form (the default name is wpdllint1) and the interface name IWPMemo
instead of IWPEditor!
The export to PDF as ASP Result can be done like this. No temporary file will be written!
(Requires "Internet Server" License)
IWPPDFCreator PdfCreator = pdf.PdfCreator;
// reformat the text when we have completely created it
Memo.ReformatAll(false,false);
// Set PDF properties. Note that the interface IWPPDFCreator is being used
PdfCreator.PDFFile = "memory"; // We want to use "ResultBuffer"
PdfCreator.FontMode = 0; // i.e. embed all fonts
pdf.Print();
// remove any output
Response.Clear();
// Add new header
Response.ContentType = "application/pdf";
Response.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/pdf");
// Set a file name which is displayed when download starts
Response.AddHeader("Content-Disposition","inline;filename=PortableDocument.pdf");
// Write the PDF data
Response.Clear();
Response.BinaryWrite(pdf.ResultBuffer);
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