PDF XChange Forum

jeffp

If the original file contains the referenced object, then is there anything that can be done so that we can merge more PDF pages from other PDFs into the original file. Again, the original file is something the client already has on the machine. Why does using the ViewerAX work to open and save both...

jeffp

Strange. The PDFCreativeX object is a reference to the old PDF component we used from Amyuni Technologies before we switched to your PDF tools. Is the object in both the Document1.pdf AND the Document1 - Append.pdf files? Document1-Append.pdf was createf only with your tools so it sounds like the PD...

jeffp

I have a corruption issue I can't seem to make sense of. See the attached two files. Document1.pdf is a file from a client. I am able to open and save this file with the code below. Document1 - Append.pdf is the same Document1.pdf but with two pages appended to the end using your DLL calls. However,...

jeffp

The tooltips can be very helpful so I'll only turn off tooltips if I more of my users start reporting this issue.

In the meantime, please keep me posted on what you find here. I'd be happy to try to create a simple Delphi example if you think that would be helpful.

jeffp

The PXC_40.pas file that I have only has a wrapper for PXC_NewDocument, not PXC_NewDocumentEx. Can you give me the code for PXC_NewDocumentEx that I can add to PXC_40.pas. Also, what happens if I create a PDFA document via PXC_NewDocumentEx and then I save it to file. I then open it in either Viewer...

jeffp

Ok. The Viewer doesn't "create" them, but can I open an existing PDF and save it out as PDFA? Do I just set the PDFA flag in Documents<Items>.

Also, anyway to save out to PDFA from the XCPPRO40 or PXCLIB40 LIB?

jeffp

Ok. Then I'm just not seeing how I programmatically create a PDF/A document in the ViewerAX and in the DLLs. ViewerAX: I do see a PDFA property in Documents<Item>.PDFA. Do I just set this to 1? What then? Does a Save operation then just create a PDFA document. DLLs: I haven't found anything in the h...

jeffp

I have a weird issue for you today. As you know, on the ViewerAX, if you hover your mouse over a toolbar button you get a balloon hint to appear. There is something going on with these balloon windows and the windows/dialogs in our application. If one of our dialogs is launched while there is a ball...

jeffp

Perferct. This works great. However, I have one follow up question. Let's say I have a 5 page document. I then set a bookmark on page 3. I then delete page 1. It appears that a bookmark doesn't remember the actual page but the originally assigned page number. That is, after deleting page 1, the book...

jeffp

Is there a way to produce/save a PDF/A compliant document both in the ViewerAX and the PDF DLLs?

jeffp

Is there a way to add a bookmark via the ViewerAX API. Something similar to PXCp_BMInsertItem?

All I need is to give it a Title and a PageNumber.

jeffp

That will work. Thanks.

jeffp

Any thoughts on this one?

jeffp

I just learned that you are going to an interim v2.5 build before 3.0.

Can I beg you to give us access to the thumbnail images that you generate for use in your Thumbnails pane in v2.5. I have a need to use page thumbnail images in my own control.

jeffp

Got it. Thanks.

jeffp

Ok. Then before I call the SaveDocument routine with PXCVA_DocumentSaveCopyAs, I first need to set Temp and/or SilentSaveTempToDispFile to 0 so that my call doesn't save to DispFileName. Is that what you mean? I'm currently using the latest 2.057 build. What will 2.5 entail? I thought the new big ve...

jeffp

Ok. Just to confirm: the new property "SilentSaveTempToDispFile" has to be used with the Temp and DispFileName properties and whereas Temp alone would cause a SaveAs dialog to appear, this new property will save straight to the value in DispFileName. Also, once the user selects Save and Si...

jeffp

I have already been using the DispFileName, Temp, and Modified properties so I'm familiar with the issues presented in this thread. However, I have just come across a case where using these three properties won't solve my issue. Here's the situation. In my app, I open a image PDF file in the ViewerA...

jeffp

Can a function be added to SXC_40.pas to set the Paper Size to be used during scanning. All the other scanning components we use allow us to set paper size.

Thanks.

jeffp

You are correct. I was using 'Pages' as the second argument in DoDocumentVerb, which it does not need.

Thanks.

jeffp

I just grabbed the latest build off your website (2.056). It doesn't appear that GetSelectedPageThumbnails is in there yet. Is a new build coming soon that will contain GetSelectedPageThumbnails?

Thanks.

jeffp

I'm looking to transfer a PDF document I have loaded in the ViewerAx to the Viewer DLL object. Currently, I just write it out to file and then have the Viewer DLL read it from file. I'm looking to speed up the process. Is there a faster way to do this via an IStream. That is, can I save the document...

jeffp

Thanks John. That's wise counsel.

In this regard, do you have an estimate of when the new libraries will be ready.

jeffp

In our application, we currently use both the ViewerAX and your SDK DLLs to manipulate PDF files. We use the DLLs with non-visual manipulations when we don't need to load the file in a viewer, like just selecting a file and then appending, extracting, unstacking pages, etc. It occurs to me that we c...

jeffp

Ok. I got it. Thanks.

jeffp

Your Insert Pages and Extract Pages Dialogs are very useful. I have a couple of comments to make them even more so. INSERT PAGES DIALOG In the "Destination" section: 1. In the Page text box, pre-populate the number with the Current/Selected Page. This is very important. If inserting into t...

jeffp

Ok. I'll wait for the new GetSelectedPageThumbnails build, but put a placeholder for it in my code now. But just to confirm, you're saying that DataOut will return a comma delimited text string of selected pages. Correct?

jeffp

I gave GetSelectedRanges a try, but I think I'm having issues with setting things up in Delphi. I believe there is a trick to getting back in my DataOut parameter an array of OleVariant. I've tried the code below, but I get an "invalid argument" exception when I try to assign APageIndex to...

jeffp

Is there a way to get a list of all the selected pages a user has selected in the Page Thumbnail view. I can use Pages.Current to get the current page, but in the case where the user has selected two or three of the thumbnails, I'd like to get a list of all page indexes selected. I saw the GetSelect...

jeffp

Sweat! I didn't see this one. Thanks much!

jeffp

In my application, I allow Office theming. As such, is there anyway to change the grey color of the panel the ViewerAX toolbars sit on, the status bar, etc., to another color so that I can carry my Office themes through out your program?

Thanks.

jeffp

When you say wait for the next build, are you referring to the next build of 2.x or to the much anticipated 3.x. I hope the former since I understand that 3.x is still a few months away. Also, I have another post in that requests the ability to set the size/width of the page thumbnails pane. Any cha...

jeffp

Great! But please make it easy two display and size the two document windows to be used in drag and drop. A one button click to set up the views/windows would be awesome.

jeffp

One of the most demanded abilities from my users is to move/copy pdf pages from one document to another, but in an easy way like via drag and drop. I finally figured out a way to do this in the ViewerAX but it took a considerable amount of mouse clicks, and I don't think my users will readily figure...

jeffp

Upon further reflection, I think I can do what I'm after by just forcing a display of your existing page thumbnails pane and allowing the user to interact with your thumbnails. As such, the ViewerAX allows me to control programmatically whether the thumbnails pane is visible or not. However, I need ...

jeffp

Haven't heard back. Any way to do this?

jeffp

Both but mostly the former. I'm trying to prevent code launched files from appearing in the list, but only on a case by case basis. Some code launched files I want to appear in the list.

What if I do a SaveAs in code. Does that put it in the list too? I need to handle this case as well.

jeffp

Is there a way to exclude a file that I open via code from the Recent File List that appears in the File Menu?

jeffp

I'm looking for a faster way to generate thumbnail images of each PDF page. I've suggested adding the ability for us to access the thumbnails that you already create in order to display them in the ViewerAX thumbnail view. You mentioned that that's on the list for v3. In the meantime, is there a fas...

jeffp

I just received the note below from one of my users. I believe this is an issue you may want to address if you haven't already. USER COMMENTS: The Foreword and Contents portions of many books, manuals, user's guides, etc. have the page numbering in Roman numerals and then the first chapter starts wi...

jeffp

It appears that the TileWindowsHorizontal and TileWindowsVertcal items in the Windows menu always remain disabled in the ViewerAX even if I have multple documents open. Is that by design or is there a way to enable these items in an embeded ViewAX? If they always have to be disabled, may I suggest r...

jeffp

Still happening with 2.0.54

jeffp

Thanks.

Any estimates yet on when V3 will be released?

jeffp

I was wondering if there was a way to speed up the opening of multiple files. Currently, if I drop say 10 files onto the ViewerAX interface, each file is opened one right after another. It appears that the ViewerAX has to do some UI painting/initialization for each file which seems to slow down the ...

jeffp

I'm using the ViewerAX posted on 6/28/2010 and am still experiencing this problem when the ViewerAX is embedded in my application.

Has this issue been fixed on your end? If so, I'll need to dig deeper.

jeffp

In your PDF Driver API examples for Delphi, you use the following line of code to print a document after the applicable options have been set. ShellExecute(HWND(nil), 'printto', PChar(ed_FileToPrint.Text), PChar('"' + PrinterName + '"'), nil, SW_MINIMIZE); Is this the only way to lauch the...

jeffp

Ok. I'll try this, but why was it working in the old build and changed in the new build? Did a default change?

jeffp

I have embedded the PDFX4SA_sm.exe inside my program installer. Since my program gets updated every month or so, the PDFX4SA_sm.exe gets run repeatedly on my customers machine. This seems to be OK and that it will only put the Driver name once in the Windows Printers list. However, I just noticed th...

jeffp

In your new build of 6/28/2010 of the ViewerAX, I believe there is an issue with the Page Thumbnails and other items under Options>>View not sticking (1) when I open a new document and (2) remembering my last settings when I close and come back into the program. I have a default settings file that I...

jeffp

I'm experiencing a weird situation in when I embed the ActiveX Viewer inside my application. This situation appears to be limited to Windows 7 OS, as it seems to work correctly in Windows XP. It appears that any Windows 7 System Messages posted to the handle of my application goes to the ActiveX Vie...

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