Debenu Quick PDF Library - PDF SDK Community Forum : Taking 3 inches off the bottom http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sun, 05 Apr 2026 19:11:32 +0000 Thu, 03 Dec 2015 17:32:06 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 11.01 360 www.quickpdf.org/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=3170 <![CDATA[Debenu Quick PDF Library - PDF SDK Community Forum]]> http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/forum_images/QPDF_Forum_Title.png http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/ <![CDATA[Taking 3 inches off the bottom : I finally came up with a solution...]]> http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/taking-3-inches-off-the-bottom_topic3170_post12852.html#12852 Author: BobW
Subject: 3170
Posted: 03 Dec 15 at 5:32PM

I finally came up with a solution to this problem:

LoadFromFile

For ii = 1 to PageCount
   SelectPage ii
   RotatePage 180
   NormalizePage 0
   SetPageSize "Letter"
   RotatePage 180
   NormalizePage 0
next ii

SaveToFile

I'm not sure that the last NormalizePage is necessary.
]]> Thu, 03 Dec 2015 17:32:06 +0000 http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/taking-3-inches-off-the-bottom_topic3170_post12852.html#12852 <![CDATA[Taking 3 inches off the bottom : I&#039;m pretty sure the SetPageSize...]]> http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/taking-3-inches-off-the-bottom_topic3170_post12702.html#12702 Author: erico
Subject: 3170
Posted: 08 Sep 15 at 3:40PM

I'm pretty sure the SetPageSize is cropping off the text. Drawing a captured page in a smaller area only reduces it -- it does not trim the edges. I would guess you need to look at SetCropBox, or the slightly more generic SetPageBox.
]]> Tue, 08 Sep 2015 15:40:52 +0000 http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/taking-3-inches-off-the-bottom_topic3170_post12702.html#12702 <![CDATA[Taking 3 inches off the bottom : I did read the description about...]]> http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/taking-3-inches-off-the-bottom_topic3170_post12696.html#12696 Author: BobW
Subject: 3170
Posted: 31 Aug 15 at 5:51PM

I did read the description about that function, and I tried all the possible values for it with no change in the result.  I also did a search on DrawCapturedPage in the forum and found this note:

http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/resize-a1-and-a0-pages-to-a4_topic3117_post12505.html?KW=drawcapturedpage#12505

which indicates that SetOrigin has no effect on DrawCapturedPage.

Is this a bug in DrawCapturedPage or is there some other way to turn a Legal PDF into a Letter PDF by removing the bottom 3 inches?
]]> Mon, 31 Aug 2015 17:51:49 +0000 http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/taking-3-inches-off-the-bottom_topic3170_post12696.html#12696 <![CDATA[Taking 3 inches off the bottom : Hi Bob,you should read the description...]]> http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/taking-3-inches-off-the-bottom_topic3170_post12693.html#12693 Author: Ingo
Subject: 3170
Posted: 30 Aug 15 at 10:17PM

Hi Bob,

you should read the description about function "SetOrigin":
http://www.debenu.com/docs/pdf_library_reference/SetOrigin.php

Cheers,
Ingo

]]> Sun, 30 Aug 2015 22:17:33 +0000 http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/taking-3-inches-off-the-bottom_topic3170_post12693.html#12693 <![CDATA[Taking 3 inches off the bottom : I have a PDF that is legal sized....]]> http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/taking-3-inches-off-the-bottom_topic3170_post12688.html#12688 Author: BobW
Subject: 3170
Posted: 28 Aug 15 at 8:50PM

I have a PDF that is legal sized.  I need to make it letter by lopping off the bottom 3 inches.  I've found several threads about using CapturePage and DrawCapturedPage but the problem is that no matter how I adjust the arguments, the result is always the top three inches of the page being removed rather than the bottom 3.

I'm doing something like this:

LoadFromFile
NewPage
CapturePage 2
SetPageSize "Letter"
DrawCapturedPage CapturedPageID, 0,0,PageWidth(),PageHeight()
SaveToFile

No matter what I put in DrawCapturedPage to replace the 0's, the page never moves.  If I omit the SetPageSize, it looks fine, it's just that it's still legal.  I've tried NormalizePage, SetOrigin, and stuff like that but it doesn't change anything.

Is there any way to take 3 inches off the bottom?
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