Debenu Quick PDF Library - PDF SDK Community Forum : Recommendation needed? http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 10:29:52 +0000 Thu, 03 Jan 2008 08:33:41 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 11.01 360 www.quickpdf.org/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=850 <![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[Recommendation needed? : Maybe you should try to Draw Capture/Clone...]]> http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/recommendation-needed_topic850_post4066.html#4066 Author: marian_pascalau
Subject: 850
Posted: 03 Jan 08 at 8:33AM

Maybe you should try to Draw Capture/Clone page into a new document. (This was just an idea).]]> Thu, 03 Jan 2008 08:33:41 +0000 http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/recommendation-needed_topic850_post4066.html#4066 <![CDATA[Recommendation needed? : chicks wrote:Use DrawTextBox,...]]> http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/recommendation-needed_topic850_post4050.html#4050 Author: mapperkids
Subject: 850
Posted: 01 Jan 08 at 11:58PM

Originally posted by chicks chicks wrote:

Use DrawTextBox, not DrawText


Thank a lot,  I have one more problem and don't know how to solve it,

As i said, I use loadformfile to load up the template then use qp.clone instead of qp.newpage for all the rest of the page, everything ok except on the first page of each pdf file that I produced, always contain my template form.

Try to delete the first page before save the document, but once i did that  it delete all the template on each page as well, I guess because I use the clone command to clone the first page.

Any idea how to solve this, so I can save some paper instead of waste the paper on the firstpage.

Thanks!

]]> Tue, 01 Jan 2008 23:58:07 +0000 http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/recommendation-needed_topic850_post4050.html#4050 <![CDATA[Recommendation needed? : Use DrawTextBox, not DrawText ]]> http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/recommendation-needed_topic850_post4049.html#4049 Author: chicks
Subject: 850
Posted: 01 Jan 08 at 10:44PM

Use DrawTextBox, not DrawText]]> Tue, 01 Jan 2008 22:44:16 +0000 http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/recommendation-needed_topic850_post4049.html#4049 <![CDATA[Recommendation needed? : chicks wrote:You should only...]]> http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/recommendation-needed_topic850_post4048.html#4048 Author: mapperkids
Subject: 850
Posted: 01 Jan 08 at 8:07PM

Originally posted by chicks chicks wrote:

You should only need to set the font once, then use DrawTextBox function instead of all those form field functions to accomplish the same thing.

If you have a fixed number of pages to create, with static content, you generally use something like Word to create that, then distill to PDF with Adobe Acrobat, or one of the dozens of PDF "printers" available for free. Then load up this template in QuickPDF, loop through the pages and add your dynamic content with DrawTextBox. Should take a few seconds.


Thank again, the content is dynamic getting from the database

What I'm using is

Call QP.LoadFromFile("C:\template.pdf")

then using Call QP.ClonePages(1, 1, 1) to make the page appear on each page.

Does it correct?

I tried to replace my code with this

Old code
=======

B2form = QP.NewFormField("BUSINESS#", 1)
B2form = QP.SetFormFieldStandardFont(1, 1)
B2form = QP.SetFormFieldBounds(1, 130, 743, 250, 40)
B2form = QP.SetFormFieldValueByTitle("BUSINESS#", tImporterBusiness)
B2form = QP.FlattenFormField(1)

New Code
========

B2form = QP.AddStandardFont(1)
B2form = QP.SetTextSize(10)

B2form = QP.DrawText(130, 743, tImporterBusiness)


But the problem is the even I declared both hortizontal position as 743, but it show in different position output pdf file, any reason why?

Also, the drawtext function, don't have the width. height parameters, so how can restricted the length of my text field?

Thanks!

]]> Tue, 01 Jan 2008 20:07:09 +0000 http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/recommendation-needed_topic850_post4048.html#4048 <![CDATA[Recommendation needed? : You should only need to set the...]]> http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/recommendation-needed_topic850_post4047.html#4047 Author: chicks
Subject: 850
Posted: 01 Jan 08 at 1:17PM

You should only need to set the font once, then use DrawTextBox function instead of all those form field functions to accomplish the same thing.

If you have a fixed number of pages to create, with static content, you generally use something like Word to create that, then distill to PDF with Adobe Acrobat, or one of the dozens of PDF "printers" available for free. Then load up this template in QuickPDF, loop through the pages and add your dynamic content with DrawTextBox. Should take a few seconds.


]]> Tue, 01 Jan 2008 13:17:09 +0000 http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/recommendation-needed_topic850_post4047.html#4047 <![CDATA[Recommendation needed? : chicks wrote:OK, this code...]]> http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/recommendation-needed_topic850_post4046.html#4046 Author: mapperkids
Subject: 850
Posted: 01 Jan 08 at 12:22PM

Originally posted by chicks chicks wrote:

OK, this code makes no sense. Why would you create a form field, fill it with text, then immediately flatten it? No wonder this is slow. Whey not just draw text directly on the page, and skip all the form field stuff? I think you'll find it to be much faster.

Faster yet (probably) would be to create a template (once) with all the required form fields. Each time you need to produce a PDF, simply load the template, fill and flatten the fields with your data, and save it with a new name.



If the fastest way is to create the template, so could you tell me know to create a template with form field and load up everytime when needed?

Thanks!

]]> Tue, 01 Jan 2008 12:22:35 +0000 http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/recommendation-needed_topic850_post4046.html#4046 <![CDATA[Recommendation needed? : chicks wrote:OK, this code...]]> http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/recommendation-needed_topic850_post4045.html#4045 Author: mapperkids
Subject: 850
Posted: 01 Jan 08 at 12:20PM

Originally posted by chicks chicks wrote:

OK, this code makes no sense. Why would you create a form field, fill it with text, then immediately flatten it? No wonder this is slow. Whey not just draw text directly on the page, and skip all the form field stuff? I think you'll find it to be much faster.

Faster yet (probably) would be to create a template (once) with all the required form fields. Each time you need to produce a PDF, simply load the template, fill and flatten the fields with your data, and save it with a new name.


Chicks,

Wow, that is good news to me, the code is create  from prior prgrammer and I have no idea why he do that, so could you show me some sample code how to do it, like draw text directly to the form?

All I need is load a template that is a pre-print form in pdf format and it need to appear on each page.

then just put the fill data on top of that form.

Thanks!

]]> Tue, 01 Jan 2008 12:20:55 +0000 http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/recommendation-needed_topic850_post4045.html#4045 <![CDATA[Recommendation needed? : OK, this code makes no sense....]]> http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/recommendation-needed_topic850_post4044.html#4044 Author: chicks
Subject: 850
Posted: 31 Dec 07 at 11:59AM

OK, this code makes no sense. Why would you create a form field, fill it with text, then immediately flatten it? No wonder this is slow. Whey not just draw text directly on the page, and skip all the form field stuff? I think you'll find it to be much faster.

Faster yet (probably) would be to create a template (once) with all the required form fields. Each time you need to produce a PDF, simply load the template, fill and flatten the fields with your data, and save it with a new name.
]]> Mon, 31 Dec 2007 11:59:14 +0000 http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/recommendation-needed_topic850_post4044.html#4044 <![CDATA[Recommendation needed? : Hi, Here is example of my code...]]> http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/recommendation-needed_topic850_post4043.html#4043 Author: mapperkids
Subject: 850
Posted: 31 Dec 07 at 10:30AM

Hi,
 
Here is example of my code and just repeat the same thing again and again to populate all the data into the page,
 
I tested it out by rem out all statements that write the text to pdf, then the same process only takes 1 mintue, so I can be sure is not the process of the application needed that much time. 
 
 
B2form = QP.NewFormField("PAGE#", 1)
B2form = QP.SetFormFieldStandardFont(1, 1)
B2form = QP.SetFormFieldBounds(1, 525, 673, 30, 40)
B2form = QP.SetFormFieldValueByTitle("PAGE#", pageno)
B2form = QP.FlattenFormField(1)
B2form = QP.NewFormField("TOTPAGE#", 1)
B2form = QP.SetFormFieldStandardFont(1, 1)
B2form = QP.SetFormFieldBounds(1, 565, 673, 30, 40)
B2form = QP.SetFormFieldValueByTitle("TOTPAGE#", totpageno)
B2form = QP.FlattenFormField(1)
 
'Section 5 - Office NO
B2form = QP.NewFormField("OFFICE_NO", 1)
B2form = QP.SetFormFieldStandardFont(1, 1)
B2form = QP.SetFormFieldBounds(1, 270, 648, 40, 40)
B2form = QP.SetFormFieldValueByTitle("OFFICE_NO", iportcode)
B2form = QP.FlattenFormField(1)
 
'Section 6 - Transaction No
B2form = QP.NewFormField("TRAN_NO", 1)
B2form = QP.SetFormFieldStandardFont(1, 1)
B2form = QP.SetFormFieldBounds(1, 320, 648, 250, 40)
B2form = QP.SetFormFieldValueByTitle("TRAN_NO", itransno)
B2form = QP.FlattenFormField(1)
 
Thanks!!
 
 
]]> Mon, 31 Dec 2007 10:30:35 +0000 http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/recommendation-needed_topic850_post4043.html#4043 <![CDATA[Recommendation needed? : Hi!A faster machine can&#039;t...]]> http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/recommendation-needed_topic850_post4042.html#4042 Author: Ingo
Subject: 850
Posted: 31 Dec 07 at 6:59AM

Hi!
A faster machine can't be the solution - you don't know what your customers are using. Don't beat me: Perhaps it's not necessary that your app needs three hours? Perhaps you can post essential code-parts here ... so somebody can have a look over it?
Best regards,
Ingo

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