Monkeybread Software - MBS FileMaker Plugin: DynaPDF.SetFontEx

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DynaPDF.SetFontEx

The function loads a font that can be used for text output and interactive form fields. The difference in comparison to DynaPDF.SetFont is the way how the function tries to find the font.

Component	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Server	FileMaker iOS SDK
DynaPDF	3.1	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

MBS( "DynaPDF.SetFontEx"; PDF; Name; Style; Size; Embed; CodePage ) More

Parameters

Parameter Description Example

PDF The PDF reference returned from DynaPDF.New. $pdf

Name Font name for new font to set or empty text to deactivate current font. "Arial"

Style Font style value. Can be a combination of values 1 for italic, 2 for bold, 4 for underlined and 8 for striked. 3

Size Font size in points. 12

Embed Whether to embed font in PDF. Can be 1 to embed or 0 to not embed. 1

CodePage The code page to use. Default is 1252 for Windows ANSI. Code page can be 1250, 1251, 1252, 1253, 1254, 1255, 1256, 1257, 1258, 8859-2, 8859-3, 8859-4, 8859-5, 8859-6, 8859-7, 8859-8, 8859-9, 8859-10, 8859-13, 8859-14, 8859-15, 8859-16, Symbol, 437, 737, 775, 850, 852, 855, 857, 860, 861, 862, 863, 864, 865, 866, 869, 874, Unicode

Parameter	Description	Example
PDF	The PDF reference returned from DynaPDF.New.	$pdf
Name	Font name for new font to set or empty text to deactivate current font.	"Arial"
Style	Font style value. Can be a combination of values 1 for italic, 2 for bold, 4 for underlined and 8 for striked.	3
Size	Font size in points.	12
Embed	Whether to embed font in PDF. Can be 1 to embed or 0 to not embed.	1
CodePage	The code page to use. Default is 1252 for Windows ANSI. Code page can be 1250, 1251, 1252, 1253, 1254, 1255, 1256, 1257, 1258, 8859-2, 8859-3, 8859-4, 8859-5, 8859-6, 8859-7, 8859-8, 8859-9, 8859-10, 8859-13, 8859-14, 8859-15, 8859-16, Symbol, 437, 737, 775, 850, 852, 855, 857, 860, 861, 862, 863, 864, 865, 866, 869, 874, Unicode

Result

Returns font handle or error message.

Description

The function loads a font that can be used for text output and interactive form fields. The difference in comparison to DynaPDF.SetFont is the way how the function tries to find the font.

See also SetFontEx function in DynaPDF manual.