Monkeybread Software - MBS FileMaker Plugin: RichText.GeneratePDF

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RichText.GeneratePDF

Generates a PDF from the current rich text document.

Component	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Server	FileMaker iOS SDK
RichText	5.1	Yes	No	No	Yes, macOS only	No

MBS( "RichText.GeneratePDF" { ; Filename } ) More

Parameters

Parameter Description Example Flags

Filename The desired file name. test.png Optional

Parameter	Description	Example	Flags
Filename	The desired file name.	test.png	Optional

Result

Returns PDF container or error.

Description

Generates a PDF from the current rich text document.

Examples

Convert HTML to PDF:

Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "RichText.ReadHTML"; "<html><body><p><b>Schokoladenplätzchen</b></p></body></html>" ) ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "RichText.GeneratePDF"; "test.pdf" ) ]
Set Field [ RegEx::test ; $r ]

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MBS FileMaker Plugin, version 5.1pr1

Created 14th March 2015, last changed 25th November 2017

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