Monkeybread Software - MBS FileMaker Plugin: WebView.RenderPDF

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WebView.RenderPDF

Renders the webview to a PDF.

Component	Version	macOS	Windows	Server	FileMaker Cloud	FileMaker iOS SDK
WebView	3.0	Yes	No	No	No	No

MBS( "WebView.RenderPDF"; WebViewerRef { ; Filename; DontRenderPreview } ) More

Parameters

Parameter Description Example value

WebViewerRef Either the Web Viewer Object Name or the Web Viewer ID as returned by "WebView.FindByName" function.

Filename Optional
The filename to use for the picture. Default is "image" with the extension matching the image type. "test.jpg"

DontRenderPreview Optional
Pass 1 to not create a JPEG with preview of first page as part of the container. 0

Parameter	Description	Example value
WebViewerRef	Either the Web Viewer Object Name or the Web Viewer ID as returned by "WebView.FindByName" function.
Filename	Optional The filename to use for the picture. Default is "image" with the extension matching the image type.	"test.jpg"
DontRenderPreview	Optional Pass 1 to not create a JPEG with preview of first page as part of the container.	0

Result

Returns a container with a PDF of the webpage (and a JPEG preview). You can store it in a media field.

Description

Renders the webview to a PDF.

For OS X please use WebView.SetPreferences to set whether to include background images.
If you need a multi page PDF file, please use WebView.PrintToFile function.

Not supported for WebKit 2.x (FileMaker 16 Mac), but works in FileMaker 16, when using a Web Viewer created using WebView.Create.

Examples

Render PDF:

Set Field [ Own WebView::Container ; MBS( "WebView.RenderPDF"; $$web; "webview.pdf") ]

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Created 18th August 2014, last changed 8th October 2017

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