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WebView.RenderPDF

Renders the web view to a PDF.

Parameters

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

Result

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

Description

Examples

Render PDF:

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

See also

• WebView.FindByName
• WebView.Print
• WebView.PrintToFile
• WebView.RenderImage
• WebView.Screenshot
• WebView.SetPreferences

Example Databases

• WebViewer/Custom WebView
• WebViewer/WebViewer Render PDF (Mac)

Blog Entries

• MBS FileMaker Plugin, version 10.5pr9
• MBS FileMaker Plugin, version 5.1pr1
• MBS Filemaker Plugin, version 3.0pr2

Release notes

• Version 10.5
  • Implemented WebView.RenderPDF for WebKit 2 for macOS with Safari 14 or newer.

Created 18th August 2014, last changed 10th November 2020

WebView.RenderImage   -   WebView.ResetPageZoom

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