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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 } )

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

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).

See also

Example Databases


WebView.RenderImage   -   WebView.RunJavaScript

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