DynaPDF.GetImportPageBounds

Queries page size for an import PDF page.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Example	Flags
PDF	The PDF reference returned from DynaPDF.New.	$pdf
PageIndex	The page index in range from 1 to DynaPDF.GetImportPageCount.	1
Box	Optional, which box to use. Default is Mediabox. You can pass MediaBox, CropBox, ArtBox, BleedBox or TrimBox.	"MediaBox"	Optional

Result

Returns rectangle as string with four numbers for left, top, right and bottom.

Description

See also GetImportPageBounds function in DynaPDF manual.

Examples

Queries crop size of page 5 from import PDF:

$r = MBS( "DynaPDF.GetImportPageBounds"; $PDF; 5; "CropBox" )

Query width and height of first page in PDF:

# Initialize DynaPDF if needed
If [ MBS("DynaPDF.IsInitialized") ≠ 1 ]
    Perform Script [ Specified: From list ; “Initialize DynaPDF” ; Parameter: ]
End If
# Clear current PDF document
Set Variable [ $pdf ; Value: MBS("DynaPDF.New") ]
#
# Load PDF from container
#
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS("DynaPDF.OpenPDFFromContainer"; $pdf; Test::PDF artwork) ]
#
# Query page size for the first page:
#
Set Variable [ $PageSize ; Value: MBS("DynaPDF.GetImportPageBounds"; $pdf; 1; "MediaBox") ]
#
# split numbers, may need special handling with Math.TextToNumber to make sure it works if you use comma as decimal separator:
#
Set Variable [ $left ; Value: MBS( "Math.TextToNumber"; GetValue($PageSize; 1)) ]
Set Variable [ $top ; Value: MBS( "Math.TextToNumber"; GetValue($PageSize; 2)) ]
Set Variable [ $right ; Value: MBS( "Math.TextToNumber"; GetValue($PageSize; 3)) ]
Set Variable [ $bottom ; Value: MBS( "Math.TextToNumber"; GetValue($PageSize; 4)) ]
#
Set Variable [ $Width ; Value: Abs($right - $left) ]
Set Variable [ $height ; Value: Abs($top- $bottom) ]
#
# Calculate in centimeters
#
Set Field [ Test::Job dimension horizontal ; Round($Width * 2.54 / 72; 2) ]
Set Field [ Test::Job dimension vertical ; Round($Height * 2.54 / 72; 2) ]
#
# Cleanup
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS("DynaPDF.Release"; $pdf) ]

See also

• DynaPDF.GetImportPageCount
• DynaPDF.GetPageBBox
• DynaPDF.IsInitialized
• DynaPDF.New
• DynaPDF.OpenPDFFromContainer
• DynaPDF.OpenPDFFromFile
• DynaPDF.Release
• Math.TextToNumber

Example Databases

• DynaPDF/Batch Preview
• DynaPDF/Convert to 2 Pages
• DynaPDF/Place Template

Blog Entries

• Things you can do with DynaPDF
• Adding cutting lines for PDF in FileMaker
• Create two page PDF document in FileMaker
• Introducing DynaPDF to MBS Filemaker Plugin

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Created 18th August 2014, last changed 21st March 2021

DynaPDF.GetImportPDFVersion - DynaPDF.GetImportPageCount