Monkeybread Software - MBS FileMaker Plugin: DynaPDF.TextAnnot

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DynaPDF.TextAnnot

Creates a text annotation.

Component	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Server	FileMaker iOS SDK
DynaPDF	5.0	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

MBS( "DynaPDF.TextAnnot"; PDF; PosX; PosY; Width; Height; Author; Text; Icon; Open ) More

Parameters

Parameter Description Example

PDF The PDF reference returned from DynaPDF.New. $pdf

PosX X-Coordinate of the annotation 100

PosY Y-Coordinate of the annotation 100

Width Width of the window in open state 100

Height Height of the window in open state 100

Author The author name. Can be empty. "Christian Schmitz"

Text The text for the annotation. "Hello World"

Icon Which icon to use. Can be Help, Insert, Key, NewParagraph, Note, Paragraph or UserDefined. "Help"

Open Should the annotation appear open or closed? Pass 1 for open or 0 for close. 1

Parameter	Description	Example
PDF	The PDF reference returned from DynaPDF.New.	$pdf
PosX	X-Coordinate of the annotation	100
PosY	Y-Coordinate of the annotation	100
Width	Width of the window in open state	100
Height	Height of the window in open state	100
Author	The author name. Can be empty.	"Christian Schmitz"
Text	The text for the annotation.	"Hello World"
Icon	Which icon to use. Can be Help, Insert, Key, NewParagraph, Note, Paragraph or UserDefined.	"Help"
Open	Should the annotation appear open or closed? Pass 1 for open or 0 for close.	1

Result

Returns annotation handle or error.

Description

Creates a text annotation.
The parameters Width and Height define the size of the annotation's window. The window is shown in the open state of the annotation.
If the parameter Open is true, the annotation appears in its open state when opening the document. If the annotation is closed, the annotation's icon appears on screen.
The parameters Author and Text are optional, they can be empty. DynaPDF does not embed the annotation icon. However, since Acrobat 5 they are available in Adobe's Acrobat or Reader.

See also TextAnnot function in DynaPDF manual.

Examples

Add text annotation:

Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "DynaPDF.TextAnnot"; $pdf; 50; 50; 300; 200; "Christian Schmitz"; "Hello World"; "Help"; 1) ]