Monkeybread Software - MBS FileMaker Plugin: Find and Replace Text

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Find and Replace Text

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Find and Replace Text.fmp12

Overview
Tables	1
Relationships	0
Layouts	1
Scripts	11
Value Lists	0
Custom Functions	0
Custom Menus	33

File Options
Default custom menu set	[Standard FileMaker Menus]
When opening file
Minimum allowed version	12.0
Login using	Account Name; Account= Admin
Allow user to save password	Off
Require iOS passcode	Off
Switch to layout	Off
Hide all toolbars	Off
Script triggers
OnFirstWindowOpen	Off
OnLastWindowClose	Off
OnWindowOpen	Off
OnWindowClose	Off
OnFileAVPlayerChange	Off
Thumbnail Settings
Generate Thumbnails	On; Temporary

Tables

Table Name	Statistics	Occurrences in Relationship Graph
DynaPDF Replace Text	5 fields defined, 1 record	DynaPDF Replace Text

Fields

Table Name: DynaPDF Replace Text - 5 Fields
Field Name	Type	Options	Comments	On Layouts	In Relationships	In Scripts	In Value Lists
InputPDF	Normal, Binary	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Repetitions: 1		DynaPDF Replace Text		Find and Replace Text one page Find and Replace Text all pages Find Text and draw rectangles Find Text and delete text Delete Text Import PDF Clear
OutputPDF	Normal, Binary	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Repetitions: 1		DynaPDF Replace Text		Find and Replace Text one page Find and Replace Text all pages Find Text and draw rectangles Find Text and delete text Delete Text Export PDF Clear
SearchText	Normal, Text	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: None Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: German		DynaPDF Replace Text		Find and Replace Text one page Find and Replace Text all pages Find Text and draw rectangles Find Text and delete text
ReplaceText	Normal, Text	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: None Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: German		DynaPDF Replace Text		Find and Replace Text one page Find and Replace Text all pages
Result	Normal, Text	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: None Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: German		DynaPDF Replace Text

Layout Objects: DynaPDF Replace Text

Regular Fields

Field Name: DynaPDF Replace Text::InputPDF

Layout Name:

DynaPDF Replace Text

Top: 24 pt
Left: 138 pt
Bottom: 290 pt
Right: 410 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Field Format:

Edit Box

Field Behavior:

Allow field to be entered: In Find mode, In Browse mode
Touch keyboard type: System Default
Go to next field using: Tab key

Field Name: DynaPDF Replace Text::OutputPDF

Layout Name:

DynaPDF Replace Text

Top: 297 pt
Left: 139 pt
Bottom: 637 pt
Right: 788 pt

Anchoring: Left and Right, Top and Bottom

Field Format:

Edit Box

Field Behavior:

Allow field to be entered: In Find mode, In Browse mode
Touch keyboard type: System Default
Go to next field using: Tab key

Field Name: DynaPDF Replace Text::SearchText

Layout Name:

DynaPDF Replace Text

Top: 25 pt
Left: 502 pt
Bottom: 44 pt
Right: 755 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Field Format:

Edit Box

Field Behavior:

Allow field to be entered: In Find mode, In Browse mode
Touch keyboard type: System Default
Go to next field using: Tab key

Yes

Field Name: DynaPDF Replace Text::ReplaceText

Layout Name:

DynaPDF Replace Text

Top: 46 pt
Left: 502 pt
Bottom: 66 pt
Right: 755 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Field Format:

Edit Box

Field Behavior:

Allow field to be entered: In Find mode, In Browse mode
Touch keyboard type: System Default
Go to next field using: Tab key

Yes

Field Name: DynaPDF Replace Text::Result

Layout Name:

DynaPDF Replace Text

Top: 68 pt
Left: 502 pt
Bottom: 87 pt
Right: 755 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Field Format:

Edit Box

Field Behavior:

Allow field to be entered: In Find mode, In Browse mode
Touch keyboard type: System Default
Go to next field using: Tab key

Type:

Text: Import PDF

Layout Name:

DynaPDF Replace Text

Top: 215 pt
Left: 436 pt
Bottom: 249 pt
Right: 580 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Perform Script [ “Import PDF” ]

Scripts:

Import PDF

Button Properties

Coordinates

Script/Script Step

Type:

Text: Export PDF

Layout Name:

DynaPDF Replace Text

Top: 256 pt
Left: 436 pt
Bottom: 290 pt
Right: 580 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Perform Script [ “Export PDF” ]

Scripts:

Export PDF

Button Properties

Coordinates

Script/Script Step

Type:

Text: Find & Replace 1 Page

Layout Name:

DynaPDF Replace Text

Top: 645 pt
Left: 138 pt
Bottom: 679 pt
Right: 282 pt

Anchoring: Left, Bottom

Perform Script [ “Find and Replace Text one page” ]

Scripts:

Find and Replace Text one page

Button Properties

Coordinates

Script/Script Step

Type:

Text: Find & Replace All Pages

Layout Name:

DynaPDF Replace Text

Top: 645 pt
Left: 296 pt
Bottom: 679 pt
Right: 482 pt

Anchoring: Left, Bottom

Perform Script [ “Find and Replace Text all pages” ]

Scripts:

Find and Replace Text all pages

Script Hierarchy

Next Script: [-]

Script Name	InitDynaPDF
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Siri Shortcut Visible	Off
Include In Menu	Yes
Layouts that use this script
Scripts that use this script	Find and Replace Text one page Find and Replace Text all pages Find Text and draw rectangles Find Text and delete text Delete Text
Script Definition
Script Steps	#Locate DynaPDF library #you can have libraries in container and export at runtime to folder of your choice. #Or install library somewhere and pass path. #If library is in same folder as plugin, you can only pass only file name. If [ MBS("IsServer") ] #Put the path you use for your server here: If [ Get(SystemPlatform) = -2 ] #Server on Windows Set Variable [ $path; Value:"C:\Programs\FileMaker Server\dynapdf.dll" ] Else If [ MBS("IsLinux") ] #Server on Linux for FileMaker Cloud Set Variable [ $path; Value:"/opt/FileMaker/FileMaker Server/dynapdf.linux.so" ] Else #Server on Mac Set Variable [ $path; Value: "/Library/FileMaker Server/dynapdf.dylib" ] End If Else #For desktop and our examples we look in same folder as database: Set Variable [ $databasePath; Value:Get(FilePath) ] Set Variable [ $databasePath; Value:MBS("Path.FilemakerPathToNativePath"; $databasePath) ] Set Variable [ $databasePath; Value:Substitute ( $databasePath ; ".fp7" ; ".fmp12") ] Set Variable [ $databaseName; Value:Get(FileName) & ".fmp12" ] If [ Get(SystemPlatform) = -2 ] Set Variable [ $path; Value:Substitute ( $databasePath ; $databaseName ; "dynapdf.dll" ) ] #plugin will look for dynapdf.dll and if not found also for dynapdf.dll (64-bit) and dynapdf32.dll (32-bit). Else Set Variable [ $path; Value:Substitute ( $databasePath ; $databaseName ; "dynapdf.dylib" ) ] #Mac dylib is usually 32 and 64 bit together. End If End If #You can test for free. #If you like to get a dynapdf license, please follow links on our pricing page: #https://www.monkeybreadsoftware.de/filemaker/pricing.shtml Set Variable [ $LicenseKey; Value:"Pro" // put your key here or leave empty for demo. // Use e.g. "Lite", "Pro" or "Starter" to use demo mode for just that mode. ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.Initialize"; $path; $LicenseKey) ] If [ $r ≠ "OK" ] Show Custom Dialog [ Title: "Error"; Message: $r; Default Button: “OK”, Commit: “No”; Button 2: “Cancel”, Commit: “No” ] Halt Script End If
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Script Name	Find and Replace Text one page
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Siri Shortcut Visible	Off
Include In Menu	Yes
Layouts that use this script	DynaPDF Replace Text
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Script Definition
Script Steps	#Find Text in the page and replace with new text #Initialize DynaPDF if needed If [ MBS("DynaPDF.IsInitialized") ≠ 1 ] Perform Script [ “InitDynaPDF” ] 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; DynaPDF Replace Text::InputPDF) ] #import a page Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.ImportPDFPage"; $pdf; 1) ] #initialize parser Set Variable [ $OptimizeFlags; Value:0 ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.Parser.Create"; $pdf; $OptimizeFlags ) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.Parser.SetAltFont"; $pdf; "Helvetica"; 0; 12) ] #Now parse a page Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.Parser.ParsePage"; $pdf; 1; "EnableTextSelection") ] If [ MBS("IsError") ] Show Custom Dialog [ Title: "Failed to parse page"; Message: $r; Default Button: “OK”, Commit: “Yes” ] Else #Run a find Set Variable [ $continueFind; Value:0 ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.Parser.FindText"; $pdf; DynaPDF Replace Text::SearchText; "CaseInsensitive"; $continueFind) ] If [ $r = 1 ] Loop [ Flush: Always ] #Do the replace Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.Parser.ReplaceSelText"; $pdf; DynaPDF Replace Text::ReplaceText) ] #Continue search Set Variable [ $continueFind; Value:1 ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.Parser.FindText"; $pdf; DynaPDF Replace Text::SearchText; "CaseInsensitive"; $continueFind) ] Exit Loop If [ $r ≠ 1 ] End Loop #Save changes back Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.Parser.WriteToPage"; $pdf; $OptimizeFlags) ] End If End If #save Set Field [ DynaPDF Replace Text::OutputPDF; MBS( "DynaPDF.Save"; $pdf; "output.pdf" ) ] #Cleanup Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.Release"; $pdf) ]
Fields used in this script	DynaPDF Replace Text::InputPDF DynaPDF Replace Text::SearchText DynaPDF Replace Text::ReplaceText DynaPDF Replace Text::OutputPDF
Scripts used in this script	InitDynaPDF
Layouts used in this script
Tables used in this script	DynaPDF Replace Text
Table occurrences used by this script	DynaPDF Replace Text
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Script Name	Find and Replace Text all pages
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Include In Menu	Yes
Layouts that use this script	DynaPDF Replace Text
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Script Definition
Script Steps	#Find Text all pages and replace with new text Set Variable [ $StartTime; Value:Get(CurrentTimeUTCMilliseconds) ] #Initialize DynaPDF if needed If [ MBS("DynaPDF.IsInitialized") ≠ 1 ] Perform Script [ “InitDynaPDF” ] 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; DynaPDF Replace Text::InputPDF) ] #import a page Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.ImportPDFFile"; $pdf; 1) ] #initialize parser Set Variable [ $OptimizeFlags; Value:0 ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.Parser.Create"; $pdf; $OptimizeFlags ) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.Parser.SetAltFont"; $pdf; "Helvetica"; 0; 12) ] #loop counting up from 1 to $count Set Variable [ $count; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.GetPageCount"; $pdf) ] Set Variable [ $index; Value:1 ] If [ $index ≤ $count ] Loop [ Flush: Always ] #your script steps here #Now parse a page Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.Parser.ParsePage"; $pdf; $index; "EnableTextSelection") ] If [ MBS("IsError") ] Show Custom Dialog [ Title: "Failed to parse page"; Message: $r; Default Button: “OK”, Commit: “Yes” ] Else #Run a find Set Variable [ $continueFind; Value:0 ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.Parser.FindText"; $pdf; DynaPDF Replace Text::SearchText; "CaseInsensitive"; $continueFind) ] If [ $r = 1 ] Loop [ Flush: Always ] #Do the replace Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.Parser.ReplaceSelText"; $pdf; DynaPDF Replace Text::ReplaceText) ] #Continue search Set Variable [ $continueFind; Value:1 ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.Parser.FindText"; $pdf; DynaPDF Replace Text::SearchText; "CaseInsensitive"; $continueFind) ] Exit Loop If [ $r ≠ 1 ] End Loop #Save changes back Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.Parser.WriteToPage"; $pdf; $OptimizeFlags) ] End If End If #next Set Variable [ $index; Value:$index + 1 ] Exit Loop If [ $index > $count ] End Loop End If #save Set Field [ DynaPDF Replace Text::OutputPDF; MBS( "DynaPDF.Save"; $pdf; "output.pdf" ) ] Set Variable [ $EndTime; Value:Get(CurrentTimeUTCMilliseconds) ] Show Custom Dialog [ Title: "Time"; Message: ($EndTime - $StartTime); Default Button: “OK”, Commit: “Yes”; Button 2: “Cancel”, Commit: “No” ] #Cleanup Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.Release"; $pdf) ]
Fields used in this script	DynaPDF Replace Text::InputPDF DynaPDF Replace Text::SearchText DynaPDF Replace Text::ReplaceText DynaPDF Replace Text::OutputPDF
Scripts used in this script	InitDynaPDF
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Tables used in this script	DynaPDF Replace Text
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Script Name	Find Text and draw rectangles
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Include In Menu	Yes
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Script Definition
Script Steps	#Find text and draw rectangles on their position #Initialize DynaPDF if needed If [ MBS("DynaPDF.IsInitialized") ≠ 1 ] Perform Script [ “InitDynaPDF” ] 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; DynaPDF Replace Text::InputPDF) ] #import a page Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.ImportPDFPage"; $pdf; 1) ] #initialize parser Set Variable [ $OptimizeFlags; Value:0 ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.Parser.Create"; $pdf; $OptimizeFlags ) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.Parser.SetAltFont"; $pdf; "Helvetica"; 0; 12) ] #We collect positions in a quicklist Set Variable [ $list; Value:MBS("QuickList.New") ] Set Variable [ $page; Value:1 ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.SetPageCoords"; $pdf; "TopDown") // parser delivers top down coordinates ] #Now parse a page Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.Parser.ParsePage"; $pdf; $page; "EnableTextSelection") ] If [ MBS("IsError") ] Show Custom Dialog [ Title: "Failed to parse page"; Message: $r; Default Button: “OK”, Commit: “Yes” ] Else #Run a find Set Variable [ $continueFind; Value:0 ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.Parser.FindText"; $pdf; DynaPDF Replace Text::SearchText; "CaseInsensitive"; $continueFind) ] If [ $r = 1 ] Loop [ Flush: Defer ] #store positions for later Set Variable [ $rectangle; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.Parser.SelectionBBox"; $pdf ) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("QuickList.Push"; $list; $rectangle) ] #Continue search Set Variable [ $continueFind; Value:1 ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.Parser.FindText"; $pdf; DynaPDF Replace Text::SearchText; "CaseInsensitive"; $continueFind) ] Exit Loop If [ $r ≠ 1 ] End Loop End If End If #now edit page and draw the rectangles If [ MBS("QuickList.Count"; $list) > 0 ] If [ MBS("DynaPDF.EditPage"; $pdf; $page) = "OK" ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.SetUseVisibleCoords"; $pdf; 1) // just in case crop box is used ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.SetLineWidth"; $pdf; 1) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.SetOrientationEx"; $pdf; MBS("DynaPDF.GetOrientation"; $pdf)) // rotate coordinate system as needed ] Loop [ Flush: Defer ] Set Variable [ $rectangle; Value:MBS("QuickList.Pop"; $list) ] Set Variable [ $x1; Value:GetAsNumber(GetValue($rectangle; 1)) ] Set Variable [ $y1; Value:GetAsNumber(GetValue($rectangle; 2)) ] Set Variable [ $x2; Value:GetAsNumber(GetValue($rectangle; 3)) ] Set Variable [ $y2; Value:GetAsNumber(GetValue($rectangle; 4)) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.Rectangle"; $pdf; $x1; $y1; $x2-$x1; $y2-$y1; "stroke") ] Exit Loop If [ MBS("QuickList.Count"; $list) < 1 ] End Loop End If End If Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("QuickList.Free"; $list) ] #save Set Field [ DynaPDF Replace Text::OutputPDF; MBS( "DynaPDF.Save"; $pdf; "output.pdf" ) ] #Cleanup Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.Release"; $pdf) ]
Fields used in this script	DynaPDF Replace Text::InputPDF DynaPDF Replace Text::SearchText DynaPDF Replace Text::OutputPDF
Scripts used in this script	InitDynaPDF
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Tables used in this script	DynaPDF Replace Text
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Script Name	Find Text and delete text
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Script Definition
Script Steps	#Find text and delete it #Initialize DynaPDF if needed If [ MBS("DynaPDF.IsInitialized") ≠ 1 ] Perform Script [ “InitDynaPDF” ] 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; DynaPDF Replace Text::InputPDF) ] #import a page Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.ImportPDFPage"; $pdf; 1) ] #initialize parser Set Variable [ $OptimizeFlags; Value:0 ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.Parser.Create"; $pdf; $OptimizeFlags ) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.Parser.SetAltFont"; $pdf; "Helvetica"; 0; 12) ] #We collect positions in a quicklist Set Variable [ $list; Value:MBS("QuickList.New") ] Set Variable [ $page; Value:1 ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.SetPageCoords"; $pdf; "TopDown") // parser delivers top down coordinates ] #Now parse a page Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.Parser.ParsePage"; $pdf; $page; "EnableTextSelection") ] If [ MBS("IsError") ] Show Custom Dialog [ Title: "Failed to parse page"; Message: $r; Default Button: “OK”, Commit: “Yes” ] Else #Run a find Set Variable [ $continueFind; Value:0 ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.Parser.FindText"; $pdf; DynaPDF Replace Text::SearchText; "CaseInsensitive"; $continueFind) ] If [ $r = 1 ] Loop [ Flush: Defer ] #store position Set Variable [ $rectangle; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.Parser.SelectionBBox"; $pdf ) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("QuickList.Push"; $list; $rectangle) ] #Continue search Set Variable [ $continueFind; Value:1 ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.Parser.FindText"; $pdf; DynaPDF Replace Text::SearchText; "CaseInsensitive"; $continueFind) ] Exit Loop If [ $r ≠ 1 ] End Loop #now delete them all If [ MBS("QuickList.Count"; $list) > 0 ] Loop [ Flush: Defer ] Set Variable [ $rectangle; Value:MBS("QuickList.Pop"; $list) ] Set Variable [ $x1; Value:GetAsNumber(GetValue($rectangle; 1)) ] Set Variable [ $y1; Value:GetAsNumber(GetValue($rectangle; 2)) ] Set Variable [ $x2; Value:GetAsNumber(GetValue($rectangle; 3)) ] Set Variable [ $y2; Value:GetAsNumber(GetValue($rectangle; 4)) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.Parser.DeleteText"; $pdf; $x1; $y1; $x2; $y2) ] Exit Loop If [ MBS("QuickList.Count"; $list) < 1 ] End Loop End If #Save changes back Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.Parser.WriteToPage"; $pdf; $OptimizeFlags) ] End If End If Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("QuickList.Free"; $list) ] #save Set Field [ DynaPDF Replace Text::OutputPDF; MBS( "DynaPDF.Save"; $pdf; "output.pdf" ) ] #Cleanup Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.Release"; $pdf) ]
Fields used in this script	DynaPDF Replace Text::InputPDF DynaPDF Replace Text::SearchText DynaPDF Replace Text::OutputPDF
Scripts used in this script	InitDynaPDF
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Tables used in this script	DynaPDF Replace Text
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Script Name	Delete Text
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Script Definition
Script Steps	Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("Trace") ] #Initialize DynaPDF if needed If [ MBS("DynaPDF.IsInitialized") ≠ 1 ] Perform Script [ “InitDynaPDF” ] 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; DynaPDF Replace Text::InputPDF) ] #import a page Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.ImportPDFPage"; $pdf; 1) ] #initialize parser Set Variable [ $OptimizeFlags; Value:0 ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.Parser.Create"; $pdf; $OptimizeFlags ) ] #Now parse a page Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.Parser.ParsePage"; $pdf; 1; "EnableTextSelection") ] If [ MBS("IsError") ] Show Custom Dialog [ Title: "Failed to parse page"; Message: $r; Default Button: “OK”, Commit: “Yes” ] Else #Define the rectangle Set Variable [ $areaLeft; Value:200 ] Set Variable [ $areaWidth; Value:200 ] Set Variable [ $areaTop; Value:200 ] Set Variable [ $areaHeight; Value:200 ] #we need right and bottom. And since coordinates are bottom-up, we bottom is the smaller y value Set Variable [ $areaRight; Value:$areaLeft + $areaWidth ] Set Variable [ $areaBottom; Value:$areaTop ] Set Variable [ $areaTop; Value:$areaTop + $areaHeight ] #now delete text in that area Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.Parser.DeleteText"; $pdf; $areaTop; $areaBottom; $areaLeft; $areaRight) ] If [ MBS("IsError") ] Show Custom Dialog [ Title: "Failed to parse page"; Message: $r; Default Button: “OK”, Commit: “Yes” ] Else #Save changes back Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.Parser.WriteToPage"; $pdf; $OptimizeFlags) ] End If End If #save Set Field [ DynaPDF Replace Text::OutputPDF; MBS( "DynaPDF.Save"; $pdf; "output.pdf" ) ] #Cleanup Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.Release"; $pdf) ]
Fields used in this script	DynaPDF Replace Text::InputPDF DynaPDF Replace Text::OutputPDF
Scripts used in this script	InitDynaPDF
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Tables used in this script	DynaPDF Replace Text
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Script Definition
Script Steps	Go to Field [ DynaPDF Replace Text::InputPDF ] Insert File [ ] [ Filters ] [ "PDF Files": ( *.pdf ) ] [ Storage method: Let user choose ] [ Display content ] [ Compression: Never compress ]
Fields used in this script	DynaPDF Replace Text::InputPDF
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Script Name	Export PDF
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Layouts that use this script	DynaPDF Replace Text
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Script Definition
Script Steps	Export Field Contents [ DynaPDF Replace Text::OutputPDF; Create folders:Yes ]
Fields used in this script	DynaPDF Replace Text::OutputPDF
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Script Name	Clear
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Script Steps	Replace Field Contents [ DynaPDF Replace Text::InputPDF; Replace with calculation: "" ] [ No dialog ] Replace Field Contents [ DynaPDF Replace Text::OutputPDF; Replace with calculation: "" ] [ No dialog ]
Fields used in this script	DynaPDF Replace Text::InputPDF DynaPDF Replace Text::OutputPDF
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