Monkeybread Software - MBS FileMaker Plugin: Component: PDFKit

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New in version: 8.3 8.4 8.5 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 10.0 Statistic

Component: PDFKit

PDF functions for Mac.

Item	Details
PDFKit.AddEmptyPage Adds an empty page to the given PDF document.	Mac/iOS 5.0
PDFKit.AddImageFilePage Adds a new page to PDF document with given image file.	Mac/iOS 7.2
PDFKit.AddImagePage Adds a new page to PDF document with given image.	Mac/iOS 5.0
PDFKit.AppendPages Copies pages from one PDF to append other PDF.	Mac/iOS 3.1
PDFKit.Combine Creates a new PDF file with all the given PDF files/references.	Mac/iOS 2.3
PDFKit.CombineRef Creates a new PDF document with all the given PDF files/references and returns the new PDF reference.	Mac/iOS 2.3
PDFKit.GeneratePreview Adds preview to an existing PDF container.	Mac/iOS 7.5
PDFKit.GetCurrentFilter Queries name of current selected filter.	Mac only 4.3
PDFKit.GetIgnoreCombineErrors Returns status of Combine Error handling.	Mac/iOS 2.4
PDFKit.GetPDFAttribute Queries a PDF attribute.	Mac/iOS 2.3
PDFKit.GetPDFDocument Creates a new PDF Document with the given PDF document.	Mac/iOS 2.2
PDFKit.GetPDFPageCount Queries the number of the pages in the PDF document.	Mac/iOS 2.1
PDFKit.GetPDFPageDisplayAnnotation Gets whether annotations are drawn.	Mac/iOS 6.0
PDFKit.GetPDFPageFormattedText Queries the styled text of a page in a PDF document.	Mac/iOS 2.7
PDFKit.GetPDFPageImage Renders an image of a page in a PDF document.	Mac/iOS 2.1
PDFKit.GetPDFPagePDF Creates a new PDF Document with the given PDF page.	Mac/iOS 2.2
PDFKit.GetPDFPagePDFRef Creates a new PDF Document with the given PDF page.	Mac/iOS 2.3
PDFKit.GetPDFPageRotation Returns the page rotation angle in degrees.	Mac/iOS 2.9
PDFKit.GetPDFPageText Queries the text of a page in a PDF document.	Mac/iOS 2.1
PDFKit.GetPDFPageValue Queries a page property.	Mac/iOS 5.0
PDFKit.GetPDFPagesPDF Creates a new PDF Document with the given PDF pages.	Mac/iOS 2.2
PDFKit.GetPDFPagesPDFRef Creates a new PDF Document with the given PDF pages.	Mac/iOS 2.3
PDFKit.GetPDFText Queries the text of the PDF document.	Mac/iOS 2.1
PDFKit.GetPrintLastSettings Queries current print settings as XML.	Mac only 9.2
PDFKit.GetPrintOption Queries a custom option.	Mac only 9.2
PDFKit.GetPrintSetting Queries print settings for printing PDF.	Mac only 4.0
PDFKit.NewPDFDocument Creates a new empty PDF and returns a PDF Reference value.	Mac/iOS 5.0
PDFKit.Open Opens a PDF and returns a PDF Reference value.	Mac/iOS 2.2
PDFKit.OpenContainer Opens a PDF from container value and returns a PDF Reference value.	Mac/iOS 2.3
PDFKit.OpenPath Opens a PDF from a file path and returns a PDF Reference value.	Mac/iOS 2.3
PDFKit.OpenURL Opens a PDF from an URL and returns a PDF Reference value.	Mac/iOS 2.3
PDFKit.PageBounds Returns the bounds for the specified PDF display box.	Mac/iOS 2.9
PDFKit.Print Prints a PDF without dialogs.	Mac only 4.0
PDFKit.Release Releases a PDF reference.	Mac/iOS 2.1
PDFKit.ResetPrintSettings Resets print settings to default settings.	Mac only 4.0
PDFKit.RestorePrintSettings Restores print settings.	Mac only 4.0
PDFKit.SavePrintSettings Saves current print settings.	Mac only 4.0
PDFKit.SetCurrentFilter Sets the current filter.	Mac only 4.3
PDFKit.SetIgnoreCombineErrors Sets whether Combine operation should report error if you did not pass PDF files or references.	Mac/iOS 2.4
PDFKit.SetPDFAttribute Sets a PDF attribute.	Mac/iOS 2.3
PDFKit.SetPDFPageDisplayAnnotation Sets whether annotations are drawn.	Mac/iOS 6.0
PDFKit.SetPDFPageRotation Sets the rotation angle for the page in degrees.	Mac/iOS 2.9
PDFKit.SetPrintOption Sets custom print options.	Mac only 9.2
PDFKit.SetPrintSetting Sets print settings for printing PDF.	Mac only 4.0
PDFKit.Watermark Adds a watermark to a page.	Mac/iOS 2.7
PDFKit.WriteToPath Writes the PDF to the given file path.	Mac/iOS 3.1
PDFKit.allowsCopying Returns a Boolean value indicating whether the document allows copying of content to the Pasteboard.	Mac/iOS 2.9
PDFKit.allowsPrinting Returns a Boolean value indicating whether the document allows printing.	Mac/iOS 2.9
PDFKit.isEncrypted Returns a Boolean value specifying whether the document is encrypted.	Mac/iOS 2.9
PDFKit.isLocked Returns a Boolean value indicating whether the document is locked.	Mac/iOS 2.9
QuartzFilterManager.Filters Queries list of all filters.	Mac only 4.3
QuartzFilterManager.HidePanel Hides the panel for the Quartz Filter Manager.	Mac only 4.3
QuartzFilterManager.ShowPanel Shows the panel for the Quartz Filter Manager.	Mac only 4.3

53 functions.

Release notes

Version 9.5
- Fixed problem with returning NSImages. Now passing pixel size to FileMaker, so images with DPI > 72 show correctly in container. e.g. for PDFKit.GetPDFPageImage function.
Version 9.2
- Added new optional type parameter to PrintDialog.SetOption and PDFKit.SetPrintOption to set data type.
- Added PDFKit.GetPrintLastSettings function.
- Added PDFKit.GetPrintOption and PDFKit.SetPrintOption functions to set custom options.
Version 8.5
- Changed PDFKit.Print to automatically disable print dialogs when printing on FileMaker Server.
Version 8.3
- Fixed PDFKit.Watermark to work better with watermarks on several pages.
Version 8.1
- Added LastSettings option to PDFKit.GetPrintSetting function.
Version 8.0
- Added Tray setting for PDFKit.SetPrintSetting.
- Changed PDFKit.WriteToPath to report errors better.
- Fixed bug with PDFKit.Watermark for High Sierra.
Version 7.5
- Added PDFKit.GeneratePreview.
Version 7.4
- Changed PDFKit.WriteToPath to now also use quartz filter.
Version 7.2
- Added PDFKit.AddImageFilePage function.
- Reduced memory usage for PDFKit.AddImageFilePage and PDFKit.AddImagePage.

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