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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. | 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 10.1
- Fixed tray setting for PDFKit.SetPrintSetting function.
- Rewrote PDFKit.GetPrintLastSettings, PageSetupDialog.GetLastSettings and PrintDialog.GetLastSettings to return result as JSON.
- 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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Example Databases
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