Re: PDF export - advice needed

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Andre Voegt

Posted: 01/31/2004 17:47:32

Hello Sergey,

Thank you very much for your fast reply and for your kind

advice.

>>1. wPDF

> Demo is here:

> http://www.trichview.com/support/files/wpdftest.zip

> It uses the same technique as LLPDFLib demo: document is loaded in

> reporthelper, then printed at the specified rectangular area on page.

> You have full control which documents and where to print. You need to print

> main document, headers and footers yourself (for example of printing using

> RVReportHelper with header see Demos\Delphi\Assorted\Printing\ReportHelper\)

The demo helps me a lot. Thank you. It uses constants for

the width and the height of the document

const TEST_WIDTH=500;

const TEST_HEIGHT=800;

const TEST_MARGIN=50;

I'd like to print to US Letter format or A4 format. How do I

obtain the width and height values for these? Which unit do

the TRVReportHelper.Init() and TWPPDFPrinter.StartPage()

methods use - inches, centimeters, pixels?

> About hyperlinks: TRichView allows to export hyperlinks using

> RVReportHelper: OnDrawHyperlink event. This event provides hyperlink

> rectangle and the location in document, so you can obtain the target.

> So, we have hyperlink rectangle and target, but unfortunately I do not know

> how to create a hyperlink with wPDF. You can ask Julian about it.

The demo already seems to work with hyperlinks.

> As for bookmarks, it's only planned (there will be an event OnDrawCheckpoint

> like OnDrawHyperlink).

> In my opinion, if you already own wPDF, you do not need another library

> (only may be if you have some specific requirements)

Thank you for your advice, I think you're right.

> I can create an example with header and footer, but I need to know from

> where to get them. Should they be read from files or generated

> automatically?

I'd very much appreciate an example with header and footer.

The header should come from another TRichViewEdit, and the

footer from another one.

Best regards,

Andre Voget

http://www.Axandra.com