Create PDF from your application

[Mannyfresh31]

_InsertImage() not working after updating to  AutoIt v3.3.14.3

it doesn't give any errors it just doesn't load the image to the PDF file ):

any help would be great

[BatMan22]

23 hours ago, Mannyfresh31 said:

_InsertImage() not working after updating to  AutoIt v3.3.14.3

it doesn't give any errors it just doesn't load the image to the PDF file ):

any help would be great

Manny, take a quick look at this.. There might be some functions that are broken that you can fix by just updating the files, the latest update broke a few of my scripts till I realized that this was the issue.

 

[Mannyfresh31]

3 minutes ago, BatMan22 said:

Manny, take a quick look at this.. There might be some functions that are broken that you can fix by just updating the files, the latest update broke a few of my scripts till I realized that this was the issue.

 

I looked at that earlier and replaced the File.au3 since the MPDF udf uses it but still not luck ):

I attached a snip of the included files in the MPDF like I said File.au3 is the only one library that that this udf uses of the ones that have been fixed. 

[bdr529]

I'm sorry but I do not write in English 

I need to google translator  

read here

 

[Mannyfresh31]

My problem has been fixed as BatMan22 suggested downloading all 6 files and putting them in the include folder after renaming them fixed my problem I guess is a bug in the files as melba23 says you can look at this other thread where he states that replacing the files not only fixes the include library but some other internal  things thanks to all who tried to help me and to those having problems with your scripts go ahead and download the files.

[ogcmtl]

has there been an update to the mpdf_udf.au3?

i see that the _iif( statements are deprecated in 3.3.14.5 and even if i convert them to the correct inline conditional formats, the result of the example builds do not work.

i have updated to 3.3.14.5

i just get adobe errors saying that the pdf is unreadable.

 

[kudrow]

I guess this is not being updated? I get a lot of errors running the sample files. 

[dmob]

On 7/20/2018 at 11:58 PM, kudrow said:

I guess this is not being updated? I get a lot of errors running the sample files. 

I use this UDF daily, no problems.

[Qwerty212]

On 20/7/2018 at 11:58 PM, kudrow said:

I guess this is not being updated? I get a lot of errors running the sample files. 

Could you please provide an example?

I use the UDF daily with 0 problems.

[Fireworker]

Hi,

create UDF!

I have a question...

I wrote an application, with many items, if i create a PDF from this appliccation, PDF has one site. Everythink is fine.

If i create a another pdf with different name, i get a new pdf file include the first PDF file and the secound. Now i have a PDF with two pages, but ich want only one PDF for each run...

 

best regards

[dmob]

That question is asked and answered somewhere on this thread...

If I remember correctly, you gotta add this at top of _InitPDF() function

$_Pages = 0 ;
$_Buffer = ""

If not read through the thread you will find solution.

[LukeLe]

On 3/21/2018 at 4:13 AM, ogcmtl said:

_iif( statements

I have trouble with this statement also when runnign the examples.

[BrewManNH]

14 hours ago, LukeLe said:

I have trouble with this statement also when runnign the examples.

Have you tried fixing them? IIF is no longer supported in the release versions of AutoIt, change them to If/ElseIf/Endif statements instead.

[Gianni]

an easy fix: just add the following snippet at the bottom of the MPDF_UDF.au3

; by @zedna
; https://www.autoitscript.com/forum/topic/118827-create-pdf-from-your-application/?do=findComment&comment=1192000

Func _Iif($fTest, $vTrueVal, $vFalseVal)
    If $fTest Then
        Return $vTrueVal
    Else
        Return $vFalseVal
    EndIf
EndFunc   ;==>_Iif

 

[mwildam]

Looks like nobody applied the latest patches mentioned, so I did it now for v104.

In addition I developed a commandline tool from the original txt2pdf sample with some major changes - so I created a new _Txt2PDFEx function.

HTH, Martin.

MPDF_UDF.au3 text2pdf-newsample.au3

[LukeLe]

@BrewManNH @Chimp @mwildam

Thank you very much!

Run the examples successfully!

[mwildam]

I have found another bug related to landscape format which does not have any effect - using _SetOrientation($PDF_ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE).

I have found a quick fix only (not being proud of that) - however, at least it works. I am attaching the v105.

Further I have pretty completely rewritten the text2pdf sample as I needed some features that could not have been solved keeping the old algorithm. And I have added several other options.

Usage of the text2pdf sample:

 text2pdf.exe "<textfile>" "<outputfile>.pdf" "COURIER|ARIAL|TIMES|CALIBRI|GARAMOND" "<fontsize>" ["<title>"] [<options>] ["<extraheader>"]

 <options> ::= <option>{,<option>} ... Comma separated list of option keywords where <option> can be:
 <option> ::= nodate|nopagenr|noheader|noheading|leftheading|repeatfirstline|landscape|openfile|debug|debugfine|debugfiner|debugfinest

Option debug is equivalent with debugfiner.

 Known issue: When using repeatfirstline option together with some font sizes (e.g. 10 or 12) you may experience unregular line spaces.
 Change font size a little in these cases. Use font size 11 or 13 instead for example.

MPDF_UDF.au3 text2pdf.au3

[dmob]

On 2/28/2019 at 11:03 PM, mwildam said:

I have found another bug related to landscape format which does not have any effect - using _SetOrientation($PDF_ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE).

 

@mwildam I think twas deliberate.

I haven't looked at your fixes, but to set landscape orientation change the paper size:

If $OPT_ORIENT = $PDF_ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE Then
        _SetPaperSize("CUSTOM", 841.890, 595.276); A4 landscape
    Else
        _SetPaperSize("A4"); A4 portrait
    EndIf
    _SetOrientation($PDF_ORIENTATION_PORTRAIT) ; even for landscape

 

[mwildam]

Well, I did something similar:

Func _SetOrientation($iOrientation = $PDF_ORIENTATION_PORTRAIT)
    $_Orientation = $iOrientation
    
    If ($_Orientation = $PDF_ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE) Then
        ;Quick fix by Martin Wildam as otherwise orientation change looks like having no effect
        Local $bku = $_PageWidth
        $_PageWidth = $_PageHeight
        $_PageHeight = $bku
    EndIf
EndFunc   ;==>_SetOrientation

By setting orientation the currently set paper size is switched in Width and Height. It looks like that in PDF you need to set orientation plus correct page size to have the desired effekt. As a programmer I was expecting that when I set paper size to A4 and then set orientation to landscape that should be sufficient. So therefore I changed it this way.

[Skysnake]

@mwildam, may I suggest that you make the text2pdf as a separate download?

Obviously it has roots here, but it appears that you have rewritten most of the code and a stand alone text to pdf converter is a very handy and powerful tool to have around 😊