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    Advanced options for signing PDF files

    The SignFile function in Foxit Quick PDF Library lets you sign PDF files using the PKCS#12 format (containing a certificate and private key). But sometimes more advanced signing options are required. This is why we’ve added two new functions: SetSignProcessPassthrough and GetSignProcessByteRange. These functions let you sign PDF files using signatures that were created externally. These [...]

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    Adobe Reader or Acrobat displays a “At least one signature has problems” message when signed PDF is opened

    Adding the certificate that was used to apply the digital signature into Adobe's list of Trusted Identities by some easy steps.

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    Why do Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat ask me to save changes after I open a PDF?

    There are two main reasons Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat will prompt you to save changes to a file after opening it. The PDF was in some way corrupt and Adobe Reader / Adobe Acrobat automatically repaired it without showing you a warning message. As a result of the automatic repair, the Save button is [...]

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    Programmatically extract form field data from PDF files

    As well as enabling you to generate form fields and fill form fields, Foxit Quick PDF Library makes it easy to extract form field data or information about form fields from PDF files. In the sample code below we demonstrate how to iterate through each page in a PDF to extract information about all of [...]

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    Appearance streams for PDF form fields

    A form field must have an appearance stream associated with it in the PDF in order for the form field to be visible when the PDF is viewed or printed. Appearance streams control the appearance of widget annotations and allow them to be presented in visually different ways to reflect user interactions. When creating form [...]

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    Create PDF form fields programmatically

    Creating PDF forms programmatically is easy with Foxit Quick PDF Library. In the sample code below we show you how to create text, checkbox and radio button form fields. A list of all form field functions available in our PDF SDK can be found in our form field function reference. PDF form fields need appearance [...]

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    Foxit® Delivers Rapid Development Kit for iOS in New Version of Embedded PDF SDK

    Developers Need Only to Integrate 4 Lines of Code into their Application to Provide a PDF Reader on iOS Platforms. FREMONT, Calif. – September 11, 2013 – Foxit® Corporation, a leading provider of solutions for reading, editing, creating, organizing, and securing PDF documents, today announced the delivery of Foxit Embedded PDF SDK 2.1. This new release delivers a [...]

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    Use NormalizePage to resolve issues with adding text to pages in PDF files

    If you’re experiencing issues with text not appearing correctly or in the right location on the page after using a function such as DrawText then calling the NormalizePage function may resolve this issue for you. When you create a new PDF it will start off with the origin point (0,0) in the bottom left corner, [...]

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    Switching between the 32-bit and 64-bit DLL versions of Foxit Quick PDF Library (Visual Basic)

    The DLL edition of Foxit Quick PDF Library includes support for 32-bit and 64-bit applications. If you’re absolutely sure that you will only want to use the 32-bit version or the 64-bit version then you can just hard code in the version that you want to use. 32-bit DLL DPL = New PDFLibrary("DebenuPDFLibraryDLL1312.dll") 64-bit DLL DPL [...]

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    Switching between the 32-bit and 64-bit DLL versions of Foxit Quick PDF Library (Visual C#)

    The DLL edition of Foxit Quick PDF Library includes support for 32-bit and 64-bit applications. If you’re absolutely sure that you will only want to use the 32-bit version or the 64-bit version then you can just hard code in the version that you want to use. 32-bit DLL PDFLibrary DPL = new PDFLibrary("DebenuPDFLibraryDLL0916.dll"); 64-bit [...]

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