Foxit Quick PDF Library

Memory optimization tips when processing large PDF files

by Conor | January 13, 2015
When dealing with PDF files that are very large in file size (north of 1 GB) or PDF files that have many pages (north of 1,000 to 10,000 depending on documents contents) it is desirable or sometimes necessary to write code that ensures memory usage does not climb too high. We will continue to enhance […]
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Registration-free COM for ActiveX DLL and ActiveX Control

by Conor | December 2, 2014
Registration-free COM allows you to use an ActiveX DLL or ActiveX Control in your application without having to register the ActiveX on the end-users machine using regsvr32. It does this by creating a manifest file which if distributed with the executable means that no registration is required. This is only supported in versions of Windows XP […]
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Trial License Keys and Previous Trial Versions

by Conor | October 24, 2014
Under normal circumstances, a user can download and install a 30-day trial version of any Foxit product for each machine. Once that time has elapsed, the evaluation license will expire, and the software will be cease to function until it is activated by entering a full license key. If a new major update to the […]
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ASP.NET Web Site Projects and Foxit Quick PDF Library

by Conor | August 13, 2014
Foxit Quick PDF Library can be used in ASP.NET Website projects to add rich PDF features to websites. It works in much the same way as it does for regular desktop or server applications. Please note: there is a difference between a ASP.NET Website project and a ASP.NET Web Application project. This article deals with ASP.NET Website […]
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How to map PDF coordinates to Delphi graphics canvas coordinates

by Conor | August 6, 2014
Pages in a PDF use points (1/72 of an inch) as the default measurement units with the origin or the coordinate system at the bottom left corner of the page. The measurement units can be changed using the SetMeasurementUnits function to inches or millimetres. The origin can be set to the top-left corner of the page (or […]
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How to use rendering and printing add-on with Foxit Quick PDF Library

by Conor | June 20, 2014
Foxit Quick PDF Library has a new rendering and printing add-on which provides much improved support for transparency, shading patterns and tiling patterns when rendering and printing PDF files. This new rendering engine is part of Foxit Quick PDF Library. It is a separate DLL which will need to be copied, loaded and then called from within your […]
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Detecting empty pages

by Conor | June 16, 2014
From time to time, it can be necessary to detect and process empty pages. For example, one might want to delete blank all pages or add a “This Page Intentionally Left Blank” stamp to each page. Nevertheless, detecting empty PDF pages can pose special challenges due to the nature of PDF files. Although PDF is […]
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ASP.NET and Foxit Quick PDF Library

by Conor | May 22, 2014
Foxit Quick PDF Library can be used in ASP.NET projects to add rich PDF features to web apps or web sites. It works in much the same way as it does for regular desktop or server applications. We have three different tutorials which cover the different ASP.NET project types and how to use Foxit Quick […]
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