Developer Posts

A selection of Foxit Quick PDF Library features can be accessed through Direct Access (DA) functions. The names of DA functions are similar to those of their equivalent standard functions, but begin the the prefix “DA”. Direct Access functions require significantly less memory than standard functions. While standard functions load entire PDF files into memory, […]

Unless page size is otherwise specified, new pages created using Foxit Quick PDF Library will correspond to the Letter standard size. Respectively, this corresponds to: 612.0 x 792.0 pt 8.50 x 11.0 in 215.9 x 297.4 mm 21.857 x 27.937 cm If this is not the desired page size, a new page size can be […]

When using the ActiveX edition of Foxit Quick PDF Library in Visual Studio it is possible to come across this error message: Ambiguity between class ‘DebenuPDFLibraryAX1014.PDFLibrary’ and interface ‘DebenuPDFLibraryAX1014.PDFLibrary’ As the error message suggests Visual Studio is confused because it has found two references to “DebenuPDFLibraryAX1014.PDFLibrary”. One is coming from the Foxit Quick PDF Library […]

This general form of message in Delphi indicates a referencing error. In essence, it is produced when Delphi settings on the IDE or Project level contain references to multiple versions of the same library. Specific examples include: “Unit QuickPDF0724 was compiled with a different version of Printers.TPrinter” “Unit QuickPDFExtra was compiled with a different version […]

FireMonkey is a modern cross-platform GUI framework developed by Embarcadero Technologies for Delphi and C++ Builder. The Delphi edition of Foxit Quick PDF Library is fully compatible with FireMonkey applications for Windows and Mac development through the Delphi IDE. Foxit Quick PDF Library does not currently support iOS and Android. This article refers to a deprecated […]

With a DLL there are a few different ways of handling memory. Many libraries ask the user to create the buffer but with the DLL and LIB editions of Foxit Quick PDF Library the library itself maintains the buffer. So if you call a certain function that returns a string then that memory will be kept […]

The performance of PDF generation depends on both the volume of data being processed (i.e., source input) and the specific code used. Using Foxit Quick PDF Library, PDF generation is done entirely in memory. This means that, when working with longer files, performance can often be increased by breaking up the generation process. This involves saving […]

Creating tables with text formatted using standard HTML tags is straightforward using Foxit Quick PDF Library. After positioning and creating the table, set the default HTML styles for the specific HTML tags to be used for formatting, then the content can added using the SetTableCellContent function. Some sample Delphi code for creating and formatting a PDF […]

Generating PDF files is easy using Foxit Quick PDF Library. In this example we will demonstrate how to programmatically create an invoice as a PDF. In this example we’ll use a range of functions to create the content for the page. The company logo is created using paths, but that section of code could be […]