Foxit Quick PDF Library

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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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    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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    Large PDF file size after adding PNG image using AddImageFromStream

    The PDF specification supports JPEG data directly, so you can just put the JPEG directly into the PDF. But it doesn’t support PNG data directly so the image data must be read out of the PNG image and only the necessary parts added into the PDF. For the image data itself, the way a PNG [...]

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    Setup Visual Basic and Visual Studio with the DLL edition of Foxit Quick PDF Library

    Here are some instructions on how to use the DLL edition of Foxit Quick PDF Library with Visual Basic .NET within Visual Studio. This answer applies to Visual Studio 2003 through to Visual Studio 2013. To make life easier, the DLL edition of Foxit Quick PDF Library includes an import file for use with Visual Basic. [...]

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    Setup Visual Basic and Visual Studio with the ActiveX edition of Foxit Quick PDF Library

    In order to use the ActiveX edition of Foxit Quick PDF Library you first need to register it on your machine. To register it simply type the following into the command line (Start > Run > CMD): regsvr32.exe "C:Program FilesDebenuPDF LibraryActiveXDebenuPDFLibraryAX0916.dll" If necessary, update the path to the ActiveX edition of the PDF library. Once you’ve [...]

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    Programmatically flatten form fields in a PDF using Foxit Quick PDF Library

    Foxit Quick PDF Library enables you to programmatically flatten PDF form fields. Flattening a PDF form means that the content (text and images) of the form fields are converted to regular text and image objects in the PDF and the form fields are removed. The FormFieldCount function always returns the total number form fields in the [...]

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

    The ActiveX edition of Foxit QuicK PDF Library includes support for 32-bit and 64-bit applications. To make it incredibly easy to switch between the 32-bit and 64-bit versions we provide a C# import file for the ActiveX edition to handle the behind the scenes work for you. This C# import file also means that you don’t [...]

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    Setup C# and Visual Studio for use with the DLL edition of Foxit Quick PDF Library

    This tutorial shows you how to get ready to create your first PDF application with C#, Visual Studio and the DLL edition of Foxit Quick PDF Library. C# can be used with the ActiveX and DLL editions of Foxit Quick PDF Library instructions for setting up the DLL edition in Visual Studio can be found below. There [...]

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