PdfAppend As Boolean

Add a new page to a pdf file

The default page format for new created pages is DIN A4.

However, when changing the page format, the next page is created in the same format as the previous one.

The page format can be changed with the function PdfSetPageFormat

Returns:

Type	Value	Description
Boolean	True or False	Returns True if a new page has successfully been added to current pdf file

Available in:

WindowMain	WindowLink
YES	YES

Hint: You can find references to XojoScripts which make use of this function by sending the following SQL statement to the database:

Select id,GUID, ScriptName,ScriptCode from im_scripts where ScriptCode Like '%PdfAppend%'

Example XojoScript:

If Not PdfStart("testfile.pdf") > 0 Then

MsgBox "PDF creation of PDF failed!"

Return

End If

PdfSetPageCoordsTopDown

Dim x,y As Double = 30.0

// Set output font for page 1

PdfSetFont("Arial","Regular",10.0)

Call PdfSetFillColor("&c00000000") // black textcolor

// write a location and current date and close page 1

Call PdfWriteText(x,y,"Page 1")

Call PdfEndpage

// Add a new page

Call PdfAppend

//Define font for new page and write text

PdfSetFont("Arial","Regular",10.0)

Call PdfWriteText(x,y,"Page 2")

// Finalize PDF

Call PdfcloseFile

// Show it to the user

Call Pdflaunch