PdfFontAvailable(fontname As String) As Boolean

 

Test whether a specific font is installed.

 

Use this function to determine whether a specific font is available on the user's system.

 

Hint:     You can add font files at the templates section of the script editor, to make them available

to scripts of Seminar Pro. If the database resides on a server (multi-user system) then such fonts

will be automatically distributed to any connecting user.

 

 

Parameters:

 

Name

Type

Description

fontname

String

Name of the font, for example: Source Code Pro

 

Returns:

 

Type

Value

Description

Boolean

True or False

Returns True if the font is available, False if not.

 

Available in:

 

WindowMain

WindowLink

YES

YES

 

Used in:

 

XojoScript Name

GUID

TEST : Is font available?

6973ED62-FCAE-48BE-9142-C1040D7E4B0B

 

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 '%PdfFontAvailable%'

 

Example XojoScript:

 

If Pdfstart("test") > 0 Then

 

If pdfFontAvailable("Source Code Pro") Then

Msgbox("Yes, font is available")

Else

MsgBox("No, font is not available")

End If

 

End If