PdfWriteFText(Align As String, aText As String) As Boolean

Write text into an existing pdf object

Instead of printing text on a line by line basis it is also possible to output text into a rectangle.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
Align	String	Sets text alignment inside of the frame defined by PdfSetTextRect Align values: Left, Center, Right, Justify
aText	String	Text to be drawn inside of the frame defined by PdfSetTextRect

Returns:

Type	Value	Description
Boolean	True or False	Returns True if the text has been drawn. Returns False upon failure

Available in:

WindowMain	WindowLink
YES	YES

Used in:

XojoScript Name	GUID
Create Seminar Invoice With Slip As PDF	739DA58E-17EE-41CE-BB54-E7362CFE17D4
Create Seminar Invoice As PDF	2C3F7F29-A29A-4338-ACF5-51894B709DA5

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 '%PdfWriteFText%'

Example XojoScript:

If PdfStart("testfile.pdf") > 0 Then

PdfSetPageCoordsTopDown // Point of origin is top-left

PdfSetFont("Arial","Regular",10.0) // Set output font

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

Dim x,y As Double = 30.0 // Define variables for text position

Call PdfSetTextRect(x,y,200.0,-1.0) // -1 = not breaking to next page

Call PDFwriteFText("LEFT","Oliver Osswald" + eol + "Gruthweg 9" + eol + "4132 Muttenz")

// Finalize PDF

Call PdfCloseFile

// Open pdf in default pdf viewer

Call Pdflaunch

End If