PdfWriteText(x As Double, y As Double, aText As String) As Boolean

Write text into an existing pdf object

The function prints a text onto the current open page, template, or pattern.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
x	Double	Position from left in points
y	Double	Position from top in points (If PdfSetPageCoordsTopDown is set) Position from bottom in points (If PdfSetPageCoordsBottomUp is set)
aText	String	Text to be drawn at position x,y

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 '%PdfWriteText%'

Example XojoScript:

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

// Set top top-left as 0,0 coordinates

PdfSetPageCoordsTopDown

Dim x,y As Double = 30.0

// Set output font and color

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

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

// write a location and current date

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

// Finalize PDF

Call PdfcloseFile

// Open PDF in default viewer

Call Pdflaunch

End If