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activePDF KB #10544 - Simple Test using the IE Engine

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Simple Test using the IE Engine

Product

Version

Code Samples

WebGrabber

3.5.2

Description

The following ColdFusion^® example demonstrates activePDF WebGrabber's basic page grabbing functionality using the IE Engine. Refer to KB #10543 to see this example using the Native Engine. This file is required:

BasicIE.cfm - Code detail provided below.

Click here to download this example (includes required file):

<CFSET varPath = ExpandPath(".")>


<CFSET varEngine = 1>


<CFSET varURL = "http://www.activepdf.com/support/knowledgebase/view.cfm?kb=10544&code=cf">


<CFSET varTimeout = 60>


<CFSET varIP = "127.0.0.1">
<CFSET varPort = "64320">


<CFOBJECT ACTION="Create"
    TYPE="COM"
    CLASS=APWebGrabber.Object
    NAME="WG">
<CFOBJECT ACTION="Create"
    TYPE="COM"
    CLASS=APServer.Object
    NAME="APS">


<CFSET APS.OutputDirectory = varPath>
<CFSET APS.PDFTimeout = varTimeout>


<CFSET WG.Prt2DiskSettings = APS.ToString()>


<CFSET WG.EngineToUse = varEngine>
<CFSET WG.URL = varURL>
<CFSET WG.TimeOut = varTimeout>
<CFSET WG.PrinterTimeout = varTimeout>


<CFSET varReturn = WG.DoPrint(varIP, varPort)>
<CFIF varReturn lt 0 OR varReturn gt 0>
<CFOUTPUT>#Error("DoPrint")#</CFOUTPUT>
</CFIF>


<CFSET varReturn = WG.Wait(varIP, varPort, varTimeout, "")>
<CFIF varReturn lt 19 OR varReturn gt 19>
<CFOUTPUT>#Error("Wait")#</CFOUTPUT>
</CFIF>


<CFSET WG.Cleanup(varIP, varPort)>


<CFSET ReleaseComObject(WG)>
<CFSET ReleaseComObject(APS)>


<CFFUNCTION name="Error">
    <CFARGUMENT name="method" required="Yes">
    <CFOUTPUT>
    '#method#' failed with a '#varReturn#'<br>
    <a href='http://www.activepdf.com/support/knowledgebase/viewKb.cfm?id=10033&tk=ts'>
    WebGrabber Return Codes KB Article</a>
    </CFOUTPUT>
    <CFSET ReleaseComObject(WG)>
    <CFSET ReleaseComObject(APS)>
    <CFABORT>
</CFFUNCTION>

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Last Updated 2008-04-08

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