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Adding Bookmarks Using Server

Product

Version

Code Samples

Server

3.5.2

3.8

Description

The following VBScript example demonstrates how Server can be used to add different types of bookmarks to a PDF file during conversion. This example uses the following Server Methods:

AddFileBookmark - Adds a bookmark that links to an external document.
AddLinkedPDFBookmark - Adds a bookmark that links to an external PDF.
AddPageBookmark - Adds a bookmark that links to a specified page within the PDF.
AddURLBookmark - Adds a bookmark that links to an external URL.
PSToPDF - Converts a PostScript^® file to PDF.

These files are required:

example.pdf - The destination external PDF.
example.txt - The destination external file.
postscript.ps - The PostScript file to convert to PDF.
Bookmarks.vbs - Code detail provided below.

NOTE: This example is available for other programming environments. Please select from the Code Samples list above to display the download link for this example in the language appropriate to your environment.

Click here to download this example for VBScript (includes required files):

' Variables

' Current Path
arrayScr = Split(WScript.ScriptFullName, "\", -1, 1)
For i = 0 to UBound(arrayScr) - 1

strPath = strPath & arrayScr(i) & "\"

Next
strOutputDir = strPath

' Name of PS file to convert
strPSFileName = "postscript.ps"

' Name of PDF file to create
strPDFFileName = "ps.pdf"

' Instantiate activePDF Server Object
Set objSVR = CreateObject("APServer.Object")

' *Must call Bookmark methods prior to ImageToPDF, PSToPDF, or StartPrinting

' AddFileBookmark*
objSVR.AddFileBookmark "File (example.txt)", 1, strPath & "example.txt"
objSVR.AddFileBookmark "Sub File (example.txt)", 0, strPath & "example.txt"

' AddLinkedPDFBookmark*
objSVR.AddLinkedPDFBookmark "Linked PDF (example.pdf Page 1)", 1, strPath & "example.pdf", 1, "Fit"
objSVR.AddLinkedPDFBookmark "Sub Linked PDF (example.pdf Page 5)", 0, strPath & "example.pdf", 5, "Fit"

' AddPageBookmark*
objSVR.AddPageBookmark "Page Link (2)", 1, 2 ,"Fit"
objSVR.AddPageBookmark "Sub Page LInk (4)", 0, 4 ,"Fit"

' AddURLBookmark*
objSVR.AddURLBookmark "activePDF.com", 1, "http://www.activepdf.com"
objSVR.AddURLBookmark "Examples Page", 0, "http://www.activepdf.com/support/troubleshooting/"

' PSToPDF
lngRtn = objSVR.PSToPDF(strPSFileName, strPDFFileName)
If lngRtn = 0 Then

msgbox "Done!"

Else

errorRtn "PSToPDF", lngRtn

End If

' Release Object
Set objSVR = Nothing

' Error Return Handling
Sub errorRtn(strMethod, RtnCode)

msgbox strMethod & " error: " & RtnCode & VBCRLF & _
"http://www.activepdf.com/support/kb/?id=10549&tk=ts"

End Sub

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Keywords

AddFileBookmark, AddLinkedPDFBookmark, AddPageBookmark, AddURLBookmark, PSToPDF

Last Updated 2008-05-12

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