WPViewPDF Version 2
PDF view, -print and manipulation technology by WPCubed GmbH
The component WPViewPDF was created to view PDF files which were created using the wPDF engine, but it is also capable of viewing PDF files created with other windows based engines which utilize TrueType(tm) fonts. Our PDF Engine wPDF (also is used in wPDFControl and wRTF2PDF) is a well-known component frequently used the world over. wPDF is a powerful tool to create PDF files which has been chosen by successful software companies (e.g. Combit) to be included in their application.
This component has been designed to work in almost any windows development languages. In contrast to many competing solutions WPViewPDF is fast fast fast.
As "PLUS" edition you WPViewPDF is a component which allows you to view, merge, stamp and print PDF files.
Why do I need a PDF viewer component?
| • | If you need to embed a PDF viewer into your application, then you need WPViewPDF since this will, most likely, no longer be allowed with the Acrobat(tm) Viewer Version 6 or later.) |
| • | If you need to load PDF files from memory, then you need WPviewPDF which will allow you to load PDF files from any stream. The stream interface makes it possible for you to use your own encryption/decryption scheme for the loading process. |
| • | If you need to print the PDF files created by your own application, then you need WPViewPDF which makes it possible to print several PDF files using just one printer job without starting any external application |
| • | If you need to use information from PDF files as background images in your application, then you need WPViewPDF since it has the ability to extract PDF pages as metafiles. |
| • | Last but not least: Imagine a powerful and versatile print and preview which is based completely on PDF files. The PDF files can be viewed, printed (with WPViewPDF or Acrobat(tm) Reader), stored or send via e-mail! |
New in WPViewPDF V2:
+ bookmark tree view
+ new font rendering for embedded Type1 and TTF fonts
+ select text in editor + copy
+ auto scroll (activated by middle mouse button)
+ anti aliased rendering of monochrome graphics for much enhanced display of scanned documents.
+ possibility to load basis Type1 fonts (such as Helvetica) from specified directory.
+ API to create JPEG and PNG files from certain pages
* many improvements to the PDF loading and rendering to improve compatibility
Additions to the PLUS edition:
+ add JPEG Images to pages
+ add vector drawing
+ add text strings
* better PDF merge
* improved API
WPViewPDF is delivered as the complex viewer DLL and - for Delphi - a wrapper VCL class. For .NET an assembly is provided. You can change the name of the DLL and simply install it into your application directory. We also provide an OCX!
License Overview: You may distribute the registered component with your application(s) as often as you like as long as your application is not a library (DLL, OCX, VCL) or a tool which is mainly designed to manipulate (split, merge, stamp) PDF files or which is designed as a generic PDF viewer or printing application or an application which creates graphic files from PDF pages. (complete text)
Note: The feature to stamp, merge PDF files or to delete pages from a file requires the WPViewPDF PLUS license. With this you can also remove or apply security features to a PDF file. We now added a method to merge PDF files without the need to create a window. See API pdfMerge. The PLUS addon comes with an extra DLL which helps to also merge TIFF files which were produced by a scanner as if they were PDF files!
If you need to print from .NET applications you can use some simple code which inports the pdfPrint function directly. You do not need any form for this. (Please update the code to use wPDFViewDemo01.dll or wPDFView01.dll)
// Code to print directly using the wPDFViewDemo01 Engine DLL
// using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
[DllImport("wPDFViewDemo02.dll", CharSet=CharSet.Ansi)]
public static extern int pdfPrint(string filename, string password,
string license_name, string license_key, int license_code,
string options);
private void Print_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
pdfPrint(FileName.Text,
"", // Password or ""
"","",0, // License Information
""); // Options
}
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