wPDF V5 is a PDF creation component designed for VCL applications, such as Delphi and C++Builder. Unlike many competing products, it uses not only "Canvas" methods but also GDI API calls that require a device handle as a parameter (Canvas.Handle). This technology enables a wide range of uses and allows integration with various other reporting solutions, including report builder and fast report. It works particularly well when linked with WPTools.

 

The standard version includes a DLL, but you can also order DCU files to integrate the PDF engine directly into your application, eliminating the need to distribute additional DLLs. wPDF has been trusted since 2001 and is widely used in OEM products. It functions internally as an EMF (Windows metafile) to PDF conversion routine. This allows for a native canvas property of TCanvas type, with a handle property of HDC type that enables the use of Windows GDI commands.

 

You can quickly create PDFs from WPTools or various reporting engines in WYSIWYG mode, allowing you to preview and send print output to PDF format. This feature helps create a protocol for all print outputs and allows for the repetition of specific print jobs. By using WPViewPDF, you can integrate a PDF preview directly into your program and initiate printing from there. When used with WPTools, wPDF ensures that various text attributes, such as hyperlinks, embedded JPEG data, bookmarks, and outlines, are included in the PDF document.

wPDF, is a powerful PDF maker which has been available since July 2001, has been specially optimized for greater compatibility with most drawing commands commonly found in Windows applications.

wPDF is a Delphi PDF VCL which can be also used with C++Builder. In case you need a PDF NET solution or a PDF ActiveX please check out our product wPDFControl.

 

wPDF 5 supports Delphi 4,5,6,7, 2005-Win32, 2006-Win32, 2007-Win32, 2010, XE, XE2, XE3, XE4, XE5, XE6, XE7, XE8, 10, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, 11, 12 (XE2 and later: 32 and also 64 bit),

 

Here, we explain how to use wPDF to create PDF invoices using the X-Factur standard.

 

With wPDF you now have everything you need to export from

• WPTools 4
• WPTools 5
• WPTools 6
• WPTools 7
• WPTools 8
• WPTools 9.x
• ReportBuilder™
• RAVE™
• THTMLView
• RichView
• ACE-Reporter™
• WPForm
• QuickReport
• FastReport 2
• FastReport 3
• DeveloperExpress™ Printing System.
• Ready-to-use sample code and filter interfaces are included. (Read more ...)

wPDF converts enhanced metafiles to PDF while preserving the vector and text information. This results in small PDF files which can be printed at high resolution, thus making wPDF superior to other solutions which convert embedded metafiles into bitmaps. wPDF supports the usual PDF features, including compression and 128 bit encryption and it was the first Delphi library to allow embedding of font subsets to reduce file size even further.

Features:

• Support for standard brush styles (hatching)
• new: Support for pen styles (dash, dot and custom)
• TransparentBlt
• Automatic reuse of the same image data. This way, when you export a document which often uses a logo the PDF file will be significantly smaller!
• Creation of PDF/A compliant PDF files (with added enhanced (in V5) meta data and PDF tagging when you use it with WPTools 9.3). The PDF/A export has been checked and improved for Version 3.20.
• Support of CID fonts (known as "unicode" support)
• Binary Data embedding: You can store the document source which was used to create a PDF file within this PDF file. When you use WPTools for the PDF creation you can store the RTF source document inside of the created PDF data, the user only has to click on an icon to extract this document. This can be a great feature if you use it to embed programming examples within your programming manual!
• Support for type3 fonts to create very small PDF files, even with Asian fonts
• Embed PNG images including transparency mask
• Add data to the XMP metadata (i.e. ZUGFerd data for electronic invoices)
• Add copyright information
• Enhanced possibility to create annotations and fields.

 

You will find a demo (exe and vcl) in the download section.

 

Example: Print 4 metafiles to one page

WPPDFPrinter1.BeginDoc;
  WPPDFPrinter1.StartPage( width, height, resolution, resresolution, 0);
  WPPDFPrinter1.Canvas.StretchDraw( Rect1, Image1.Picture.Graphic );
  WPPDFPrinter1.Canvas.StretchDraw( Rect2, Image2.Picture.Graphic );
  WPPDFPrinter1.Canvas.StretchDraw( Rect3, Image3.Picture.Graphic );
  WPPDFPrinter1.Canvas.StretchDraw( Rect4, Image4.Picture.Graphic );
  WPPDFPrinter1.EndPage;
WPPDFPrinter1.EndDoc;