Technical Article

RTF-bestanden converteren naar PDF: een gids voor ontwikkelaars

· PDF-programmeren

Gids voor ontwikkelaars die RTF-bestanden willen converteren naar PDF in Delphi, C# of VB.Net workflows.

Dit artikel is bedoeld voor ontwikkelaars die met pdf-programmeren werken. Productnamen, API-namen, bestandsnamen en codefragmenten zijn bewust ongewijzigd gehouden, zodat de voorbeelden direct met de oorspronkelijke documentatie en broncode te vergelijken zijn.

Overzicht

De pagina beschrijft het probleemgebied, de relevante implementatiekeuzes en de controles die belangrijk zijn voordat de oplossing in een echte toepassing wordt gebruikt.

Codevoorbeeld

Het onderstaande codefragment is ongewijzigd uit de Engelse bron overgenomen om identifiers, API-aanroepen en syntaxis exact te behouden.

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unit MainUnit;
 
interface
 
uses
  Windows, Messages, SysUtils, Variants, Classes, Graphics, Controls, Forms,
  Dialogs, StdCtrls, ComCtrls, PDFlibAX_TLB, ActiveX;
 
type
  TForm1 = class(TForm)
    RichEdit1: TRichEdit;
    Button1: TButton;
    procedure FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
    procedure Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
  private
    function PrintRtfBox(hDc: HDC; rtfBox: TRichEdit; FirstChar: Integer): Integer;
  public
  end;
 
var
  Form1: TForm1;
  PdfDoc: TPDFLibrary;
 
implementation
 
{$R *.dfm}
 
procedure TForm1.FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
begin
  PdfDoc := TPDFLibrary.Create(Self);
  RichEdit1.Width := Round(ScaleX(210, mmPixel));
  RichEdit1.Height := Round(ScaleY(297, mmPixel));
  RichEdit1.Lines.LoadFromFile(ExtractFilePath(Application.ExeName) + 'Test.rtf');
end;
 
procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
  Dc: HDC;
  PageNumber, LastChar, PdfDocId: Integer;
begin
  PageNumber := 1;
  LastChar := 0;
  repeat
    Dc := PdfDoc.GetCanvasDC(Round(ScaleX(210, mmPixel)), Round(ScaleY(297, mmPixel)));
    LastChar := PrintRtfBox(Dc, RichEdit1, LastChar);
    PdfDoc.LoadFromCanvasDc(96, 0);
    PdfDocId := PdfDoc.SelectedPdfDocument;
    PdfDoc.SaveToFile(ExtractFilePath(Application.ExeName) + 'Test' + IntToStr(PageNumber) + '.pdf');
    PdfDoc.RemovePdfDocument(PdfDocId);
    Inc(PageNumber);
  until LastChar = 0;
  ShowMessage('Done');
end;
 
function TForm1.PrintRtfBox(hDc: HDC; rtfBox: TRichEdit; FirstChar: Integer): Integer;
var
  RcDrawTo, RcPage: TRect;
  Fr: TFormatRange;
  NextCharPosition: Integer;
begin
  RcPage.Left := 0;
  RcPage.Right := rtfBox.Left + rtfBox.Width + 100;
  RcPage.Top := 0;
  RcPage.Bottom := rtfBox.Top + rtfBox.Height + 100;
  RcDrawTo.Left := rtfBox.Left;
  RcDrawTo.Top := rtfBox.Top;
  RcDrawTo.Right := rtfBox.Left + rtfBox.Width;
  RcDrawTo.Bottom := rtfBox.Top + rtfBox.Height;
 
  Fr.hdc := hDc;
  Fr.hdcTarget := hDc;
  Fr.rc := RcDrawTo;
  Fr.rcPage := RcPage;
  Fr.chrg.cpMin := FirstChar;
  Fr.chrg.cpMax := -1;
 
  NextCharPosition := SendMessage(rtfBox.Handle, EM_FORMATRANGE, 1, LPARAM(@Fr));
  if NextCharPosition < Length(rtfBox.Text) then
    Result := NextCharPosition
  else
    Result := 0;
end;
 
end.
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using System;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using PDFLibrary;
 
namespace RtfToPdf
{
    public partial class Form1 : Form
    {
        private PDFLibrary PdfDoc;
 
        [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
        private struct RECT
        {
            public int Left;
            public int Top;
            public int Right;
            public int Bottom;
        }
 
        [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
        private struct CharRange
        {
            public int cpMin;
            public int cpMax;
        }
 
        [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
        private struct FormatRange
        {
            public IntPtr hDc;
            public IntPtr hdcTarget;
            public RECT rc;
            public RECT RcPage;
            public CharRange chrg;
        }
 
        private const int WM_USER = 0x400;
        private const int EM_FORMATRANGE = WM_USER + 57;
 
        [DllImport("user32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
        private static extern IntPtr SendMessage(IntPtr hWnd, int wMsg, IntPtr wParam, ref FormatRange lParam);
 
        public Form1()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
            PdfDoc = new PDFLibrary();
        }
 
        private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            richTextBox1.SetBounds(0, 0, Convert.ToInt32(ScaleX(210, GraphicsUnit.Millimeter, GraphicsUnit.Pixel)), Convert.ToInt32(ScaleY(297, GraphicsUnit.Millimeter, GraphicsUnit.Pixel)));
            richTextBox1.LoadFile(Application.StartupPath + "\\Test.rtf");
        }
 
        private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            IntPtr Dc;
            int PageNumber = 1;
            int LastChar = 0;
            int PdfDocId;
            do
            {
                Dc = PdfDoc.GetCanvasDC(Convert.ToInt32(ScaleX(210, GraphicsUnit.Millimeter, GraphicsUnit.Pixel)), Convert.ToInt32(ScaleY(297, GraphicsUnit.Millimeter, GraphicsUnit.Pixel)));
                LastChar = PrintRtfBox(Dc, richTextBox1, LastChar);
                PdfDoc.LoadFromCanvasDc(96, 0);
                PdfDocId = PdfDoc.SelectedPdfDocument;
                PdfDoc.SaveToFile(Application.StartupPath + "\\Test" + PageNumber + ".pdf");
                PdfDoc.RemovePdfDocument(PdfDocId);
                PageNumber++;
            } while (LastChar != 0);
            MessageBox.Show("Done");
        }
 
        private int PrintRtfBox(IntPtr hDc, RichTextBox rtfBox, int FirstChar)
        {
            RECT RcDrawTo = new RECT();
            RECT RcPage = new RECT();
            FormatRange Fr = new FormatRange();
 
            RcPage.Left = 0;
            RcPage.Right = rtfBox.Left + rtfBox.Width + 100;
            RcPage.Top = 0;
            RcPage.Bottom = rtfBox.Top + rtfBox.Height + 100;
            RcDrawTo.Left = rtfBox.Left;
            RcDrawTo.Top = rtfBox.Top;
            RcDrawTo.Right = rtfBox.Left + rtfBox.Width;
            RcDrawTo.Bottom = rtfBox.Top + rtfBox.Height;
 
            Fr.hDc = hDc;
            Fr.hdcTarget = hDc;
            Fr.rc = RcDrawTo;
            Fr.RcPage = RcPage;
            Fr.chrg.cpMin = FirstChar;
            Fr.chrg.cpMax = -1;
 
            IntPtr wParam = new IntPtr(1);
            IntPtr NextCharPosition = SendMessage(rtfBox.Handle, EM_FORMATRANGE, wParam, ref Fr);
 
            if (NextCharPosition.ToInt32() < rtfBox.Text.Length)
                return NextCharPosition.ToInt32();
            else
                return 0;
        }
 
        private float ScaleX(float value, GraphicsUnit fromUnit, GraphicsUnit toUnit)
        {
            using (Graphics g = this.CreateGraphics())
            {
                return value * g.DpiX / 96.0f;
            }
        }
 
        private float ScaleY(float value, GraphicsUnit fromUnit, GraphicsUnit toUnit)
        {
            using (Graphics g = this.CreateGraphics())
            {
                return value * g.DpiY / 96.0f;
            }
        }
    }
}
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Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices
Imports PDFlibDLL
 
Public Class Form1
 
    Private PdfDoc As PDFlibrary
 
    <StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)>
    Private Structure RECT
        Public Left As Integer
        Public Top As Integer
        Public Right As Integer
        Public Bottom As Integer
    End Structure
 
    <StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)>
    Private Structure CharRange
        Public cpMin As Integer
        Public cpMax As Integer
    End Structure
 
    <StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)>
    Private Structure FormatRange
        Public hDc As IntPtr
        Public hdcTarget As IntPtr
        Public rc As RECT
        Public rcPage As RECT
        Public chrg As CharRange
    End Structure
 
    Private Const WM_USER As Integer = &H400
    Private Const EM_FORMATRANGE As Integer = WM_USER + 57
 
    <DllImport("user32.dll", CharSet:=CharSet.Auto)>
    Private Shared Function SendMessage(hWnd As IntPtr, wMsg As Integer, wParam As IntPtr, ByRef lParam As FormatRange) As IntPtr
    End Function
 
    Private Sub Form1_Load(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
        PdfDoc = New PDFlibrary()
        RichTextBox1.SetBounds(0, 0, Convert.ToInt32(ScaleX(210, GraphicsUnit.Millimeter, GraphicsUnit.Pixel)), Convert.ToInt32(ScaleY(297, GraphicsUnit.Millimeter, GraphicsUnit.Pixel)))
        RichTextBox1.LoadFile(Application.StartupPath & "\Test.rtf")
    End Sub
 
    Private Sub Button1_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
        Dim Dc As IntPtr
        Dim PageNumber As Integer = 1
        Dim LastChar As Integer = 0
        Dim PdfDocId As Integer
 
        Do
            Dc = PdfDoc.GetCanvasDC(Convert.ToInt32(ScaleX(210, GraphicsUnit.Millimeter, GraphicsUnit.Pixel)), Convert.ToInt32(ScaleY(297, GraphicsUnit.Millimeter, GraphicsUnit.Pixel)))
            LastChar = PrintRtfBox(Dc, RichTextBox1, LastChar)
            PdfDoc.LoadFromCanvasDc(96, 0)
            PdfDocId = PdfDoc.SelectedPdfDocument
            PdfDoc.SaveToFile(Application.StartupPath & "\Test" & PageNumber & ".pdf")
            PdfDoc.RemovePdfDocument(PdfDocId)
            PageNumber += 1
        Loop While LastChar <> 0
 
        MessageBox.Show("Done")
    End Sub
 
    Private Function PrintRtfBox(hDc As IntPtr, rtfBox As RichTextBox, FirstChar As Integer) As Integer
        Dim RcDrawTo As New RECT()
        Dim RcPage As New RECT()
        Dim Fr As New FormatRange()
 
        RcPage.Left = 0
        RcPage.Right = rtfBox.Left + rtfBox.Width + 100
        RcPage.Top = 0
        RcPage.Bottom = rtfBox.Top + rtfBox.Height + 100
        RcDrawTo.Left = rtfBox.Left
        RcDrawTo.Top = rtfBox.Top
        RcDrawTo.Right = rtfBox.Left + rtfBox.Width
        RcDrawTo.Bottom = rtfBox.Top + rtfBox.Height
 
        Fr.hDc = hDc
        Fr.hdcTarget = hDc
        Fr.rc = RcDrawTo
        Fr.rcPage = RcPage
        Fr.chrg.cpMin = FirstChar
        Fr.chrg.cpMax = -1
 
        Dim wParam As IntPtr = New IntPtr(1)
        Dim NextCharPosition As IntPtr = SendMessage(rtfBox.Handle, EM_FORMATRANGE, wParam, Fr)
 
        If NextCharPosition.ToInt32() < rtfBox.Text.Length Then
            Return NextCharPosition.ToInt32()
        Else
            Return 0
        End If
    End Function
 
    Private Function ScaleX(value As Single, fromUnit As GraphicsUnit, toUnit As GraphicsUnit) As Single
        Using g As Graphics = Me.CreateGraphics()
            Return value * g.DpiX / 96.0F
        End Using
    End Function
 
    Private Function ScaleY(value As Single, fromUnit As GraphicsUnit, toUnit As GraphicsUnit) As Single
        Using g As Graphics = Me.CreateGraphics()
            Return value * g.DpiY / 96.0F
        End Using
    End Function
 
End Class

Praktische aandachtspunten

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