Hi,
I have the code below which uses MBS DynaPDF to print a ListBox as a pdf:
DrawListbox pdf, lb_sales, 50, 50, pdf.GetPageWidth-100Does anyone know what line of code I need in order to create a pdf from a TextArea called TextArea1?
You could simply use WriteFTextEx to write it in a rectangle area of page.
Do you have any examples of that - I have looked but can’t find an example appropriate?
I have no idea how much text will be in the TextArea (does that make a difference)?
Danke Schön Christian.
Did you check “text formatting” examples?
Yes, but the examples use an external text file containing the text, and I simply have a TextField in my window.
As a novice - I have no idea how to simply write a TextField to a pdf 
maybe like this:
call pdf.WriteFTextEx 100, 100, 400, 400, pdf.ktaJustify, textarea1.text
you may need to change coordinates.
That gives me a No Active Font Error
Not to worry - thanks anyway Christian.
Does anyone have an example of writing a TextArea to a pdf using the MacOSLib stuff.
I really like the MBS Plugins, but unfortunately, as powerful as the DynaPDF plugin is - it feels like I need a degree in programming, just to print a TextArea.
If there is a MacOSLib example - I could then study it and learn from it.
Hope someone can help.
Thank you all in advance.
Did you look at the examples?
You don’T give up because you miss a single line to load a font?
for example like this:
call pdf.SetFont “Times”, pdf.kfsItalic, 12.0, true, pdf.kcp1252
Of course I am not giving up because of a missing font 
What I meant was, - for me, looking at the code is confusing, and finding what I need in the documentation is almost impossible, as there is so much information. I often get lost when looking at your website
I will of course try again, but other alternatives are always a possible solution.
Thank you for all your help Christian - I appreciate it
Most people learn best from examples and I have a lot of simply examples there.
But in general DynaPDF is not that difficult. It can do a lot, but most people just need a dozen functions to create a PDF.
OK - I am almost there but am struggling with creating the rectangle to fit in all the TextArea’s text.
I will not know in advance how much text is in the TextArea, and I need a 50 pixel border top, left, right, and bottom.
Here is my code so far:
call pdf.SetFont "Arial", pdf.kfsRegular, 12.0, true, pdf.kcp1252
Dim taHeight as Integer = pdf.GetPageHeight
Dim taWidth as Integer = pdf.GetPageWidth
call pdf.WriteFTextEx 50, 50, (tawidth - 100), (taheight - 100), pdf.ktaJustify, myTextArea.text
Well, if text doesn’t fit, you can get a PageBreak event and there for example start a new page.
That’s strange - my code above now seems to be working
I now just need to be able to insert page numbers at the top right of each page.
I currently have the following code:
Dim TotalPages as Integer = pdf.GetPageCount
Dim CurrentPage as Integer
Dim i as Integer
for i = 1 to TotalPages
WHAT CODE DO I NEED TO ADD HERE?
next
I am now a bit lost as to what code I need next?
Not that difficult:
call pdf.editPage(i)
call pdf.WriteText x, y, str(i)
call pdf.endpage
I now get an open page detected error?
My code is listed below:
[code] Dim taHeight as Integer = pdf.GetPageHeight
Dim taWidth as Integer = pdf.GetPageWidth
Dim TotalPages as Integer = pdf.GetPageCount
Dim i as Integer
for i = 1 to TotalPages
call pdf.editPage(i)
call pdf.WriteText 100, 100, str(i)
call pdf.EndPage
next
call pdf.WriteFTextEx 50, 50, (tawidth - 100), (taheight - 100), pdf.ktaJustify, TextAreaFinal.text
call pdf.EndPage[/code]