GdViewer Overlay

[WhyWhyZ]

Hi. I'm using GdViewer Pro version 4.7.0.7 to enable my users to display and print PDF documents from a 3rd party imaging system within our internally developed application. This is our first project utilizing this control, so I'm still learning about it.

The users want any documents printed through our application to appear with the word "COPY" overlayed in big gray letters across the front of the document. Can you tell me if this is possible using this tool and, if so, the best way to go about it? Thanks.

Sean

[WhyWhyZ]

I haven't heard anything, so I'm assuming that the answer is "no". Does anyone out there know if there is another product GdPicture (or if not them, then anyone else) sells that we could use to satisfy our requirement?

Sean

[Tom Moran]

Hi Sean:

The best method would be to use GdPicture Pro. This will give you the ability to write text or overlay images and save in PDF format. The Pro package includes the GdViewer. Loic can give you information on upgrading but you can download the demo version here:

http://www.gdpicture.com/softwares.php

There is a .NET version and an Active X version.

Tom

[Loïc]

Thank you very much Tom

Sean, I was searching a way to meet your need. For now i have no solution for GdViewer Pro user - > With GdPicture Pro you can do that easily.

However, I a next release I will add enhanced printing events in order to be able to get the HDC of the printer after each printed page. So it will be possible to use GDI/GDI+ api to draw text on the HDC.

vb6 exemple:

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Sub GdViewer1_PrintPageEx(hdc as long, pageno as long)
  DrawText(hdc, "The text") ' You should create your own DrawText function o use GdPicture Pro which includes many ones.
End Sub

Best regards,

Loïc