PDF Viewer

The PDF Viewer component displays a PDF that exists as a file in some accessible filesystem, or as a URL. Note that this component is simply for viewing existing PDFs. To create dynamic reports, use the Report Viewer component.

This component is typically used in conjunction with the File Explorer component, in order to create a PDF viewing window. See the File Explorer's documentation for instructions on how to put these two components together.

Warning. This component is not as high-quality as Adobe Reader. This component can only be guaranteed to correctly display reports generated by the Report Viewer. In practice, it is able to view many PDFs, but it does have trouble with some, especially PDFs created by AutoCAD. If this is a problem, use the free ActiveX module to embed an Adobe Reader control within your window. Of course, this will make your clients Windows-only.

Appearance

Font

Font of text of this component

Scripting name	font
Data type	Font

Foreground Color

The foreground color of the component.

Scripting name	foreground
Data type	Color

Background Color

The background color of the component.

Scripting name	background
Data type	Color

Zoom Factor

Sets the zoom factor for the report viewer

Scripting name	zoomFactor
Data type	float
Flags	bindable

Behavior

Print Mode

Sets the printing mode. Vector is fast and high-quality for printers that support it, but Raster mode can help the spool size with older printers.

Scripting name

printingMode

Data type

int

Flags

expert

Values

0	Vector
1	Raster

Raster DPI

If the mode is raster, this is the DPI that will be used.

Scripting name	printingDPI
Data type	int
Flags	expert

Common

Name

The name of this component.

Scripting name	name
Data type	String
Flags	bindable

Enabled

If disabled, a component cannot be used.

Scripting name	enabled
Data type	boolean

Visible

If disabled, the component will be hidden.

Scripting name	visible
Data type	boolean

Border

The border surrounding this component. NOTE that the border is unaffected by rotation.

Scripting name	border
Data type	Border

Mouseover Text

The text that is displayed in the tooltip which pops up on mouseover of this component.

Scripting name	toolTipText
Data type	String

Opaque

If false, backgrounds are not drawn. If true, backgrounds are drawn.

Scripting name	opaque
Data type	boolean

Data

Filename

The filename (or URL) of the PDF to view.

Scripting name	filename
Data type	String
Flags	bindable

The following event sets are fired by this component. See Component Event Handlers to learn more.