Example code is for an older version of Toolkit, newer code is available.
<?php
// Copyright (c) 2021 ActivePDF, Inc.
// ActivePDF Toolkit 2017
// Example generated 01/16/21
?>
<?php
// Get current path
$strPath = dirname(__FILE__) . "\\";
// Instantiate Object
$oTK = new COM("APToolkit.Object");
// This example will take a PDF and add a comment to it
// then it will extract the comment from the new PDF
// Create the new PDF file
$intOpenOutputFile = $oTK->OpenOutputFile($strPath . "new.pdf");
if ($intOpenOutputFile != 0) {
Error("OpenOutputFile", $intOpenOutputFile);
}
// Open the template PDF
$intOpenInputFile = $oTK->OpenInputFile($strPath . "PDF.pdf");
if ($intOpenInputFile != 0) {
Error("OpenInputFile", $intOpenInputFile);
}
// Add a comment to first page of the input PDF
$oTK->AddComment(72.0, 660.0, 144.0, 100.0, "Lorem Ipsum", "Test", 0, 128, "#BEBEBE", true, 1, "John Doe", "Lorem");
// Copy the template (with any changes) to the new file
$intCopyForm = $oTK->CopyForm(0, 0);
if ($intCopyForm != 1) {
Error("CopyForm", $intCopyForm);
}
// Close the new file to complete PDF creation
$oTK->CloseOutputFile();
// Open the PDF with a comment
$intOpenInputFile = $oTK->OpenInputFile($strPath . "new.pdf");
if ($intOpenInputFile != 0) {
Error("OpenInputFile", $intOpenInputFile);
}
// Extract the comments as XML Data to a variable
// Use the strXMLData variable to handle the XML data
$strXMLData = $oTK->ExportComments(0);
// Close the PDF input file
$oTK->CloseInputFile();
// Release Object
$oTK = null;
// Process Complete
echo "Done!";
// Error Handling
function Error($method, $outputCode) {
echo "Error in " . $method . ": " . $outputCode;
}
?>
