Example code is for an older version of Toolkit, newer code is available.
' Copyright (c) 2021 ActivePDF, Inc.
' ActivePDF Toolkit 2017
' Example generated 01/20/21
Dim FSO, strPath, intOpenInputFile, strFieldInfo, _
longFieldInfo, floatFieldInfo
' Get current path
Set FSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
strPath = FSO.GetFile(Wscript.ScriptFullName).ParentFolder & "\"
Set FSO = Nothing
' Instantiate Object
Set oTK = CreateObject("APToolkit.Object")
' Open the PDF to read from
intOpenInputFile = oTK.OpenInputFile(strPath & "xmpfields.pdf")
If intOpenInputFile <> 0 Then
ErrorHandler "OpenInputFile", intOpenInputFile
End If
' Get the reference to the XMP object
Set oXMP = oTK.GetXMPManager()
' Get a field instances from the XMP data
Set oXMPField = oXMP.GetXMPFieldInfo("name")
' Get field properties and write them out
strFieldInfo = oXMPField.Name
Wscript.Echo(strFieldInfo)
strFieldInfo = oXMPField.Type
Wscript.Echo(strFieldInfo)
strFieldInfo = oXMPField.Value
Wscript.Echo(strFieldInfo)
longFieldInfo = oXMPField.Instance
Wscript.Echo(longFieldInfo)
longFieldInfo = oXMPField.PageNum
Wscript.Echo(longFieldInfo)
' Bottom left of the field with the height and width
floatFieldInfo = oXMPField.LLX
Wscript.Echo(floatFieldInfo)
floatFieldInfo = oXMPField.LLY
Wscript.Echo(floatFieldInfo)
floatFieldInfo = oXMPField.Width
Wscript.Echo(floatFieldInfo)
floatFieldInfo = oXMPField.Height
Wscript.Echo(floatFieldInfo)
' Combo box or list box items list count
' count will be 0 for other field types
longFieldInfo = oXMPField.ItemsSize
Wscript.Echo(longFieldInfo)
' For options available to dropdown fields
strFieldInfo = oXMPField.GetDisplayValue(1)
Wscript.Echo(strFieldInfo)
strFieldInfo = oXMPField.GetExportValue(1)
Wscript.Echo(strFieldInfo)
' Release Object
Set oXMPField = Nothing
' Release Object
Set oXMP = Nothing
' Close the input file
oTK.CloseInputFile
' Release Object
Set oTK = Nothing
' Process Complete
Wscript.Echo("Done!")
' Error Handling
Sub ErrorHandler(method, outputCode)
Wscript.Echo("Error in " & method & ": " & outputCode)
End Sub
