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<!-- Copyright (c) 2020 ActivePDF, Inc. --> <!-- ActivePDF Toolkit 2017 --> <!-- Example generated 10/01/20 --> <!-- Example uses the .NET DLL which requires --> <!-- Coldfusion 8 or above --> <CFSCRIPT> // Get current path strPath = ExpandPath(".") & "\"; // Instantiate Object oTK = CreateObject(".NET", "APToolkitNET.Toolkit", "C:\Program Files\activePDF\Toolkit\DotNetComponent\2.0\APToolkitNET.dll"); // Here you can place any code that will alter the output file // Such as adding security, setting page dimensions, etc. // Create the new PDF file in memory intOpenOutputFile = oTK.OpenOutputFile("MEMORY"); if(intOpenOutputFile != 0) { Error("OpenOutputFile", intOpenOutputFile); } // Open the template PDF intOpenInputFile = oTK.OpenInputFile(strPath & "PDF.pdf"); if(intOpenInputFile != 0) { Error("OpenInputFile", intOpenInputFile); } // Here you can call any Toolkit functions that will manipulate // the input file such as text and image stamping, form filling, etc. // Copy the template (with any changes) to the new file // Start page and end page, 0 = all pages intCopyForm = oTK.CopyForm(0, 0); if(intCopyForm != 1) { Error("CopyForm", intCopyForm); } // Close the new file to complete PDF creation oTK.CloseOutputFile(); // Set the in memory PDF to a variable // To retrieve the PDF as a byte array use oTK.BinaryImage memPDF = oTK.Get_OutputByteStream(); // Toolkit can take a PDF in memory and use it as an input file // Here we will use the PDF we just created in memory // Create the final PDF on disk intOpenOutputFile = oTK.OpenOutputFile(strPath & "final.pdf"); if(intOpenOutputFile != 0) { Error("OpenOutputFile", intOpenOutputFile); } // Prepare the in memory PDF to be used with Toolkit // For .NET Toolkit also has InputByteArray to accept Byte Arrays oTK.Set_InputByteStream(memPDF); // Now we can use 'MEMORY' as the filename with OpenInputFile or MergeFile intMergeFile = oTK.MergeFile("MEMORY", 0, 0); if(intMergeFile != 1) { Error("MergeFile", intMergeFile); } // Close the final file to complete PDF creation oTK.CloseOutputFile(); // To save a PDF in memory to a file directly call SaveMemoryToDisk oTK.SaveMemoryToDisk(strPath & "SavedMemory.pdf"); // Release Object oTK = 0; // Process Complete WriteOutput("Done!"); // Error Handling Function Error(method, outputCode) { WriteOutput("Error in " & method & ": " & outputCode); } </CFSCRIPT>

<!-- Copyright (c) 2020 ActivePDF, Inc. -->
<!-- ActivePDF Toolkit 2017 -->
<!-- Example generated 10/01/20  -->

<!-- Example uses the .NET DLL which requires -->
<!-- Coldfusion 8 or above -->

<CFSCRIPT>
// Get current path
strPath = ExpandPath(".") & "\";

// Instantiate Object
oTK = CreateObject(".NET", "APToolkitNET.Toolkit", "C:\Program Files\activePDF\Toolkit\DotNetComponent\2.0\APToolkitNET.dll");

// Here you can place any code that will alter the output file
// Such as adding security, setting page dimensions, etc.

// Create the new PDF file in memory
intOpenOutputFile = oTK.OpenOutputFile("MEMORY");
if(intOpenOutputFile != 0) {
  Error("OpenOutputFile", intOpenOutputFile);
}

// Open the template PDF
intOpenInputFile = oTK.OpenInputFile(strPath & "PDF.pdf");
if(intOpenInputFile != 0) {
  Error("OpenInputFile", intOpenInputFile);
}

// Here you can call any Toolkit functions that will manipulate
// the input file such as text and image stamping, form filling, etc.

// Copy the template (with any changes) to the new file
// Start page and end page, 0 = all pages
intCopyForm = oTK.CopyForm(0, 0);
if(intCopyForm != 1) {
  Error("CopyForm", intCopyForm);
}

// Close the new file to complete PDF creation
oTK.CloseOutputFile();

// Set the in memory PDF to a variable
// To retrieve the PDF as a byte array use oTK.BinaryImage
memPDF = oTK.Get_OutputByteStream();

// Toolkit can take a PDF in memory and use it as an input file
// Here we will use the PDF we just created in memory

// Create the final PDF on disk
intOpenOutputFile = oTK.OpenOutputFile(strPath & "final.pdf");
if(intOpenOutputFile != 0) {
  Error("OpenOutputFile", intOpenOutputFile);
}

// Prepare the in memory PDF to be used with Toolkit
// For .NET Toolkit also has InputByteArray to accept Byte Arrays
oTK.Set_InputByteStream(memPDF);

// Now we can use 'MEMORY' as the filename with OpenInputFile or MergeFile
intMergeFile = oTK.MergeFile("MEMORY", 0, 0);
if(intMergeFile != 1) {
  Error("MergeFile", intMergeFile);
}

// Close the final file to complete PDF creation
oTK.CloseOutputFile();

// To save a PDF in memory to a file directly call SaveMemoryToDisk
oTK.SaveMemoryToDisk(strPath & "SavedMemory.pdf");

// Release Object
oTK = 0;

// Process Complete
WriteOutput("Done!");

// Error Handling
Function Error(method, outputCode) {
  WriteOutput("Error in " & method & ": " & outputCode);
}
</CFSCRIPT>