Populate fields from a database table

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// Copyright (c) 2018 ActivePDF, Inc. // ActivePDF Toolkit 2017 // Example generated 10/16/18 using System; // Make sure to add the ActivePDF product .NET DLL(s) to your application. // .NET DLL(s) are typically found in the products 'bin' folder. class Examples { public static void Example() { string strPath; int intOpenOutputFile; string strSQL; string strConn; int intLoadDBMapFile; int intDBToForm; strPath = System.AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory; // Instantiate Object APToolkitNET.Toolkit oTK = new APToolkitNET.Toolkit(); // Create the new PDF file intOpenOutputFile = oTK.OpenOutputFile(strPath + "new.pdf"); if (intOpenOutputFile != 0) { ErrorHandler("OpenOutputFile", intOpenOutputFile); } // Specify the template form to populate oTK.SetDBInputTemplate(strPath + "dbtemplate.pdf"); // Set query command to a variable strSQL = "Select * From Supplier"; // Set connection String to a variable strConn = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=" + strPath + "xtreme.mdb" + ";Persist Security Info=False"; // Set master query oTK.SetMasterQuery(strConn, "Admin", "", -1, strSQL); // Set the row Separator oTK.SetDBMultiRowSeparator(""); // Related query separator is only needed if different from default of '|' oTK.RelatedQuerySeparator = "|"; // Add related query oTK.AddRelatedQuery(strConn, "Admin", "", -1, strSQL, true); // If db column names are different then field names a map file is needed // In this example only the zip/postal code is different intLoadDBMapFile = oTK.LoadDBMapFile(strPath + "dbformmap.txt"); if (intLoadDBMapFile != 0) { ErrorHandler("LoadDBMapFile", intLoadDBMapFile); } // Flatten fields that are populated with data oTK.SetDefaultDBMergeFlag(-997); // Flatten all other fields on the form oTK.FlattenRemainingFormFields = 1; // Fill the template form intDBToForm = oTK.DBToForm(false); if (intDBToForm != 0) { ErrorHandler("DBToForm", intDBToForm); } // Clear and close used queries oTK.ClearQueries(); // Close the output file oTK.CloseOutputFile(); // Release Object oTK.Dispose(); // Process Complete WriteResults("Done!"); } // Error Handling public static void ErrorHandler(string strMethod, object rtnCode) { WriteResults(strMethod + " error: " + rtnCode.ToString()); } // Write output data public static void WriteResults(string content) { // Choose where to write out results // Debug output //System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine("ActivePDF: * " + content); // Console Console.WriteLine(content); // Log file //using (System.IO.TextWriter writer = new System.IO.StreamWriter(System.AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory + "application.log", true)) //{ // writer.WriteLine("[" + DateTime.Now.ToString("MM/dd/yyyy HH:mm:ss") + "]: => " + content); //} } }

// Copyright (c) 2018 ActivePDF, Inc.
// ActivePDF Toolkit 2017
// Example generated 10/16/18 

using System;

// Make sure to add the ActivePDF product .NET DLL(s) to your application.
// .NET DLL(s) are typically found in the products 'bin' folder.

class Examples
{
  public static void Example()
  {
    string strPath;
    int intOpenOutputFile;
    string strSQL;
    string strConn;
    int intLoadDBMapFile;
    int intDBToForm;
    
    strPath = System.AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory;

    // Instantiate Object
    APToolkitNET.Toolkit oTK = new APToolkitNET.Toolkit();
    
    // Create the new PDF file
    intOpenOutputFile = oTK.OpenOutputFile(strPath + "new.pdf");
    if (intOpenOutputFile != 0)
    {
      ErrorHandler("OpenOutputFile", intOpenOutputFile);
    }
    
    // Specify the template form to populate
    oTK.SetDBInputTemplate(strPath + "dbtemplate.pdf");
    
    // Set query command to a variable
    strSQL = "Select * From Supplier";
    
    // Set connection String to a variable
    strConn = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=" + strPath + "xtreme.mdb" + ";Persist Security Info=False";
    
    // Set master query
    oTK.SetMasterQuery(strConn, "Admin", "", -1, strSQL);
    
    // Set the row Separator
    oTK.SetDBMultiRowSeparator("");
    
    // Related query separator is only needed if different from default of '|'
    oTK.RelatedQuerySeparator = "|";
    
    // Add related query
    oTK.AddRelatedQuery(strConn, "Admin", "", -1, strSQL, true);
    
    // If db column names are different then field names a map file is needed
    // In this example only the zip/postal code is different
    intLoadDBMapFile = oTK.LoadDBMapFile(strPath + "dbformmap.txt");
    if (intLoadDBMapFile != 0)
    {
      ErrorHandler("LoadDBMapFile", intLoadDBMapFile);
    }
    
    // Flatten fields that are populated with data
    oTK.SetDefaultDBMergeFlag(-997);
    
    // Flatten all other fields on the form
    oTK.FlattenRemainingFormFields = 1;
    
    // Fill the template form
    intDBToForm = oTK.DBToForm(false);
    if (intDBToForm != 0)
    {
      ErrorHandler("DBToForm", intDBToForm);
    }
    
    // Clear and close used queries
    oTK.ClearQueries();
    
    // Close the output file
    oTK.CloseOutputFile();
    
    // Release Object
    oTK.Dispose();
    
    // Process Complete
    WriteResults("Done!");
  }
  
  // Error Handling
  public static void ErrorHandler(string strMethod, object rtnCode)
  {
    WriteResults(strMethod + " error:  " + rtnCode.ToString());
  }
  
  // Write output data
  public static void WriteResults(string content)
  {
    // Choose where to write out results
  
    // Debug output
    //System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine("ActivePDF: * " + content);
  
    // Console
    Console.WriteLine(content);
  
    // Log file
    //using (System.IO.TextWriter writer = new System.IO.StreamWriter(System.AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory + "application.log", true))
    //{
    //    writer.WriteLine("[" + DateTime.Now.ToString("MM/dd/yyyy HH:mm:ss") + "]: => " + content);
    //}
  }
}