Example code is for an older version of Toolkit, newer code is available.
' Copyright (c) 2020 ActivePDF, Inc.
' ActivePDF Toolkit 2017
' Example generated 01/20/20
Imports 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.
Public Class Examples
Sub Example()
Dim strPath As String, intOpenOutputFile As Integer, intMergeFile As Integer
strPath = AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory
' Instantiate Object
Dim oTK As APToolkitNET.Toolkit = New APToolkitNET.Toolkit()
' Create the new PDF file
intOpenOutputFile = oTK.OpenOutputFile(strPath & "new.pdf")
If intOpenOutputFile <> 0 Then
ErrorHandler("OpenOutputFile", intOpenOutputFile)
End If
' Set whether the fields should be read only in the output PDF
' 0 mark all fields read-only, 1 leave fields as they are
' Fields set with SetFormFieldData will not be effected
oTK.ReadOnlyOnMerge = 1
' Set the bookmarks from original files to copy into new PDF
oTK.AddBookmarks = 1
' MergeFile is the equivalent of OpenInputFile and CopyForm
' Merge the cover page (0 for all pages) setting first level bookmark name
oTK.SetInputBookmark = "Cover Page"
intMergeFile = oTK.MergeFile(strPath & "cover.pdf", 0, 0)
If intMergeFile <> 1 Then
ErrorHandler("MergeFile", intMergeFile)
End If
' Set the first level bookmark name and merge the next PDF
oTK.SetInputBookmark = "Lorem Ipsum"
intMergeFile = oTK.MergeFile(strPath & "5pageLI.pdf", 0, 0)
If intMergeFile <> 1 Then
ErrorHandler("MergeFile", intMergeFile)
End If
' Set the first level bookmark name and merge the next PDF
oTK.SetInputBookmark = "Aliquam Adipiscing"
intMergeFile = oTK.MergeFile(strPath & "6pageAA.pdf", 0, 0)
If intMergeFile <> 1 Then
ErrorHandler("MergeFile", intMergeFile)
End If
' Close the new file to complete PDF creation
oTK.CloseOutputFile()
' Release Object
oTK.Dispose()
' Process Complete
WriteResults("Done!")
End Sub
' Error Handling
' Error messages written to debug output
Sub ErrorHandler(ByVal strMethod, ByVal RtnCode)
WriteResults(strMethod + " error: " + rtnCode.ToString())
End Sub
' Write output data
Sub WriteResults(content As String)
' Choose where to write out results
' Debug output
'System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine("ActivePDF: * " + content)
' Console
Console.WriteLine(content)
' Log file
'Using tw = New System.IO.StreamWriter(AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory & "application.log", True)
' tw.WriteLine("[" + DateTime.Now.ToString("MM/dd/yyyy HH:mm:ss") + "]: => " + content)
'End Using
End Sub
End Class
