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WLanguage includes different types of variables to handle PDF files:
pdfAttachmentThe pdfAttachment type is used to define all the advanced characteristics of an attachment in a PDF document.
pdfDocumentThe pdfDocument type gets all the characteristics of a PDF file: author, date created, page content, etc.
pdfPageThe pdfPage type is used to define all the advanced characteristics of a page from a PDF document loaded in memory.
pdfParameterThe pdfParameter type defines all the characteristics of the PDF file to be generated.
pdfSignatureThe pdfSignature type is used to define the advanced characteristics of the signature that will be applied to a PDF file when signing an existing PDF (via Sign).
pdfTextElementThe pdfTextElement type is used to find out all the characteristics of a text element in a PDF page.

The following functions are used to handle PDF files, using prefix syntax:
<pdfDocument variable>.AddWatermarkAdds a watermark to all the pages of an existing PDF file.
<pdfDocument variable>.GetSignatureGets the signature of a PDF document as a buffer.
<pdfDocument variable>.GetSignatureDateGets the date of one of the signatures of a PDF document.
<pdfDocument variable>.NbSignaturesGets the number of signatures in a PDF document.
<pdfDocument variable>.SaveSaves the content of a pdfDocument variable in a ".PDF" file.
<pdfPage variable>.AddImageAdds an image to a page in an existing PDF file.
<pdfPage variable>.AddWatermarkAdds a watermark to a page of an existing PDF file.
New in version 2024
PageExtract
Extracts a page from a PDF file in a variable of type Image.
New in version 2024
Sign
Applies an approval signature to an existing PDF.
New in version 2024
ToText
Extract the text contained in an Document PDF.
Minimum version required
  • Version 28
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Last update: 11/20/2023

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