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Lines & Rectangles

PDFReports also allows you to draw vectors: this simple code shows you how.

Let's start from the syntax of the DrawLine method.

PDFRPT.DrawLine Width, Left, Right, Top, Bottom

Width: Width of the line in pixels, integer
Top: distance from the Top border of the page, double
Left: distance from the Left border of the page, double
Right: distance from the Right border of the page, double
Bottom: distance from the Bottom border of the page, double

All distances are expressed in the current unit of measure (see previous chapter).

Here's the syntax of the DrawRect method.

PDFRPT.DrawRect Width, blnFill, blnOutline, Left, RectWidth, Top, RectHeight

Width: Width of the line in pixels, Long
blnFill: set = 0 for no Fill, set = 1 for filling with current color the rectangle, Long
blnOutline: 0 = no border, 1 = border visible, Long
Top: distance from the Top border of the page, double
Left: distance from the Left border of the page, double
RectWidth: Width of the rectangle, double
Top: distance from the Top border of the page, double
RectHeight: Height of the rectangle

Here's some sample code and the resulting PDF:

Private Sub Command5_Click()
  Dim PDFRPT As New PDFDocument
  PDFRPT.NewPDF "This is my first PDF"
  PDFRPT.DrawLine 1, 10, 40, 20, 60
  PDFRPT.DrawRect 2, 0, 1, 20, 30, 20, 40  
  PDFRPT.SavePDF "c:\provaocx.pdf"
End Sub



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