Programatically Set TextBox Text

[jstonis99]

I want to be able to programatically select the TextBox tool and when clicked, a default text box appears on the PDF document with text already in it. This is not a PDF Tools item of something behind the scenes but interactive with the user. Use Case as follows:

1. User is looking at a document.
2. User clicks a custom menu button to add text.
3. System responds by adding a text box to the document with default text such as, "12/10/2009 /jstonis". The text is dynamic and set at the time of button click.

Can you send a code snippet of how to do this? Is it possible?

Thanks,
Jon

[Vasyl - PDF-XChange]

Hi, Jon

1. User is looking at a document.
2. User clicks a custom menu button to add text.

What is "custom menu button"? We are currently do not support customization of our context menus (it will be available in the future).

3. System responds by adding a text box to the document with default text such as, "12/10/2009 /jstonis". The text is dynamic and set at the time of button click.

If you talking about your context menu item above then you may:

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OnClickOnYourContextMenuItem()
{
  // Method A:
  // place your dynamic text into the system clipboard and call:
  AX.DoVerb("", "ExecuteCommand", "Paste", 0, 0);
  // or Method B:
  // obtain current page:
  AX.GetProperty("Documents[0].Pages.Current", curPage, 0);
  // and call:
  AX.RunJavaScript("this.addAnnot({Page: <curPage>, type: "FreeText", contents: "12/10/2009 /jstonis", rect: [0, 0, 100, 100]})", NULL, <DocID>, 0);
};

HTH

[jstonis99]

I got the Clipboard method to work but am struggling with the JavaScript. I am using c#. I converted your syntax to this:

private void btnTryThis_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
object curPage;
pdfActiveX.GetProperty("Documents[0].Pages.Current", out curPage, 0);
// and call:
string sResult;
//axCoPDFXCview1.RunJavaScript(TBText.Text, out sResult, 0, 0);
pdfActiveX.RunJavaScript("this.addAnnot({Page: <curPage>, type: \"FreeText\", contents: \"12/10/2009 jstonis\", rect: [0, 0, 100, 100]})", out sResult, 0, 0);
}

But when run, I get a COM Exception. Any ideas?

Jon

[Vasyl - PDF-XChange]

Please try:

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string sScript;
sScript = 
"this.addAnnot({Page: " + 
curPage.ToString() + 
", type: \"FreeText\", contents: \"12/10/2009 jstonis\", rect: [0, 0, 100, 100]})";
pdfActiveX.RunJavaScript(sScript, out sResult, 0, 0);

HTH.

[jstonis99]

That worked perfectly. Thank you!!

[John - Tracker Supp]

Pleased all is well