InsertPages operation

[anovy]

Hi, I found that
DoVerb("Documents[#id]","InsertPages",NULL,NULL,PXCVA_NoUI);
returns always S_OK, even if the source file (set via "Operations.InsertPages.File") is invalid or does not exists.
Could you please check this?

[Corwin - Tracker Sup]

Hi anovy,

This problem will be fixed in next build. Thanks for info.

[anovy]

For your information more my findings:
- If the source (inserted) file has not 'page extract permission', then InsertPages also incorrectly returns S_OK (although correctly no page is inserted).
- If the target document has not 'change permission', then InsertPages returns correct value (corresponding error string "No permission for current action").

[anovy]

And one more question:
What permisson must have the source PDF file for InsertPages? I thought that this must be 'page extraction', but now I see that probably 'content copying'?

[John - Tracker Supp]

On checking - there is a bug here - you should only require allow 'Document Assembly' to insert pages but currently we require full editing, we will correct this in build 53 (too late for 52 I am afraid).

Though note to delete pages - full editing rights are always required.

[anovy]

Thanks, but I asked for the permissons of the source file. So what permissions must have the source PDF file from which the pages are taken.

[Vasyl - PDF-XChange]

Hi anovy.

What permission must have the source PDF file for InsertPages? I thought that this must be 'page extraction', but now I see that probably 'content copying'?

You are right and you may check it by:

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DoDocumentVerb(srcDocID, NULL, "IsOperationGranted", dataIn(2,5), dataOut, 0);
canExtractPages = (dataOut != 0);

Also you may check destination PDF for pages inserting by:

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DoDocumentVerb(srcDocID, NULL, "IsOperationGranted", dataIn(2,16), dataOut, 0);
canInsertPages = (dataOut != 0);

Sorry, but the "IsOperationGranted" operation is still undocumented in the latest release - see the updated help file in the attachment, [Reference/NamedItems/Documents/Item/Menthods/IsOperationGranted] section.

Best
Regards.

[anovy]

Thanks Vasyl, but the source file is not opened in viewer, so this check (via docid) is not useful.
However it will be enough for me if the InsertPages operation will return a correct handle with corresponding error string from GetTextFromResult.

[anovy]

One more question:

dataIn(2,5),

It is VARIANT with SAFEARRAY?

[Vasyl - PDF-XChange]

Yes. You may use our IPDFXCargs interface to read/write the SAFEARRAY structure.