Hi,
We are using PDF-XChange Viewer ActiveX SDK successfully for UI-based PDF annotating. We export the created annotations to an XFDF file, and later we can import the XFDF file to a PDF file.
Now, we have a need to exporting and importing of annotations with these XFDF files in a non-UI process. Does Tracker Software have a suitable SDK for this purpose? We'd need to run the SDK in a non-UI process and it would need to support the following:
1. Taking an annotated PDF file as input and exporting all of its annotations to an XFDF file. Similar to what "this.exportAsXFDF" does in the ActiveX SDK.
2. Importing all annotations in an XFDF file to another PDF file. Similar to what "this.importAnXFDF" does in the ActiveX SDK.
Best regards,
Antti
Export and import XFDF annotations in a non-UI process
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Re: Export and import XFDF annotations in a non-UI process
Hi, Antti.
Cheers.
No, it is impossible with Viewer ActiveX Control SDK. It is UI-based SDK only and currently we have not other SDK for that features. Can you create a hidden form which embeds our ActiveX?We'd need to run the SDK in a non-UI process
Cheers.
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Re: Export and import XFDF annotations in a non-UI process
OK, understood.
I'm not sure if a hidden form with your embedded ActiveX control would work, but in general I've had less favorable results when trying to run UI controls in non-UI server processes like Windows services. This case needs to run on a Windows Server even if no user is logged on. I'll look for some other alternative primarily, but if I don't find one I might try that.
I'm sure you know the SDK market pretty well, would you happen to know of a non-UI SDK for this kind of manipulation of PDF files from any other vendors that we should look at?
You have great functionality in your Viewer ActiveX SDK and a lot of it would be useful also as a non-UI PDF SDK. If you ever decide to offer such a version of your SDK, we'd be definitely interested.
Antti
I'm not sure if a hidden form with your embedded ActiveX control would work, but in general I've had less favorable results when trying to run UI controls in non-UI server processes like Windows services. This case needs to run on a Windows Server even if no user is logged on. I'll look for some other alternative primarily, but if I don't find one I might try that.
I'm sure you know the SDK market pretty well, would you happen to know of a non-UI SDK for this kind of manipulation of PDF files from any other vendors that we should look at?
You have great functionality in your Viewer ActiveX SDK and a lot of it would be useful also as a non-UI PDF SDK. If you ever decide to offer such a version of your SDK, we'd be definitely interested.
Antti
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Re: Export and import XFDF annotations in a non-UI process
Hi Antti,
Our Simple Viewer DLL SDK can be used without any UI - but it will not do the xfdf import and export you need.
I can not think of nay other SDK product that can do this without UI.
Regards,
Stefan
Our Simple Viewer DLL SDK can be used without any UI - but it will not do the xfdf import and export you need.
I can not think of nay other SDK product that can do this without UI.
Regards,
Stefan