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XPDFViewer_Text

Type​

function

Summary​

Return the text of a page in ANSI.

Syntax​

XPDFViewer_Text(<viewerName>, <pageNumber>)

Description​

This function should be considered deprecated in favor of XPDFViewer_Unicode.

The following errors may be thrown by the command:

  • XPDF_ERROR: incorrect number of parameters
  • XPDF_ERROR: PDF viewer not found

Parameters​

NameTypeDescription

viewerName

string

The name of the viewer.

pageNumber

integer

The pageNumber to return the text of.

Examples​

put XPDFViewer_Text("Document1",3) into fld "page text"

Value​

NameTypeDescription

return

The text of the page.

Compatibility and Support​

Introduced

LiveCode 1.0.0

OS

mac

windows

Platforms

desktop

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