iPrintSignature (Function)

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iPrintSignature (Function)

In french: iImprimeSignature

Prints an image of the signature in a rectangular area. The print is not started (only iEndPrinting can be used to start the print).

Remark: This signature will be used to sign the generated PDF files or the duplicates.

Example

// Retrieve the list of certificates available on the computer
arrCertificate is array of Certificates
arrCertificate = CertificateList()

// Open report viewer
iDestination(iViewer)
iPrintSignature(iSignatureApproval, arrCertificate[1], "My certificate", 10, 10, 200, 200)
iEndPrinting()

Syntax

Printing a signature defined by a certificate Hide the details

<Result> = iPrintSignature(<Type of signature> , <Certificate> , <Label> , <X1> , <Y1> , <X2> , <Y2>)

<Result>: Boolean

True if the signature was printed,
False in case of failure.

<Type of signature>: Integer constant

Type and format of the signature:
Type of signature:
iSignatureApproval Approval signature. An approval signature corresponds to a mark applied by another person to indicate that he/she approves the document content.
iSignatureCertification Certification signature. A certification signature corresponds to a seal applied to the document to guarantee its integrity.
Versions 25 and later
Signature format (can be combined with a signature type):
PAdES (PDF Advanced Electronic Signatures):
iSignature_CAdES_B CAdES Basic (CMS Advanced Electronic Signature).
iSignature_CAdES_C CAdES C (CMS Advanced Electronic Signature).
iSignature_CAdES_T CAdES Trust token (CMS Advanced Electronic Signature).
iSignature_CAdES_X CAdES X Type 2 (CMS Advanced Electronic Signature).
iSignature_CAdES_XL CAdES XL Type 2 (CMS Advanced Electronic Signature).
Adobe signature format:
iSignature_PKCS7
(default value) PKCS7 signature format. This is an Adobe standard format not approved by the ETSI and Chorus standards.
New in version 25
Signature format (can be combined with a signature type):
PAdES (PDF Advanced Electronic Signatures):
iSignature_CAdES_B CAdES Basic (CMS Advanced Electronic Signature).
iSignature_CAdES_C CAdES C (CMS Advanced Electronic Signature).
iSignature_CAdES_T CAdES Trust token (CMS Advanced Electronic Signature).
iSignature_CAdES_X CAdES X Type 2 (CMS Advanced Electronic Signature).
iSignature_CAdES_XL CAdES XL Type 2 (CMS Advanced Electronic Signature).
Adobe signature format:
iSignature_PKCS7
(default value) PKCS7 signature format. This is an Adobe standard format not approved by the ETSI and Chorus standards.
Signature format (can be combined with a signature type):
PAdES (PDF Advanced Electronic Signatures):
iSignature_CAdES_B CAdES Basic (CMS Advanced Electronic Signature).
iSignature_CAdES_C CAdES C (CMS Advanced Electronic Signature).
iSignature_CAdES_T CAdES Trust token (CMS Advanced Electronic Signature).
iSignature_CAdES_X CAdES X Type 2 (CMS Advanced Electronic Signature).
iSignature_CAdES_XL CAdES XL Type 2 (CMS Advanced Electronic Signature).
Adobe signature format:
iSignature_PKCS7
(default value) PKCS7 signature format. This is an Adobe standard format not approved by the ETSI and Chorus standards.

<Certificate>: Certificate variable

Name of the Certificate variable containing the signature to use.

<Label>: Character string

Text displayed in the signature area.

<X1>: Real

Horizontal coordinate of top left corner of signature area (in millimeters).
Value included between 0 and the page width (returned by iPageWidth).

<Y1>: Real

Vertical coordinate of the top left corner of signature area (in millimeters).
Value included between 0 and the page height (returned by iPageHeight).

<X2>: Real

Horizontal coordinate of the bottom right corner of signature area (in millimeters).
Value included between 0 and the page width (returned by iPageWidth).

<Y2>: Real

Vertical coordinate of the bottom right corner of signature area (in millimeters).
Value included between 0 and the page height (returned by iPageHeight).

Versions 22 and later

Printing a signature defined by a pdfSignature variable Hide the details

<Result> = iPrintSignature([<Type of signature>, ] <Signature>)

<Result>: Boolean

True if the signature was printed,
False in case of failure.

<Type of signature>: Optional Integer constant

Type and format of the signature:
Type of signature:
iSignatureApproval Approval signature. An approval signature corresponds to a mark applied by another person to indicate that he/she approves the document content.
iSignatureCertification Certification signature. A certification signature corresponds to a seal applied to the document to guarantee its integrity.
Versions 25 and later
Signature format (can be combined with a signature type):
PAdES (PDF Advanced Electronic Signatures):
iSignature_CAdES_B CAdES Basic (CMS Advanced Electronic Signature).
iSignature_CAdES_C CAdES C (CMS Advanced Electronic Signature).
iSignature_CAdES_T CAdES Trust token (CMS Advanced Electronic Signature).
iSignature_CAdES_X CAdES X Type 2 (CMS Advanced Electronic Signature).
iSignature_CAdES_XL CAdES XL Type 2 (CMS Advanced Electronic Signature).
Adobe signature format:
iSignature_PKCS7
(default value) PKCS7 signature format. This is an Adobe standard format not approved by the ETSI and Chorus standards.
New in version 25
Signature format (can be combined with a signature type):
PAdES (PDF Advanced Electronic Signatures):
iSignature_CAdES_B CAdES Basic (CMS Advanced Electronic Signature).
iSignature_CAdES_C CAdES C (CMS Advanced Electronic Signature).
iSignature_CAdES_T CAdES Trust token (CMS Advanced Electronic Signature).
iSignature_CAdES_X CAdES X Type 2 (CMS Advanced Electronic Signature).
iSignature_CAdES_XL CAdES XL Type 2 (CMS Advanced Electronic Signature).
Adobe signature format:
iSignature_PKCS7
(default value) PKCS7 signature format. This is an Adobe standard format not approved by the ETSI and Chorus standards.
Signature format (can be combined with a signature type):
PAdES (PDF Advanced Electronic Signatures):
iSignature_CAdES_B CAdES Basic (CMS Advanced Electronic Signature).
iSignature_CAdES_C CAdES C (CMS Advanced Electronic Signature).
iSignature_CAdES_T CAdES Trust token (CMS Advanced Electronic Signature).
iSignature_CAdES_X CAdES X Type 2 (CMS Advanced Electronic Signature).
iSignature_CAdES_XL CAdES XL Type 2 (CMS Advanced Electronic Signature).
Adobe signature format:
iSignature_PKCS7
(default value) PKCS7 signature format. This is an Adobe standard format not approved by the ETSI and Chorus standards.

<Signature>: pdfSignature variable

Name of the pdfSignature variable containing the signature to use.

New in version 22

Printing a signature defined by a pdfSignature variable Hide the details

<Result> = iPrintSignature([<Type of signature>, ] <Signature>)

<Result>: Boolean

True if the signature was printed,
False in case of failure.

<Type of signature>: Optional Integer constant

Type and format of the signature:
Type of signature:
iSignatureApproval Approval signature. An approval signature corresponds to a mark applied by another person to indicate that he/she approves the document content.
iSignatureCertification Certification signature. A certification signature corresponds to a seal applied to the document to guarantee its integrity.
Versions 25 and later
Signature format (can be combined with a signature type):
PAdES (PDF Advanced Electronic Signatures):
iSignature_CAdES_B CAdES Basic (CMS Advanced Electronic Signature).
iSignature_CAdES_C CAdES C (CMS Advanced Electronic Signature).
iSignature_CAdES_T CAdES Trust token (CMS Advanced Electronic Signature).
iSignature_CAdES_X CAdES X Type 2 (CMS Advanced Electronic Signature).
iSignature_CAdES_XL CAdES XL Type 2 (CMS Advanced Electronic Signature).
Adobe signature format:
iSignature_PKCS7
(default value) PKCS7 signature format. This is an Adobe standard format not approved by the ETSI and Chorus standards.
New in version 25
Signature format (can be combined with a signature type):
PAdES (PDF Advanced Electronic Signatures):
iSignature_CAdES_B CAdES Basic (CMS Advanced Electronic Signature).
iSignature_CAdES_C CAdES C (CMS Advanced Electronic Signature).
iSignature_CAdES_T CAdES Trust token (CMS Advanced Electronic Signature).
iSignature_CAdES_X CAdES X Type 2 (CMS Advanced Electronic Signature).
iSignature_CAdES_XL CAdES XL Type 2 (CMS Advanced Electronic Signature).
Adobe signature format:
iSignature_PKCS7
(default value) PKCS7 signature format. This is an Adobe standard format not approved by the ETSI and Chorus standards.
Signature format (can be combined with a signature type):
PAdES (PDF Advanced Electronic Signatures):
iSignature_CAdES_B CAdES Basic (CMS Advanced Electronic Signature).
iSignature_CAdES_C CAdES C (CMS Advanced Electronic Signature).
iSignature_CAdES_T CAdES Trust token (CMS Advanced Electronic Signature).
iSignature_CAdES_X CAdES X Type 2 (CMS Advanced Electronic Signature).
iSignature_CAdES_XL CAdES XL Type 2 (CMS Advanced Electronic Signature).
Adobe signature format:
iSignature_PKCS7
(default value) PKCS7 signature format. This is an Adobe standard format not approved by the ETSI and Chorus standards.

<Signature>: pdfSignature variable

Name of the pdfSignature variable containing the signature to use.

Printing a signature defined by a pdfSignature variable Hide the details

<Result> = iPrintSignature([<Type of signature>, ] <Signature>)

<Result>: Boolean

True if the signature was printed,
False in case of failure.

<Type of signature>: Optional Integer constant

Type and format of the signature:
Type of signature:
iSignatureApproval Approval signature. An approval signature corresponds to a mark applied by another person to indicate that he/she approves the document content.
iSignatureCertification Certification signature. A certification signature corresponds to a seal applied to the document to guarantee its integrity.
Versions 25 and later
Signature format (can be combined with a signature type):
PAdES (PDF Advanced Electronic Signatures):
iSignature_CAdES_B CAdES Basic (CMS Advanced Electronic Signature).
iSignature_CAdES_C CAdES C (CMS Advanced Electronic Signature).
iSignature_CAdES_T CAdES Trust token (CMS Advanced Electronic Signature).
iSignature_CAdES_X CAdES X Type 2 (CMS Advanced Electronic Signature).
iSignature_CAdES_XL CAdES XL Type 2 (CMS Advanced Electronic Signature).
Adobe signature format:
iSignature_PKCS7
(default value) PKCS7 signature format. This is an Adobe standard format not approved by the ETSI and Chorus standards.
New in version 25
Signature format (can be combined with a signature type):
PAdES (PDF Advanced Electronic Signatures):
iSignature_CAdES_B CAdES Basic (CMS Advanced Electronic Signature).
iSignature_CAdES_C CAdES C (CMS Advanced Electronic Signature).
iSignature_CAdES_T CAdES Trust token (CMS Advanced Electronic Signature).
iSignature_CAdES_X CAdES X Type 2 (CMS Advanced Electronic Signature).
iSignature_CAdES_XL CAdES XL Type 2 (CMS Advanced Electronic Signature).
Adobe signature format:
iSignature_PKCS7
(default value) PKCS7 signature format. This is an Adobe standard format not approved by the ETSI and Chorus standards.
Signature format (can be combined with a signature type):
PAdES (PDF Advanced Electronic Signatures):
iSignature_CAdES_B CAdES Basic (CMS Advanced Electronic Signature).
iSignature_CAdES_C CAdES C (CMS Advanced Electronic Signature).
iSignature_CAdES_T CAdES Trust token (CMS Advanced Electronic Signature).
iSignature_CAdES_X CAdES X Type 2 (CMS Advanced Electronic Signature).
iSignature_CAdES_XL CAdES XL Type 2 (CMS Advanced Electronic Signature).
Adobe signature format:
iSignature_PKCS7
(default value) PKCS7 signature format. This is an Adobe standard format not approved by the ETSI and Chorus standards.

<Signature>: pdfSignature variable

Name of the pdfSignature variable containing the signature to use.

Remarks

To print an image in the signature area, use iPrintImage:

iPrintSignature(iSignatureApproval, MySignature, "", 150, 200, 250, 250)
iPrintImage("signature test.jpg", 150, 200, 250, 250)
In a report created with the report editor, use a Signature control to sign the PDF files. For more details, see The Signature control.

Caution: In order for a signed PDF file to be recognized by Acrobat, the company issuing the signature certificate must be member of AATL list (Adobe Authorized Trust List) or member of CDS program (Certified Document Services).
If the certificate is not recognized, Acrobat will display a banner saying "At least one signature presents a problem...".

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