PDFOpen (Function)

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PDFOpen (Function)

In french: PDFOuvre

Opens a PDF document and loads it in a pdfDocument variable.

Example

MonPDF is pdfDocument = PDFOpen("test.pdf")

IF ErrorOccurred() THEN
   Error(ErrorInfo())
   RETURN
END

Syntax

<Result> = PDFOpen(<Document source> [, <Password>])

<Result>: pdfDocument variable

pdfDocument variable corresponding to the specified PDF document.
In the event of an error, variable ErrorOccurred is set to True and function ErrorInfo is used to find out the cause of the error.

<Document source>: Type corresponding to the source

Corresponds to one of the following elements:
Full or relative path of the PDF file to be opened (up to 260 characters).
Name of the Buffer containing the PDF document.
Name of the memo item containing the PDF document. This parameter is of the form: <Fichier de données>.<Rubrique>.

<Password>: Optional string or Secret string

Password to open the PDF file to use (if the file is protected by a password).
New in version 2025
Secret strings: If you use the secret string vault, the type of secret string used for this parameter must be "ANSI or Unicode string".
To learn more about secret strings and how to use the vault, see Secret string vault.

Remarks

Starting with version 28, this function is not supported by 32-bit ARM processors. New PDF features require a 64-bit execution mode.
If an application is to be run on devices with 32-bit ARM processors, it must be generated with WINDEV Mobile 27.

Business / UI classification: Business Logic

Component: wd300wdpdf.dll