On Fri, May 29, 2015 at 11:30 AM, Chris Davis <[email protected]> wrote:
> I am hoping for some kind of API which will let me do something like ...
>
> oPDF=createobject("Something.Amazing")
>
> oPDF.file="c:\mypdf.pdf"
> thisform.myimage.picture=oPDF.getthumbnail()
>
> :-)
>
Have you looked in the ProFox archives? I recommend you search on
"Adobe Reader."
I like Kevin's suggestion of creating the thumbnails yourself using
ImageMagick. It keeps you out of the embedded OLE version-madness
nightmares.
I think you're just missing a couple of lines of code there :)
In pseudo-code that will compile in no language:
DEFINE CLASS Something.Amazing AS CUSTOM
PROCEDURE GetThumbNail (cFilename AS String)
local lcCommandline
lcCommandline = "c:\ImageMagick\Convert" && ... rest of commandline argument
&& which creates the thumbnails along lcPath with name lcFilename
RUN &lcCommandline
RETURN lcPath + lcFilename
ENDDEF
There are at least three means I can think of getting what you want:
you can automate the Adobe Reader, you can do the image conversion
yourself, or you can embed an OLE PDF reader in your page. What you
choose to do depends upon your particular circumstances, which you
haven't shared with us. If this is in-house and you can control what's
installed on machines, one choice is better. If you are redistributing
this app to many clients in many situations, perhaps another choice is
better. What you choose depends on what you need.
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