At 03:35 PM 7/22/2004 -0400, Bernie Lis wrote:
Wow, now can we get an explanation of all these things? why do we need them and what will they do? Unknown requester
Bernie,
Ask and you shall receive!
Here you go ...
AUTHOR This property stores the name of the author of the report.Set the value for the Author Meta content, that will be encoded into the document. The value you usually specify is your name, the author of the report.
BACKGROUND_COLOR Default: WHITE Indicates the color to be used as background color of all pages of report. Values: AQUA BLACK BLUE CREAM DARK GRAY FUCHSIA GRAY GREEN LIME LIGHT GRAY MAROON MEDIUM GRAY MINT GREEN NAVY OLIVE PURPLE RED SILVER SKY BLUE TEAL WHITE YELLOW
BACKGROUND_FILE Stores the image file name that is to be used as background image of all pages of report.
BACKGROUND_TYPE Specifies the way background image has to be displayed in the bmp-file. Values: TILE TOPLEFT TOPCENTER TOPRIGHT CENTERLEFT CENTER CENTERRIGHT BOTTOMLEFT BOTTOMCENTER BOTTOMRIGHT
COMPRESSION_METHOD Default: MAXCOMPRESS Specifies the type of compression to be used to compress text and Image. Compression method will be used only if USE_COMPRESSION = ON. Compressing will help in reducing file size. Images are compressed only when IMAGE_FORMAT = BMP. Values: FASTEST NORMAL MAXCOMPRESS
DURATION (for Presentation_Mode) Duration specifies the duration of the transition effect in seconds. Values: nnn
EMBED_USED_FONTS Default: OFF Specifies whether all the used fonts should be embedded in the PDF document. Indicate whether all the used fonts should be embedded in the PDF document. By default fonts are embedded only when the font charset is not ANSI_CHARSET. Set EmbedUsedFonts to TRUE to embed all the fonts used in the report. Fonts are embedded only if embedding is permitted depending on the Embedding Flags of the font. Values: ON OFF
ENCRYPT_FILE Default: OFF Specifies whether the PDF document should be encrypted.Indicate whether the PDF document should be encrypted. Set EncryptFile to True to encrypt the PDF document. Values: ON OFF
ENCRYPTION_LEVEL Default: 40BIT Specifies the level of encryption of the PDF document.Indicate the level of encryption of the PDF document. Set ENCRYPTION_LEVEL to 40BIT for a 40 bit encryption of the PDF document, i.e a 40 bit key is used to encrypt the PDF document. Set ENCRYPTION_LEVEL to 128BIT for a 128 bit encryption of the PDF document, i.e a 128 bit key is used to encrypt the PDF document. EncryptionLevel is considered only if ENCRYPT_FILE is set to ON. Values: 40BIT 128BIT
FILENAME Actual Filename of the PDF-file
FONT_ENCODING Default: WIN_ANSI Specifies the type of font encoding to be used to encode font. Values: WIN_ANSI MAC_ROMAN MAC_EXPERT STANDART PDF_DOC
GENERATE_TOC Default: OFF Specifies whether Table of Contents should be encoded in the document.
IMAGE_DPI Default: -1 Indicates DPI value to be used while encoding images. Indicates DPI value to be used while encoding images. The quality of Image can be enhanced by giving a greater value to IMAGE_DPI. But increase in the value of IMAGE_DPI will lead to increase in file size. IMAGE_DPI is not considered when IMAGE_DPI = -1, i.e the images are exported as is without any modifications in quality.
IMAGE_FORMAT Default: BMP Specifies the linked image file format for image controls used in the report Values: BMP GIF JPG
INCLUDE_HYPERLINKS Default: ON Specifies whether all Internet addresses should be converted to hyperlinks. Set INCLUDE_HYPERLINKS to ON to convert all Internet addresses in the report to hyperlinks. Values: ON OFF
INCLUDE_IMAGES Default: ON Specifies whether Images on the report should be included in the exported file. Setting INCLUDE_IMAGES to ON includes images; setting OFF excludes them. Values: ON OFF
INCLUDE_LINES Default: ON Specifies whether lines on the report should be included in the exported file. Setting INCLUDE_LINES to ON includes lines; setting to OFF excludes them. Values: ON OFF
INCLUDE_RICHTEXT Default: ON Specifies whether contents of the RichText controls on the report should be included in the exported file. Setting INCLUDE_RICHTEXT to ON includes RichText contents; setting OFF excludes them. In PDF, HTML, XHTML, Excel formats, RichText objects are exported either as image or as plain text based on the value of RICH_TEXT_ENCODING_TYPE property. Values: ON OFF
INCLUDE_SHAPES Default: ON Specifies whether shapes on the report should be included in the exported file. Setting INCLUDE_SHAPES to ON includes shapes; setting to OFF excludes them. Values: ON OFF
JPEG_QUALITY Default: 100 Specifies the Quality of the JPEG image used. Values: Integer values (1 - 100)
KEYWORDS Default: ' ' Keywords stores the list of keywords used in the report.Specify a list of keywords for the document that should be encoded as the Keywords Meta content.
OPEN Default: OFF Specifies whether the report should be opened after it is generated. Values: ON OFF
OWNER_PASSWORD Specifies the owner password of the encrypted PDF document. Opening the document with the correct owner password (assuming it is not same as the user password) allows full (owner) access to the document. This unlimited access includes the ability to change the document's passwords and access permissions.
Permissions (ENABLE_PRINTING, ENABLE_COPYING, ENABLE_MODIFYING)
Specifies the user permissions that should be encoded in the PDF document.
Indicate the user permissions that should be encoded in the PDF document.
These permissions are considered by the viewer applications if the document
is opened with the User password. If ENABLE_PRINTING is OFF then printing
is not enabled. If ENABLE_COPYING is OFF then page contents cannot be selected
and copied. If ENABLE_MODIFYING is OFF then the PDF document cannot be modified.
ENABLE_PRINTING Default: ON If ENABLE_PRINTING is OFF then printing is not enabled. Values: ON OFF
ENABLE_COPYING Default: ON If ENABLE_COPYING is OFF then page contents cannot be selected and copied. Values: ON OFF
ENABLE_MODIFYING Default: ON If ENABLE_MODIFYING is OFF then the PDF document cannot be modified. Values: ON OFF
PIXELFORMAT
Default: 24
Specifies the pixel format of the image.Indicate the pixel format of the image.
Setting PIXELFORMAT will change the internal image and color depth of the image.
Values:
1
4
8
15
16
24
32
PRESENTATION_MODE Presentation mode specifies how the viewer application should display the document. Some viewer applications allow a document to be displayed in the form of a presentation or slide show, advancing from one page to the next either automatically or under user control. Values: BLINDS_HOR Multiple lines, evenly spaced across the screen, synchronously sweep in the same direction to reveal the new page. The lines are horizontal and move downward.
BLINDS_VERT Multiple lines, evenly spaced across the screen, synchronously sweep in the same direction to reveal the new page. The lines are vertical and move to the right.
BOX_INWARD A rectangular box sweeps inward from the edges of the page revealing the new page.
BOX_OUTWARD A rectangular box sweeps outward from the center of the page revealing the new page.
DISSOLVE The old page dissolves gradually to reveal the new one.
GLITTER_LEFT_TO_RIGHT Similar to DISSOLVE, except that the effect sweeps across the page in a wide band moving from Left side of the screen to the Right side.
GLITTER_TOP_TO_BOTTOM Similar to DISSOLVE, except that the effect sweeps across the page in a wide band moving from Top side of the screen to the Bottom side.
GLITTER_TOPLEFT_TO_BOTTOMRIGHT NONE
SPLIT_HOR_INWARD Two lines sweep across the screen, revealing the new page. The lines are horizontal and move inward from the edges of the page.
SPLIT_HOR_OUTWARD Two lines sweep across the screen, revealing the new page. The lines are horizontal and move outward from the center of the page.
SPLIT_VERT_INWARD Two lines sweep across the screen, revealing the new page. The lines are vertical and move inward from the edges of the page.
SPLIT_VERT_OUTWARD Two lines sweep across the screen, revealing the new page. The lines are vertical and move outward from the center of the page.
WIPE_LEFT_TO_RIGHT A single line sweeps across the screen from Left to Right edge of the page.
WIPE_BOTTOM_TO_TOP A single line sweeps across the screen from Bottom to the Top edge of the page.
WIPE_RIGHT_TO_LEFT A single line sweeps across the screen from Right to the Left edge of the page.
WIPE_TOP_TO_BOTTOM A single line sweeps across the screen from Top to Bottom edge of the page.
RICHTEXT_ENCODING_TYPE Default: PLAINTEXT Indicates the way in which RichText controls should be encoded in document. Specify the way in which RichText contents should be encoded in document. Set RICHTEXT_ENCODING_TYPE to IMAGE to encode RichText contents as exact graphical representations. Set RICHTEXT_ENCODING_TYPE to PLAINTEXT to encode RichText contents as unformatted text. The font used when encoding RichText as plain text is the one set in the Font property of the RichText control. Values: PLAINTEXT IMAGE
SHOW_CANCEL_DIALOG DEfault: ON Specifies whether to show/suppress cancel dialog box during the print process Values: ON OFF
SUBJECT Stores the subject of the report.Specify a subject of the report that should be encoded as the Subjects Meta content.
TITLE Stores the Title of the report.Specify a Title of the report that should be encoded as the Title Meta content.
USE_COMPRESSION Default: ON Specifies whether compression should be used. Set to ON to compress text and Image while encoding. Text and Image will be compressed by method specified by COMPRESSION_METHOD. Compressing will help in reducing file size. Images are compressed only when IMAGE_FORMAT = BMP. Values: ON OFF
USER_PASSWORD Specifies the user password of the encrypted PDF document. Specifies the user password of the encrypted PDF document. Opening the document with the correct user password allows additional operations to be performed according to the user access permissions specified by the Permissions property.
ViewerPreferences (PAGE_LAYOUT, PAGE_MODE, HIDE_TOOLBAR, HIDE_MENUBAR,
HIDE_WINDOW_UI, FIT_WINDOW, CENTER_WINDOW, NON_FULL_SCREEN_PAGE_MODE)
This option specifies the various viewer preferences of Document.PAGE_LAYOUT
Default: SINGLE_PAGE
PageLayout specifies the page layout to be used when the PDF document is opened.
If the value is SINGLE_PAGE then one page is displayed at a time. If the value is
ONE_COLUMN then pages are displayed in one column. If the value is TWO_COLUMN_LEFT
then pages are displayed in two columns with odd numbered pages on the left. If
the value is TWO_COLUMN_RIGHT then pages are displayed in two columns with odd
numbered pages on the right.
Values:
SINGLE_PAGE
ONE_COLUMN
TWO_COLUMN_LEFT
TWO_COLUMN_RIGHT
PAGE_MODE Default: NONE Page mode specifies how the document should be displayed when opened. If the value is NONE then neither document outlines nor thumbnail images are visible. If the value is OUTLINES then document outline is visible. If the value is THUMBS then thumbnail images are visible. If the value is FULLSCREEN then document is opened in Full Screen mode with no menu bar, window controls, or any other window visible. Valid values: True, False Values: NONE OUTLINES THUMBS FULLSCREEN
HIDE_TOOLBAR
Default: OFF
This is a flag specifying whether to hide the viewer application's toolbars when
the document is active. If the value is ON then the viewer applications toolbars
are hidden.
Values:
ON
OFF
HIDE_MENUBAR
Default: OFF
This is a flag specifying whether to hide the viewer application's menu bar when
the document is active. If the value is ON then the viewer applications menu bar
is hidden.
Values:
ON
OFF
HIDE_WINDOW_UI
Default: OFF
This is a fag specifying whether to hide user interface elements in the document's
window (such as scroll bars and navigation controls), leaving only the document's
contents displayed. If the value is ON then documents user interface elements are
hidden.
Values:
ON
OFF
FIT_WINDOW
Default: OFF
This is a flag specifying whether to resize the document's window to fit the size
of the first displayed page. If the value is ON then the first page displayed is
resized to fit the document's window.
Values:
ON
OFF
CENTER_WINDOW
Default: OFF
This is a flag specifying whether to position the document's window in the center
of the screen. If the value is ON then the document is positioned at the center
of the screen when opened.
Values:
ON
OFF
NON_FULL_SCREEN_PAGE_MODE
Default: NONE
Specifies how to display the document on exiting full screen mode. This is meaningful
only if the PAGE_MODE entry is FULL_SCREEN. If the value is NONE then neither document
outlines nor thumbnail images are visible. If the value is OUTLINES then document
outline is visible. If the value is THUMBS then thumbnail images are visible.
Values:
NONE
OUTLINES
THUMBS
Very Best R:egards,
Razzak.
