XPDFViewer_Select

Typecommand
DictionaryLCS
LibraryLiveCode Script
Syntax
XPDFViewer_Select <viewerName>, <startPageNumber>, <startCharOnPage>, <endPageNumber>, <endCharOnPage>
Associationsxpdf
Summary

Set the current selection of the PDF Viewer to a specific range.

EditionBusiness
Introduced1.0.0
OSmac, windows
Platformsdesktop
Parameters
NameTypeDescription
viewerName

The name of the viewer.

startPageNumber

The page where selection begins.

startCharOnPage

The character index (1..N) of the first selected character.

endPageNumber

The page where selection ends. endCharOnPage (integer): The character index (1..N) of the last selected character.

Example
XPDFViewer_Select "Document1", 1, 300, 3, 20
// Clear the selection
XPDFViewer_Select "Document1",""
Description

The function returns the range as startPageNumber, startCharOnPage, endPageNumber, endCharOnPage. Insertion point is returned as start page number, char insertion point is after, endPageNumber - same as start, char insertion point is after - 1

If item 1 = item 3 AND item 4  item 2 then it is an insertion point position.

The function will return empty if there is no selection.

The following errors may be thrown by the command:

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