Functions/Properties

Setup & configuration

• componentVersion: Retrieve the component version number.
• setConfig: Process a configuration command.

Opening & closing PDF files

• loadFile: Load a PDF file from disk.
• loadFileWithPassword: Load a PDF file from disk, with a password.
• loadStream: Load a PDF file from an OLE IStream object.
• loadStreamWithPassword: Load a PDF file from an OLE IStream object, with a password.
• closeFile: Close the currently open PDF file.

PDF file information

• numPages: Get the number of pages.
• getPageWidth: Get the width of the specified page.
• getPageHeight: Get the height of the specified page.
• getPageBoxXMax: Get the maximum x coordinate of the specified page box.
• getPageBoxXMin: Get the minimum x coordinate of the specified page box.
• getPageBoxYMax: Get the maximum y coordinate of the specified page box.
• getPageBoxYMin: Get the minimum y coordinate of the specified page box.
• getPageSize: Get the size of the specified page.
• getPageRotation: Get the default rotation for the specified page.
• getPageUserUnit: Get the UserUnit scaling factor for the specified page.
• getFormType2: Get the type of form in the PDF file.
• okToExtractText: Check to see if the PDF file allows text extraction.
• okToPrint: Check to see if the PDF file allows printing.
• okToChange: Check to see if the PDF file allows changing.
• okToAddNotes: Check to see if the PDF file allows adding notes.
• isTagged: Check to see if the PDF file is tagged.
• pdfVersion: Get the PDF version number.
• fileIsDamaged: Check to see if the PDF file is damaged.
• usesJavaScript: Returns true if the PDF document uses JavaScript.

Text-type Info Entries

• getInfoString: Get the content of a document info field.
• title: Get the document title.
• subject: Get the document subject.
• keywords: Get the document keywords.
• author: Get the document author.
• creator: Get the document creator.
• producer: Get the document producer.

Date-type Info Entries

• getInfoDate: Parse a document info field as a date.
• getCreationDate: Get file creation date.
• getModificationDate: Get file modification date.

Scanning the Info Entries

• numInfoFields: Get the number of document info fields available in the PDF file.
• getInfoFieldName: Get the name of a specified info field.

Metadata Stream

• getMetadata: Get the document-level metadata stream.

Miscellaneous

• textEncoding: Set the encoding to use for text output.