GdPictureImaging.TwainPdfStart Method (String, String, String, String, String, String, PdfEncryption, PdfRight, String, String)

Creates an empty PDF file with encryption in order to transfer multiple page using the TwainAddGdPictureImageToPdf() until the TwainPdfStop() function is called.

public int TwainPdfStart(
    String FilePath, 
    String Title, 
    String Author, 
    String Subject, 
    String Keywords, 
    String Creator, 
    PdfEncryption Encryption, 
    PdfRight Rights, 
    String UserPassword, 
    String OwnerPassword
);

Visual Basic

Public Function TwainPdfStart(
    ByVal FilePath As String, 
    ByVal Title As String, 
    ByVal Author As String, 
    ByVal Subject As String, 
    ByVal Keywords As String, 
    ByVal Creator As String, 
    ByVal Encryption As PdfEncryption, 
    ByVal Rights As PdfRight, 
    ByVal UserPassword As String, 
    ByVal OwnerPassword As String
) As Integer

Parameters

Parameters	Description
FilePath	The path of the PDF to create.
Title	The title of the PDF.
Author	The PDF Author.
Subject	The PDF Subject.
Keywords	The PDF Keywords.
Creator	The name of the application which creates the PDF.
Encryption	A member of the PdfEncryption enumeration. Note: AES encyption is not yet available.
Rights	A value returned by the PdfCreateRights function.
UserPassword	The user password for the PDF. Can be an empty string.
OwnerPassword	The owner password for the PDF. Can be an empty string.

Returns

0: The PDF could not created. Use the GetStat() function to determine the reason this function failed.

Non-zero: A PDF Identifier.

Example

How to scan pages of a document feeder to a multipage PDF file with 128 bits RC4 encryption.

Copy Code

Dim oGdPictureImaging As New GdPictureImaging
Dim ImageID As Integer
Dim bContinue As Boolean = True
Dim PdfID As Integer
 
oGdPictureImaging.SetLicenseNumber("XXX") 'Replace XXX by a demo or commercial license key
 
 
oGdPictureImaging.TwainOpenDefaultSource(Me.Handle)
oGdPictureImaging.TwainSetAutoFeed(True)
oGdPictureImaging.TwainSetAutoScan(True)
 
PdfID = oGdPictureImaging.TwainPdfStart("output.pdf",  "", "", "", "", "", PdfEncryption.PdfEncryption128BitRC4,PdfRight.PdfRightCanView or PdfRight.PdfRightCanPrint,"UserPass", OwnerPass")
If PdfID <> 0 Then
   While bContinue
         ImageID = oGdPictureImaging.TwainAcquireToGdPictureImage(Me.Handle)
         oGdPictureImaging.TwainAddGdPictureImageToPdf(PdfID, ImageID)
         oGdPictureImaging.ReleaseGdPictureImage(ImageID)
         bContinue = (oGdPictureImaging.TwainGetState > TwainStatus.TWAIN_SOURCE_ENABLED)
   End While
   oGdPictureImaging.TwainPdfStop(PdfID)
End If
oGdPictureImaging.TwainCloseSource()