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XPDFViewer_Unicode

Type

command

Summary

This command sets the value of a named variable to the UTF16 encoded text of a specific page.

Syntax

XPDFViewer_Unicode <viewerName>, <pageNumber>, <variableName>

Description

The following errors may be thrown by the command:

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

Parameters

NameTypeDescription

viewerName

string

The name of the viewer.

pageNumber

integer

The pageNumber to return the text of.

variableName

string

The name of the variable to set to the unicode text of the page.

Examples

local thePageText
XPDFViewer_Unicode "Document1", 3, "thePageText"
set the text of field "page text" to textDecode(thePageText,"UTF16")

Compatibility and Support

Introduced

LiveCode 1.0.0

OS

mac

windows

Platforms

desktop

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