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Export.PDF.NativePDF.Author

Description

Setting that enables you to specify the author for the PDF file when you use the PDFlib method to save data from a DataWindow object to a PDF file.

Applies to

DataWindow objects

Syntax

PowerBuilder dot notation:

dw_control.Object.DataWindow.Export.PDF.NativePDF.Author

Describe argument:

"DataWindow.Export.PDF.NativePDF.Author { = 'value' }"

Parameter

Description

value

A string specifying the author for the PDF file.


Usage

In the painter

Input the author in the Data Export tab in the Properties view for the DataWindow object.

Examples

This example specifies the author for the PDF file, and saves the data to a file called custom.pdf: 

int li_ret
dw1.Object.DataWindow.Export.PDF.Method = NativePDF!
dw1.Object.DataWindow.Export.PDF.NativePDF.author = "Kate M."
dw1.Object.DataWindow.Export.PDF.NativePDF.subject = "Sales Data Report"
dw1.Object.DataWindow.Export.PDF.NativePDF.keywords = "Product A"
li_ret = dw1.SaveAs("custom.pdf", PDF!, true)

This example uses Modify to specify the author for the PDF file: 

dw1.Modify("DataWindow.Export.PDF.NativePDF.Author =  'Kate M.'")

See also

Export.PDF.Method

Export.PDF.NativePDF.CustomOrientation

Export.PDF.NativePDF.CustomSize

Export.PDF.NativePDF.ImageFormat

Export.PDF.NativePDF.Keywords

Export.PDF.NativePDF.MasterPassword

Export.PDF.NativePDF.PDFStandard

Export.PDF.NativePDF.Restrictions

Export.PDF.NativePDF.Subject

Export.PDF.NativePDF.UserPassword

Export.PDF.NativePDF.UsePrintSpec

Print.property

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