Creating a PDF document is a simple process. First, you create an ABCpdf Document object, and then you add your content to it. You can add text, images, and other kinds of graphics.

All content addition is done within the current Rect on the current Page. You can change the Page to draw on different pages and the Rect to draw in different areas. The default page is the first page, and the default drawing area is the entire page.

You may find it useful to use the FrameRect method during development. This frames the current rectangle on the current page so that the area you are about to draw on is outlined.

Every time you add an item of content, you will get an Object ID returned. You may wish to save these IDs and use them to query or change object properties at a later time.

This example shows how to create a simple PDF.

First, we create an ABCpdf Doc object. Next, we set the font size and add some text to it. Finally, we save at a specified location.

Set theDoc = Server.CreateObject("ABCpdf13.Doc")
theDoc.FontSize = 96
theDoc.AddText "Hello World"
theDoc.Save "c:\mypdfs\simple.pdf"

simple.pdf