[FREE] Create PDF file Extension. Layout to PDF

Hello friends,

this is an extension to Create PDF files with the content of a Layout component (VerticalArrangement, HorizontalArrangement, ...).

This extension is based on:
https://developer.android.com/reference/android/graphics/pdf/PdfDocument.html

https://developer.android.com/reference/android/graphics/pdf/PdfDocument.PageInfo.Builder

I have built two versions of this extension: the Simple and the multi-page version.

1.- Create PDF. Simple version.
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  • On Screen1 we fill a form. When Click on the "Create Pdf" Button, we pass the data to Screen2 using a TinyDB.

  • Screen2 receives the data as a list and shows a VerticalArrangement1 (yellow) with all the information. With the extension KIO4_PdfS the file is created: (/mnt/sdcard/) "comida.pdf" with the content of VerticalArrangement1.

  • On Screen3 we can "Read" the contents of the file (/mnt/sdcard/) "comida.pdf", using an Image component.

  • With this version we can only build PDF files with one page.

  • You can download the extension KIO4_PdfS.aix from:
    http://kio4.com/appinventor/284C_extension_crear_pdf.htm

p284C_extension_crear_pdf.aia (24.5 KB)

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2.- Create PDF. Multi-page version.
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  • With this extension we can Create multi-page PDF files.

  • On Screen1, Click on the “Create Pdf” Button and fill a form. When filled Click on the “Add Page” Button.

  • All the information on the form will be displayed in the VerticalArrangement2 (yellow color).

  • We can add more pages using the “Add Page” Button.

  • When we finish adding page Click on the “Finish” Button. All pages will be saved in the file (/mnt sdcard/) "comida.pdf"

  • Using the “ReadPdf” Block, we can Read the content of the pages of the Pdf file in an Image component. (The first page is 0)

  • You can download the extension KIO4_Pdf.aix from:
    http://kio4.com/appinventor/284C_extension_crear_pdf.htm#pdf2

p284C_extension_crear_pdf_paginas.aia (26.5 KB)


Regards,
Juan Antonio Villalpando
More extensions:
http://kio4.com/appinventor/index.htm#extensiones

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Great work again Juan :slight_smile:

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Awesome :heart_eyes:
This Pdf Generator ? @Juan_Antonio

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@kangris
VerticalArrangement to file in SdCard.
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(added to FAQ PDF)

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hi @Juan_Antonio is this extension open source?

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It’s free.

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@Juan_Antonio do i need to give any credits?

Yes of course :slight_smile:

how and where?

I use the About Screen, but somewhere in your app you should have a credits page

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could i comment it like in the rules of creative commons 3? and this would be used as a private app by a private entity…

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MIT License
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
SOFTWARE.

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@Juan_Antonio thanks could you please elaborate on " The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software." . i am bit confused on how to do this. can i comment and give you credits or can i add a text file giving you credit? thanks again!

@Juan_Antonio Podrias apoyarme para poder insertar una imagen dentro del mismo pdf(imagen la cual se encuentra almacenada en la sd interna), he investidago y al parecer tengo que codificarla a base 64 sabes como hacer eso, que pudieras explicarme.

Great minds think alike :slight_smile:

@TIMAI2 Muchas gracias.

@TIMAI2 oye sabes como enviar un archivo por Gmail desde la app.

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