<cfpdf>

Manipulates existing PDF documents.

The following list describes some of the tasks you can perform with the cfpdf tag:

Merge several PDF documents into one PDF document.
Delete pages from a PDF document.
Merge pages from one or more PDF documents and generate a new PDF document.
Linearize PDF documents for faster web display.
Remove interactivity from forms created in Acrobat(c) to generate flat PDF documents.
Encrypt and add password protection to PDF documents.
Generate thumbnail images from PDF documents or pages. (**not implemented yet**)
Add or remove watermarks from PDF documents or pages.
Retrieve information associated with a PDF document, such as the software used to generate the file or the author, and set information for a PDF document, such as the title, author and keywords.
Create PDF portfolios
Add and remove header/footer from PDF documents
Optimize PDF documents
Extract all the words from the pdf

This tag may have a body.

This tag is also supported within <cfscript>

Requires Extension: PDF Extension


		<cfpdf
    action=addHeader|addFooter|addWatermark|deletePages|extractText|getInfo|merge|open|removePassword|protect|read|removeWatermark|setInfo|thumbnail|write
    ascending=boolean
    type=string
    copyfrom=any
    ddxfile=string
    destination=string
    directory=string
    encrypt=string
    flatten=boolean
    foreground=boolean
    format=string
    image=any
    imageprefix=string
    filter=string
    info=struct
    inputfiles=struct
    isbase64=boolean
    keepbookmark=boolean
    name=string
    newownerpassword=string
    newuserpassword=string
    opacity=number
    order=string
    outputfiles=struct
    overwrite=boolean
    pages=string
    password=string
    permissions=string
    position=string
    resolution=string
    rotation=number
    saveoption=string
    scale=number
    showonprint=boolean
    source=any
    stoponerror=boolean
    transparent=boolean
    version=number
    text=string
    numberformat=NUMERIC|LOWERCASEROMAN|UPPERCASEROMAN
    align=left|right|center
    leftmargin=numeric
    rightmargin=numeric
    topmargin=numeric
    bottommargin=numeric
><!--- body --->[</cfpdf>]

Attribute	Description
action _{string, optional}	addHeader addFooter addWatermark deletePages extractText getInfo merge open removePassword protect read removeWatermark setInfo thumbnail write Note: action "thumbnail" was implemented from PDF Extension version - 1.1.0.8
ascending _{boolean, optional}	Order in which the PDF files are sorted
type _{string, optional}	used for action "extractText", defines the format type of the extraction, valid values are: string,xml
copyfrom _{any, optional}	Pathname of the PDF document from which to use the first page as a watermark
destination _{string, optional}	Pathname of the modified PDF document. If the destination file exists, you must set the overwrite attribute to yes. If the destination file does not exist, CFML creates the file, if the parent directory exists.
directory _{string, optional}	Directory of the PDF documents to merge. You must specify either the directory attribute or the source attribute. If you specify the directory attribute, CFML orders the documents by filename in descending order, by default. To change the order of the files, use the order attribute.
encrypt _{string, optional}	Encryption type for the PDF output file
foreground _{boolean, optional}	Placement of the watermark on the page
format _{string, optional}	File type of thumbnail image output
image _{any, optional}	Image used as a watermark. You can specify a pathname, a variable that contains an image file, or an image variable
imageprefix _{string, optional}	prefix used for each image thumbnail file generated. The image filenames use the format: imagePrefix_page_n.format.
filter _{string, optional}	file filter, used with attribute directory
info _{struct, optional}	Structure variable for relevant information
keepbookmark _{boolean, optional}	Specifies whether bookmarks from the source PDF documents are retained in the merged document
name _{string, optional}	PDF document variable name _{Alias: variable}
newownerpassword _{string, optional}	Password used to set permissions on a PDF document
newuserpassword _{string, optional}	Password used to open PDF document
opacity _{number, optional}	Opacity of the watermark. Valid values are integers in the range 0 (transparent) through 10 (opaque).
overwrite _{boolean, optional}	Specifies whether PDF output overwrites the destination file
pages _{string, optional}	Page or pages in the source PDF document on which to perform the action. You can specify multiple pages and page ranges as follows: "1,6-9,56-89,100, 110-120".
password _{string, optional}	Owner or user password of the source PDF document, if the document is password-protected.
permissions _{string, optional}	type of permissions on the PDF document
position _{string, optional}	Position on the page where the watermark is placed. The position represents the top-left corner of the watermark. Specify the x and y coordinates; for example "50,30".
resolution _{string, optional}	Image quality used to generate thumbnail images
rotation _{number, optional}	Degree of rotation of the watermark image on the page.
scale _{number, optional}	Size of the thumbnail relative to the source page. The value represents a percentage from 1 through 100.
source _{any, optional}	PDF document used as the source.
stoponerror _{boolean, optional}	Valid only if the directory attribute is specified. If the specified directory contains files other then readable PDF files, Lucee either stops merge process or continues.
transparent _{boolean, optional}	(format="png" only) Specifies whether the image background is transparent or opaque
version _{number, optional}	Version of the PDF used to write the document
text _{string, optional}	text for header or footer, you can add the following place holders within the text: _PAGELABEL: add current page label _LASTPAGELABEL: add last page label _PAGENUMBER: add current page number _LASTPAGENUMBER: add last page number
numberformat _{string, optional}	Specify the numbering format for PDF pages in the header/footer. possible values are: LOWERCASEROMAN UPPERCASEROMAN NUMERIC
align _{string, optional}	Aligns the header and footer in PDF: left right center
leftmargin _{numeric, optional}	left margin of the text in header/footer
rightmargin _{numeric, optional}	right margin of the text in header/footer
topmargin _{numeric, optional}	top margin of the text in header
bottommargin _{numeric, optional}	bottom margin of the text in footer

Unimplemented Attribute(s)

Attribute	Description
ddxfile _{string, optional}	Pathname of the DDX file, or a string with DDX instructions * unimplemented *
flatten _{boolean, optional}	Applies to forms created in Acrobat only (not forms created in LiveCycle); specifies whether interactivity is turned off * unimplemented *
inputfiles _{struct, optional}	Structure that maps the PDF source files to the input variables in the DDX file, or a string of elements and their pathname. * unimplemented *
isbase64 _{boolean, optional}	Valid only when the image attribute is specified. Specifies whether the image used as a watermark is in Base64 format * unimplemented *
order _{string, optional}	Order in which the PDF documents in the directory are merged * unimplemented *
outputfiles _{struct, optional}	Structure that contains the output files in the DDX file or string as keys and the pathname to the result file as the value. * unimplemented *
saveoption _{string, optional}	Save options for the PDF output * unimplemented *
showonprint _{boolean, optional}	Specify whether to print the watermark with the PDF document * unimplemented *

Examples

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Unimplemented Attribute(s)

Examples

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