ByteScout PDF SDK – VBScript and VB6 – Draw Rectangles in PDF

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ByteScout PDF SDK – VBScript and VB6 – Draw Rectangles in PDF

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How to draw rectangles in PDF in VBScript and VB6 and ByteScout PDF SDK

This code in VBScript and VB6 shows how to draw rectangles in PDF with this how to tutorial

Draw rectangles in PDF is easy to implement in VBScript and VB6 if you use these source codes below. ByteScout PDF SDK can draw rectangles in PDF. It can be used from VBScript and VB6. ByteScout PDF SDK is the component to help programmers in generating new pdf files, modifying and updating existing pdf documents or pdf forms. Provides support for auto-filling pdf forms, adding text with adjustable font, style, size, font family, new form fields, vector and raster drawings.

This code snippet below for ByteScout PDF SDK works best when you need to quickly draw rectangles in PDF in your VBScript and VB6 application. Just copy and paste the code into your VBScript and VB6 application’s code and follow the instruction. Implementing VBScript and VB6 application typically includes multiple stages of the software development so even if the functionality works please test it with your data and the production environment.

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Rectangles.vbs

      ' This example demonstrates how to draw rectangles.

' Create Bytescout.PDF.Document object
Set pdfDocument = CreateObject("Bytescout.PDF.Document")
pdfDocument.RegistrationName = "demo"
pdfDocument.RegistrationKey = "demo"

Set comHelpers = pdfDocument.ComHelpers

' Add page
Set page1 = comHelpers.CreatePage(comHelpers.PAPERFORMAT_A4)
pdfDocument.Pages.Add(page1)

Set canvas = page1.Canvas

' Prepare pens and brushes
Set borderPen = comHelpers.CreateSolidPen(comHelpers.CreateColorGray(128), 2.0)
Set brush1 = comHelpers.CreateSolidBrush(comHelpers.CreateColorRGB(255, 0, 0))
Set brush2 = comHelpers.CreateSolidBrush(comHelpers.CreateColorRGB(0, 255, 255))

' Draw transparent rectangle with border only
canvas.DrawRectangle (borderPen), 100, 100, 100, 50

' Draw rounded rectangle with broder and filling
canvas.DrawRoundedRectangle_3 (borderPen), (brush1), 250, 100, 100, 50, 10

' Draw rectangle as polygon
Set pointsArray = comHelpers.CreatePointsArray(Array(Array(400, 100), Array(500, 100), Array(500, 150), Array(400, 150)))
canvas.DrawPolygon_3 (borderPen), (brush2), (pointsArray)

' Save document to file
pdfDocument.Save("result.pdf")

' Open document in default PDF viewer app
Set shell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
shell.Run "result.pdf", 1, false