ByteScout PDF SDK – VBScript and VB6 – Set Font for Text in PDF

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ByteScout PDF SDK – VBScript and VB6 – Set Font for Text in PDF

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How to set font for text in PDF in VBScript and VB6 with ByteScout PDF SDK

Tutorial on how to set font for text in PDF in VBScript and VB6

These sample source codes on this page below are demonstrating how to set font for text in PDF in VBScript and VB6. What is ByteScout PDF SDK? It 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. It can help you to set font for text in PDF in your VBScript and VB6 application.

This rich sample source code in VBScript and VB6 for ByteScout PDF SDK includes the number of functions and options you should do calling the API to set font for text in PDF. In your VBScript and VB6 project or application you may simply copy & paste the code and then run your app! Code testing will allow the function to be tested and work properly with your data.

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Fonts.vbs

      ' This example demonstrates how to use fonts.

' 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

Set brush = comHelpers.CreateSolidBrush(comHelpers.CreateColorGray(0))

' Use standard PDF font
Set standardFont = comHelpers.CreateStandardFont(comHelpers.STANDARDFONTS_TIMES, 16)
canvas.DrawString "Standard font.", (standardFont), (brush), 20, 20

' Use font installed in system
Set systemFont = comHelpers.CreateSystemFont("Arial", 16)
canvas.DrawString "Windows font.", (systemFont), (brush), 20, 50

' Use font loaded from file
Set fontFromFile = comHelpers.LoadFontFromFile("VeraBI.ttf", 16)
canvas.DrawString "Font loaded from file.", (fontFromFile), (brush), 20, 80

' 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