pdf » saveAsPdf(profile,content,file)

Description

This command saves the specified content as a PDF file (denoted as file). One can utilize the profile parameter to customize various output setting for the PDF generation. Suppose the intended profile is named as pdfOutput. We can have the following set of output configurations:

1. [profile].pagesize - specify the page size of the target PDF file.
   • One may use common page sizes such as LETTER, LEGAL, LEDGER, TABLOID, POSTCARD, A0, A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, etc., or specify a custom page size in the format <inches>x<inches>.
   • For example, 11x8.5 would instruct Nexial to create a landscape-oriented, Letter-sized PDF (normal portrait Letter size is 8.5x11).
2. [profile].monospaced - indicate whether Nexial should output the specified content in fixed width font (e.g. Courier). Default is false.
   • generally speaking, one would set this configuration to true when the intent is to generate the content as “source code”. For HTML content, set this configuration to false.
3. [profile].title - specify the title of the generated PDF. This metadata would appear under the Properties tab of the generated PDF (see example). This configuration is optional.
4. [profile].subject - specify the subject of the generated PDF. This metadata would appear under the Properties tab of the generated PDF (see example). This configuration is optional.
5. [profile].author - specify the author of the generated PDF. This metadata would appear under the Properties tab of the generated PDF (see example). By default, this will reflect the User ID that executed the corresponding Nexial automation.
6. [profile].keywords - specify the keywords of the generated PDF. This metadata would appear under the Properties tab of the generated PDF (see example). This configuration is optional.
7. [profile].custom.* - specify additional custom metadata for the generated PDF. This metadata would appear under the Custom tab of the generated PDF (see example).

Parameters

• profile - the profile name of the intended output configuration.
• content - the content to be generated on the PDF
• pdf - the PDF file to process

Example

Script:

Datasheet:

The generated PDF and the generated metadata:

See Also

• saveAsText(pdf,destination)