Attaching the PDF Component to Core ImageGear

To use the ImageGear PDF Component, you have attach this component to core ImageGear using the function IG_comm_comp_attach:

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IG_comm_comp_attach("PDF")

To check if the Component is attached successfully, use the function IG_comm_comp_check:

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IG_comm_comp_check("PDF")

This function (method) returns TRUE if the Component is attached.

Initializing the Component

To initialize the ImageGear PDF component, the "PDF" component needs to be attached to the ImageGear component manager. Then, each thread that uses PDF functionality must call IG_PDF_initialize. Please see Single- and Multi-Threaded Applications for additional information.

The following resource content is required by the ImageGear PDF component initialization routine.

Resource\PDF\CIDFont\	PDF CID fonts directory
Resource\PDF\CMap\	PDF font CMaps directory
Resource\PDF\Font\	PDF fonts directory
Resource\PDF\Unicode\	PDF unicode mappings directory

Retrieving Info About the Component

To retrieve information about the attached Component, call the following function:

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IG_comm_comp_list(LPUINT *lpnCount, UINT nIndex, LPCHAR lpComp, DWORD dwCompSize, LPUINT lpnRevMajor, LPUINT lpnRevMinor, LPUINT lpnRevUpdate, LPCHAR lpBuildDate, UINT nBDSize, LPCHAR lpInfoStr, UINT nISSize)

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      IG_comm_comp_list(LPUINT *lpnCount, UINT nIndex, LPCHAR lpComp, DWORD dwCompSize,
LPUINT lpnRevMajor, LPUINT lpnRevMinor, LPUINT lpnRevUpdate,
LPCHAR lpBuildDate, UINT nBDSize, LPCHAR lpInfoStr, UINT nISSize)

This function (methods) provides you with the full list of info about the component determined by nIndex index from the list of currently attached components whose number are returned trough lpnCount argument.

For more detailed information about these functions usage see Using ImageGear Component Manager section