PDF Viewer
A component which can show a PDF file inline in the application.
Property Group | Property | Description |
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Basic | Id | Unique identifier for the control |
Basic | Label Text |
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Behavior | On Blur | Click this to create an OnBlur event for the control. On Blur is triggered when the control loses focus. |
Behavior | On Create | Click this to create an OnCreate event for the control On Create is triggered when the control is painted to the GUI. |
Comments | Comments | Add some developer notes to the control. These are not customer-facing and are only visible in App Studio (Fig. A) |
Data | Key Field | Indicates that a bound component is a key field. If true, the field is enabled if there is no current record, allowing the user to select an existing record or create a new one. |
Data | EpBinding | Bind the form data to a DataView. This view will automatically be populated if the imported PDF form has form fields included in it. Format: DataView. (Fig. B) |
Data | Selected Page |
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Layout | Alignment |
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Layout | Width |
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State | Personalizable | If true, a user can personalize this component(hide/show) |
State | Customizable | If true, a user can customize this component in child layers |
State | Hidden | Hides the control from view. |
State | Disabled | Disables the control. The control will not allow editing or focus. |
State | Read Only | Makes the control read only so that it will not allow editing. The control can still be focused. |
State | Auto Focus | When enabled, the control is automatically focused on creation. |
Advanced | Show in Toolbar | Disable to hide the entire toolbar. (Fig. C) |
Advanced | Show Open File Button | Disable to hide the Open File Button. (Fig. C) |
Advanced | Show Zoom Buttons | Disable to hide the Zoom Buttons. (Fig. C) |
Advanced | Page View Mode |
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Advanced | Show Paging Buttons | Disable to hide the Paging Buttons (Fig. C) |
Advanced | Show Sidebar Button | Disable to hide the Show Sidebar Button. (Fig. C) |
Figure A: Comments
Figure B: EpBinding
Here’s it in action from an old post: PDF Viewer Widget - #15 by hmwillett
Figure C: Show Buttons