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Session:

Working with PDF and Office Documents using VCL and FireMonkey

In this session, we take a deep look into the all-new multi-format document processing toolset for Delphi from Gnostice. We take a brief look at architectural details of the product and then go into using the product. You’ll get to see real code examples for viewing, printing, converting and processing documents in Delphi VCL and FireMonkey on Desktop and mobiles devices. You’ll also see examples of document processing using the new Gnostice REST-based document server.

Level: All
Girish Patil – Gnostice

Q&A:

Audience Question

• Q: i wish there was a C++ to Delphi converter at least for porting code. So when I get a API sample from someone that’s in C++ i could just convert it to delphi and tweek it from there.
• A: It would be nice.

Audience Question

• Q: WIll this work as a document viewer for iOS and Android apps?
• A: Yes, the native viewer for iOS will, but not yet for Android.

Audience Question

• Q: How do you recommend controlling duplex and tray selection when printing several documents in one batch?
• A: Currently not possible, unless you use the printer object.

Audience Question

• Q: Is Android support in the works?
• A: yes

Audience Question

• Q: those it compress the final result PDF? can we teak it ?
• A: there is compression. Working on improving it.

Audience Question

• Q: If systools is needed for xe7 but isn’t in sourceforge, it only required creating a xe7 package. The source is compatible
• A: nice

Audience Question

• Q: If I wanted to create an app on the Mac, using FireMonkey, what would be the correct choice on the Website? ie: would “XtremeDevSystem Delphi Subscription 8″ be the correct choice?
• A: That would be a good choice, but the XtremeDocumentStudio would do too

Audience Question

• Q: It would be nice to have a LITE pdf viewer for firemonkey, that could read from files or streams.
• A: There is a view, print and convert edition as well that you could look into.

Audience Question

• Q: Can PDF’s be saved in PDF/A format?
• A: Something in the works right now. Expect it early 2015

Audience Question

• Q: Will it be compatible with C++Builder any time soon?
• A: It is now.

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• Q: how about excel documents
• A: Currently supporting the wordprosseing formations. Spreadsheets are coming next year.

Audience Question

• Q: For sensitive data, you show phone and email, can you remove sensitive pages from documents such as Financial info pages from a document.
• A: You would need to use two functions: Search to find the information and then delete page on that page.

Audience Question

• Q: Is Signing and Verification supported?
• A: Signing is supported. Verification is not. Signing requires the PDF toolkit project.

Audience Question

• Q: Is there any plans for a document composer or editor?
• A: Yes, that is planned. Plan to cover everything related to documents.

Audience Question

• Q: does your viewer have the ability to touch or click contained words for event processing. ie. click a contained drawing number and lookup a database entry
• A: There are mouse events that tell you where the click was in reference to the page, but doesn’t report what was clicked on. Full interactivity in the viewer is planned. Form filling and annotation support is coming.

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Audience Question

• Q: XE7 update1 is comming soon right? If so, does installing the update require reregister the product ?
• A: You need a valid license and to be a registered user to install Update 1 when it is available.

Audience Question

• Q: I am, just want to know if that require reregistering or not
• A: Oh, does not require re-registering. I didn’t catch that the first time. Installing the update does not increment your registration count. If you do exceed your registratiosn though, you can submit for a registration limit increase.

Audience Question

• Q: thanks
• A: Sure.

Audience Question

• Q: TurboPower Async pro Fax components where not upgraded :(
• A: OK.

–jeroen

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