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Working with eDocEngine Components

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eDocEngine provides components for creating various document formats. eDocEngine currently supports the creation of documents in PDF, RTF, HTML, XHTML, EXCEL, TEXT, CSV, Quattro Pro, LOTUS 1-2-3, DIF, SYLK, TIFF, PNG, SVG (XML based vector graphics), JPEG, GIF, BMP, EMF and WMF formats.

 

To create documents/images you need to just place the component on the form and set the properties and call their methods to create the document in the required format.

 

How to use eDocEngine components?

 

1.In the IDE, select the eDocEngine tab from component palette to view all the components.

 

2.Select the component for the document format to be created and place the component on a Form or DataModule. For example, place the gtPDFEngine component on the form to create  PDF documents.

 

3.Set properties to customize the output and then call methods supported by that component.

 

4.Get to the source code window and program as required for the application.

 

5.Save and run the application to generate documents in the required format.

 

See 'Getting Started - Overview' section for an example to create PDF documents using the PDF engine.