ASPPY.pdf
The ASPPY.pdf namespace is powered by the Python fpdf2 library. It allows you to construct robust PDF documents natively from your VBScript files.
Namespace Methods
New(orientation="P", unit="mm", format="A4")- Initializes and returns a newPdfDocobject.
PdfDoc Object Methods
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
add_page(orientation="") | Adds a new page to the document. |
set_font(family, style="", size=12) | Sets the font (e.g. "Arial", "B", 16). |
set_text_color(r, [g], [b]) | Sets the text color using RGB. |
set_draw_color(r, [g], [b]) | Sets the draw color for lines and shapes. |
set_fill_color(r, [g], [b]) | Sets the fill color for filled cells and shapes. |
cell(w, h=0, text="", border=0, ln=0, align="", fill=False, link="") | Prints a cell with optional borders, background color, and text alignment. |
multi_cell(w, h, text, border=0, align="", fill=False) | Prints text with line breaks across multiple lines. |
write_html(html) | Renders basic HTML markup (bold, italic, headers) into the PDF. |
image(path, [x], [y], [w], [h]) | Places an image onto the PDF canvas. |
output(path) | Saves the resulting PDF to a physical disk path. |
Sample Code
<%
Dim pdf
' Create a new portrait A4 document measured in millimeters
Set pdf = ASPPY.pdf.New("P", "mm", "A4")
' Add a page
pdf.add_page()
' Set font and add title
pdf.set_font "Arial", "B", 16
pdf.set_text_color 0, 51, 102
pdf.cell 0, 10, "ASPPY PDF Document", 0, 1, "C"
' Paragraph
pdf.ln 10
pdf.set_font "Arial", "", 12
pdf.set_text_color 0, 0, 0
pdf.multi_cell 0, 10, "This PDF was generated natively from VBScript using the fpdf2 Python library underneath!"
' Render some HTML markup
pdf.ln 10
pdf.write_html "<b>Bold</b>, <i>Italic</i>, and <u>Underline</u> are supported. You can even include <h1>Headers</h1>!"
' Output to disk
Dim outputPath
outputPath = Server.MapPath("/pdfs/sample.pdf")
pdf.output outputPath
Response.Write "PDF created successfully at: " & outputPath
%>