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Sample Ruby code for using PDFTron SDK to impose (combine) multiple PDF pages. Page imposition can be used to arrange/order pages prior to printing or for document assembly (assemble a 'master' page from several 'source' pages). It is also possible to write applications that can re-order the pages such that they will display in the correct order when the hard copy pages are compiled and folded correctly. Learn more about our Ruby PDF Library and PDF Editing & Manipulation Library.
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#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Copyright (c) 2001-2022 by PDFTron Systems Inc. All Rights Reserved.
# Consult LICENSE.txt regarding license information.
#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
require '../../../PDFNetC/Lib/PDFNetRuby'
include PDFNetRuby
require '../../LicenseKey/RUBY/LicenseKey'
$stdout.sync = true
# Relative path to the folder containing the test files.
input_path = "../../TestFiles/newsletter.pdf"
output_path = "../../TestFiles/Output/newsletter_booklet.pdf"
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# The sample illustrates how multiple pages can be combined/imposed
# using PDFNet. Page imposition can be used to arrange/order pages
# prior to printing or to assemble a 'master' page from several 'source'
# pages. Using PDFNet API it is possible to write applications that can
# re-order the pages such that they will display in the correct order
# when the hard copy pages are compiled and folded correctly.
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PDFNet.Initialize(PDFTronLicense.Key)
puts "-------------------------------------------------"
puts "Opening the input pdf..."
in_doc = PDFDoc.new(input_path)
in_doc.InitSecurityHandler
# Create a list of pages to import from one PDF document to another
import_pages = VectorPage.new
itr = in_doc.GetPageIterator
while itr.HasNext do
import_pages << (itr.Current)
itr.Next
end
new_doc = PDFDoc.new
imported_pages = new_doc.ImportPages(import_pages)
# Paper dimension for A3 format in points. Because one inch has
# 72 points, 11.69 inch 72 = 841.69 points
media_box = Rect.new(0, 0, 1190.88, 841.69)
mid_point = media_box.Width/2
builder = ElementBuilder.new
writer = ElementWriter.new
i = 0
while i < imported_pages.size do
# Create a blank new A3 page and place on it two pages from the input document.
new_page = new_doc.PageCreate(media_box)
writer.Begin(new_page)
# Place the first page
src_page = imported_pages[i]
element = builder.CreateForm(imported_pages[i])
sc_x = mid_point / src_page.GetPageWidth
sc_y = media_box.Height / src_page.GetPageHeight
scale = sc_x < sc_y ? sc_x : sc_y # min(sc_x, sc_y)
element.GetGState.SetTransform(scale, 0, 0, scale, 0, 0)
writer.WritePlacedElement(element)
# Place the second page
i = i + 1
if i < imported_pages.size
src_page = imported_pages[i]
element = builder.CreateForm(src_page)
sc_x = mid_point / src_page.GetPageWidth
sc_y = media_box.Height / src_page.GetPageHeight
scale = sc_x < sc_y ? sc_x : sc_y # min(sc_x, sc_y)
element.GetGState.SetTransform(scale, 0, 0, scale, mid_point, 0)
writer.WritePlacedElement(element)
end
writer.End
new_doc.PagePushBack(new_page)
i = i + 1
end
new_doc.Save(output_path, SDFDoc::E_linearized)
PDFNet.Terminate
puts "Done. Result saved in newsletter_booklet.pdf..."