Android Question Dim myPDF as pdfdocument - won't compile

[Nick Thomas]

When I enter code...

Dim mypdf as pdfdocument

I get these compiler errors...

B4A Version: 7.80
Parsing code. Error
Error parsing program.
Error description: Unknown type: pdfdocument
Are you missing a library reference?
Error occurred on line: 32 (Main)
Dim mypdf As pdfdocument

My manifest is set to...

<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="19" android:targetSdkVersion="23"/>

I even re-installed B4A. I'm at a complete loss. HELP!

 

[Erel]

I even re-installed B4A. I'm at a complete loss. HELP!

Reinstalling B4A will never solve such issues.

<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="19" android:targetSdkVersion="23"/>

Also not relevant.

Have you checked the Printing library in the libraries tab: https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/printing-and-pdf-creation.76712/ ?

 

[Nick Thomas]

Thank you.
Yes, copying the PRINTING files from the library zip to the libraries folder and selecting the PRINTING library works fine!

Because I didn't want to print from the phone I didn't select the library.

For future reference, how do I know when I should include additional library files and which ones? ANSWER:? If I get the "missing library" comment??

How should I have known that "pdfdocument" was included in the "PRINTING" library?
How do I identify which library to add/update?

Many thanks.....

 

[DonManfred]

How should I have known that "pdfdocument" was included in the "PRINTING" library?

1. Search for pdfdocument, find the result which points to the documentation.
https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/pages/results/?query=pdfdocument

Look at the documentation link: https://www.b4x.com/android/help/printing.html#pdfdocument
The html filename is the libraryname which the Object belongs to.

 

[Nick Thomas]

Many thanks DonManfred!

I think that maybe when I searched for PDFDOCUMENT (many times) I probably selected one of the "suggestions" from the drop-down box rather than just hitting <enter>.

I do now see the OBJECT REFERENCE and understand what you said - It makes things a LOT clearer.

This advice on how to better use the forum will help me a LOT going forwards.

Thanks again! Nick.