Hi, Any pointers/methods on how to create thumbnail/image from a PDF file? Looking to have a preview of the PDF in a list. thanks Johan

See previous discussions e.g. [image] PDF not working in Clarion IMAGE control questions Similar to Rick’s suggestion, we use an OLE = Shell.Explorer.2 for .pdf as follows .. szFilename CSTRING(255) Window WINDOW('Caption'),AT(,,1029,574),SYSTEM,FONT(…

If it is in a list, is it really worth the overhead to show a thumbnail of the current contents of each pdf? Just use a standard PDF ico/png in the list. Just asking is the ROI worth the effort.

Hi Kevin Yes, I what I am doing at the moment, but thinking could be a nice touch, especially if multiple PDF’s involved for the user to see a preview Johan

Hi, Thank you for all the options, I forgot to add that this will be used on webpage as well as desktop. So the idea is to store the thumbnail when the PDF is archived into database. Well, documents are stored separately in a folder structure with a reference in the DB Thinking the GhostScript D…

My curiosity led me to ChatGPT and this is what I got back… Q: What is the command line expression to convert the first page of a PDF into an PNG? A: You can use the `-dFirstPage` and `-dLastPage` switches to limit processing to the first page. A typical command is: ```cmd gswin64c.exe ^ -dSAF…

Hi, Thanks! Most helpful, I will be using Oddjob to execute, it hides the window and captures the output into a string. A very nifty template. thanks Johan

Image/Thumbnail from PDF

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See previous discussions e.g.