how to set pdf compatibility to ai file or doc?

[omkar_jadhav]

how to set pdf compatibility to ai file or doc? I want to convert ai file to pdf file and I have used writeDocument() api. it converts ai file into pdf file but pdf file shows "create pdf compatible file option turned on".

here is my code -

ai::UnicodeString myString(filepath);

ai::FilePath aiFile1(myString);

ASErr result = kNoErr;

try

{

     SDK_ASSERT(sAIDocument);

     result = sAIDocument->WriteDocument(aiFile1, fileFormatName, false);    

     aisdk::check_ai_error(result);

}   

catch (ai::Error& ex)

{

      result = ex;

}

Please give answer if anyone knows.

[Chetan S]

Use WriteDocumentWithOptions instead of  WriteDocument and pass parameter integer parameter 'pdf ' in additionalOptionsDict

[nikolair96968283]

@Xpertios​Can you elaborate on this? I have a hard time understanding how this looks like in code. I'm uncertain what the key and entry in the additionalOptionsDict would look like.

Here's what I have:

    ai::FilePath path(ai::UnicodeString("/tmp/renderDocument.ai"), false);

    AIDictionaryRef additionalOptionsDict;

    sAIDictionary->CreateDictionary(&additionalOptionsDict);

    AIDictKey key = sAIDictionary->Key(kAINativeFileFormat);

    sAIDictionary->SetIntegerEntry(additionalOptionsDict, key, kAINativePDFCompatibilityKey);

    ai::int32 fileFormatOptions = kFileFormatWrite

        | kFileFormatWriteAs

        | kFileFormatNoWarningOption

        | kFileFormatSuppressUI;

    error = sAIDocument->WriteDocumentWithOptions(path,

                                                  kAINativeFileFormat,

                                                  fileFormatOptions,

                                                  additionalOptionsDict,

                                                  false);

[Chetan S]

Try this

                AIDictKey key = sAIDictionary->Key("IntegerValue");

                result = sAIDictionary->SetIntegerEntry(additionalOptionsDict,fIntKey,'pdf ');

                result = sAIDocument->WriteDocumentWithOptions(path, "Adobe Illustrator Any Format Writer", kFileFormatWrite , additionalOptionsDict  , false);

[nikolair96968283]

This does not seem to work. There's the boolean value missing (how would I express to disable PDF compatibility)?

The main question is: How do I know what the keys and entries are in the additionalOptionsDict?

[MilosR]

You can try write using PlayActionEvent, here is an example

// Initialize param 
AIActionParamValueRef param; 
error = sAIActionManager->AINewActionParamValue(&param);  

// Set parameter - where path is ai::UnicodeString, you can get it from ai::FilePath using GetFullPath()
error = sAIActionManager->AIActionSetStringUS(param, kAISaveDocumentAsNameKey, path);  

// Set parameter - Native format writer and extension  (true or false)
error = sAIActionManager->AIActionSetString(param, kAISaveDocumentAsFormatKey, kAINativeFileFormat); 
error = sAIActionManager->AIActionSetStringUS(param, 'extn', ai::UnicodeString(kAINativeFileFormatExtension));  

// Here set PDF compatibility 
error = sAIActionManager->AIActionSetBoolean(param, kAINativePDFCompatibilityKey, true);  

// Play Action 
error = sAIActionManager->PlayActionEvent("adobe_saveACopyAs", kDialogOff, param); // here you can use other action such as SaveAS or Save