ExecutePDF Method

Use the ExecutePDF method to get the PDF version of the generated forms, instead of returning an HTML. PDFs can be prefilled with client data in the same fashion as HTML forms (using AddFieldToForm, LoadXML, etc.). The output of the method is an object of class PrintedPDF, whose properties are described below, or null on error.

Property	Type	Description

Property	Type	Description
DealerName	String	The dealer name of the generated form. If generating a bundle of forms, the first dealer is returned.
FileName	String	The UNID of the form.
FormShortName	String	The form name. If generating a bundle of forms, the first form name is returned.
ID	String	It is an auto-incremental ID for printed forms. Since this method returns a bundle of forms in PDF version, the ID is always 1.
PDF	Byte Array	The PDF itself.

Notes

On error, you can see the message in the Results property of the QuikFormsEngine instance (objQFE.Results)
If the OutputPath property is set, the PDF will be written in disk, with the file name specified in OutputFileName property. A default value of "QuikForms.pdf" will be set if no value is present on said property. The extension '.pdf' is not needed in the property value.
For a fast look at the output PDF, copy and paste the returned PDF string into this free online converter

Sample Code

SOAP

Sample Code

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<soap:Envelope xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
  <soap:Header>
    <AuthenticationHeader xmlns="https://websvcs.quikforms.com/quikformsenginews/">
      <CustomerID>CUSTOMER ID</CustomerID>
      <UserName>USERNAME</UserName>
      <Password>PASSWORD</Password>
    </AuthenticationHeader>
  </soap:Header>
  <soap:Body>
    <ExecutePDF xmlns="https://websvcs.quikforms.com/quikformsenginews/">
      <PDFSettings>
      	<QuikFormID>1</QuikFormID>
      	<PrintEditablePDF>true</PrintEditablePDF>
      	<LoadXML></LoadXML>
      </PDFSettings>
    </ExecutePDF>
  </soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>

Note: In the above request, the only mandatory tag in PDFSettings is QuikFormID.

VB.NET

Sample Code

Dim objQFE As New QuikFormsEngine.QuikFormsEngine

 'Enter the credentials for your Quik! account 
   objQFE.QuikCustID = 999999         'Your master account CustomerID
   objQFE.QuikUsername = "USER"    'Your master account username
   objQFE.QuikPassword = "PASS"     'Your master account password
            
   'Configure settings to run the Quik! Forms Engine
   objQFE.ErrorLogPath = "c:\TempOutput\"       'Set the location for the error log
   objQFE.OutputPath = "c:\TempOutput\"     'If OutputTempFiles is TRUE, this value is ignored
   objQFE.OutputFileName = "myForm" 'name of the pdf file if writing to disk.


 'Add the FormIDs to be generated
   objQFE.AddFormID(38002)            
   objQFE.AddFormID(25525)
   objQFE.AddFormID(25524)

 'Add data to the form - For the sake of the example, just one entry is shown.
   objQFE.AddFieldToForm(New FormField("1own.FName", "John"))

 'GeneratePDF
 Dim printedPdf As PrintedPDF = objQFE.ExecutePDF()
 If printedPdf Is Nothing Then
      'Error
       Dim err = objQFE.Results.Message
 Else
      'Get the PDF
       Dim PDFBytes As Byte() = printedPdf.PDF
 End If

C#

Sample Code

QuikFormsEngine.QuikFormsEngine objQFE = new QuikFormsEngine.QuikFormsEngine();

//Enter the credentials for your Quik! account 
objQFE.QuikCustID = 999999;
//Your master account CustomerID
objQFE.QuikUsername = "USER";
//Your master account username
objQFE.QuikPassword = "PASS";
//Your master account password

//Configure settings to run the Quik! Forms Engine
objQFE.ErrorLogPath = "c:\\TempOutput\\";
//Set the location for the error log

objQFE.OutputPath = "c:\\TempOutput\\";
//If OutputTempFiles is TRUE, this value is ignored
objQFE.OutputFileName = "myForm";
//name of the pdf file if writing to disk
//Add the FormIDs to be generated
objQFE.AddFormID(38002);
objQFE.AddFormID(25525);
objQFE.AddFormID(25524);

//Add data to the form - For the sake of the example, just one entry is shown.
objQFE.AddFieldToForm(new FormField("1own.FName", "John"));

//GeneratePDF
PrintedPDF printedPdf = objQFE.ExecutePDF();
if (printedPdf == null) {
	//Error
	dynamic err = objQFE.Results.Message;
} else {
	//Get the PDF
	byte[] PDFBytes = printedPdf.PDF;
}