PdfGetCreationDate Method (GdViewer)
Returns the date and time, when the currently displayed PDF document was created, as it is set in the document information dictionary.
If the document currently displayed in the GdViewer control is not the PDF file, the method will fail.
public string PdfGetCreationDate()
public function PdfGetCreationDate(): String;
public function PdfGetCreationDate() : String;
public: string* PdfGetCreationDate();
public:
String^ PdfGetCreationDate();
'Declaration
Public Function PdfGetCreationDate() As String
Return Value
The value of the document's CreationDate property as a string. The
GdViewer.GetStat method can be subsequently used to determine if this method has been successful.
How to get the date when the displayed PDF document was created.
'We assume that the GdViewer1 control has been properly integrated.
If GdViewer1.DisplayFromFile("") = GdPictureStatus.OK Then
Dim message As String = "The current file is: " + GdViewer1.GetLastPath()
If GdViewer1.GetDocumentType() = DocumentType.DocumentTypePDF Then
message += vbCrLf + "Title: " + GdViewer1.PdfGetTitle() +
vbCrLf + "Creation Date: " + GdViewer1.PdfGetCreationDate() +
vbCrLf + "Modification Date: " + GdViewer1.PdfGetModificationDate()
Else
message += vbCrLf + "This file is not a PDF document, its format is: " + GdViewer1.GetDocumentType().ToString()
End If
MessageBox.Show(message, "GdViewer.PdfGetCreationDate")
Else
MessageBox.Show("The file can't be loaded. Status: " + GdViewer1.GetStat().ToString(), "GdViewer.PdfGetCreationDate")
End If
//We assume that the GdViewer1 control has been properly integrated.
if (GdViewer1.DisplayFromFile("") == GdPictureStatus.OK)
{
string message = "The current file is: " + GdViewer1.GetLastPath();
if (GdViewer1.GetDocumentType() == DocumentType.DocumentTypePDF)
{
message += "\nTitle: " + GdViewer1.PdfGetTitle() +
"\nCreation Date: " + GdViewer1.PdfGetCreationDate() +
"\nModification Date: " + GdViewer1.PdfGetModificationDate();
}
else
{
message += "\nThis file is not a PDF document, its format is: " + GdViewer1.GetDocumentType().ToString();
}
MessageBox.Show(message, "GdViewer.PdfGetCreationDate");
}
else
MessageBox.Show("The file can't be loaded. Status: " + GdViewer1.GetStat().ToString(), "GdViewer.PdfGetCreationDate");