How to render editable pdf in mfc app

Sunshine R 1 Reputation point
2022-08-24T11:02:26.097+00:00

Hi, I have an VC++ application where I want to render PDF with editable controls. Please suggest library which does this for MFC apps. Thanks

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  1. Guido Franzke 2,196 Reputation points
    2022-08-24T11:36:01.053+00:00

    Hello,
    there are many c++ pdf libraries.
    For example:
    pdf-writer
    libharu.org
    poppler

    Regards,
    Guido

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  2. Castorix31 82,751 Reputation points
    2022-08-24T11:50:08.243+00:00

    You can use ATL (CreateWindow with "AtlAxWin" and "AcroPDF.PDF.1")
    and AcroPDF.dll for interfaces (on my PC, at :

    #import "C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroPDF.dll" named_guids  
    

    )

    Quick test in C++/Win32 with an editable .PDF from Google :

    234457-pdf-editable.gif

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