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PDF Signature Page Location

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This example demonstrates how to specify the location of a PDF signature on a page.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.85 or greater.

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#include <C_CkPdfW.h>
#include <C_CkJsonObjectW.h>
#include <C_CkCertW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkPdfW pdf;
    HCkJsonObjectW json;
    HCkCertW cert;
    HCkPdfW pdf2;

    success = FALSE;

    //  This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    //  See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    pdf = CkPdfW_Create();

    //  Load a PDF to be signed.
    //  The "hello.pdf" is available at https://chilkatsoft.com/hello.pdf
    success = CkPdfW_LoadFile(pdf,L"qa_data/pdf/hello.pdf");
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkPdfW_lastErrorText(pdf));
        CkPdfW_Dispose(pdf);
        return;
    }

    //  Options for signing are specified in JSON.
    json = CkJsonObjectW_Create();

    //  In most cases, the signingCertificateV2 and signingTime attributes are required.
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateInt(json,L"signingCertificateV2",1);
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateInt(json,L"signingTime",1);

    //  When cryptographically signing a PDF, the signature's appearance can be placed on a specific
    //  page in the PDF document, and at a specified location on the page.
    //  The 1st page of the PDF document is page number 1 (we don't use 0-based numbering for PDF page numbers).
    //  The PDF object has a NumPages property, so we can use it to sign on the last page of the PDF.
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateInt(json,L"page",CkPdfW_getNumPages(pdf));

    //  appearance.y and appearance.x JSON properties control the x,y location of the signature.
    //  The "appearance.y" can be "top" or "bottom".
    //  The "appearance.x" can be "left", "middle", or "right".
    //  It is also possible to specify exact PDF location in user space coordinates, which is discussed below.
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"appearance.y",L"bottom");
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"appearance.x",L"middle");

    //  In this example, the fontScale (in combination with the number of appearance text lines and the length of the longest text line),
    //  automatically determine the width/height of the signature text box. Any included graphic (JPG image or built-in SVG) is automatically
    //  scaled to fit. It is alternatively possible to specify the desired width/height of the signature rectangle.  In that case
    //  you would NOT specify a fontScale because Chilkat would automatically chose a font scale to fit the text to the desired rectangle.
    //  This example demonstrates how to specify the exact width/height of the PDF signature text box.
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"appearance.fontScale",L"9.0");

    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"appearance.text[0]",L"Digitally signed by: cert_cn");
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"appearance.text[1]",L"current_dt");
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"appearance.image",L"document-accepted");
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"appearance.imagePlacement",L"left");
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"appearance.imageOpacity",L"100");

    //  Load the signing certificate. (Use your own certificate.)
    cert = CkCertW_Create();
    success = CkCertW_LoadPfxFile(cert,L"qa_data/pfx/myPdfSigningCert.pfx",L"pfx_password");
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkCertW_lastErrorText(cert));
        CkPdfW_Dispose(pdf);
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(json);
        CkCertW_Dispose(cert);
        return;
    }

    //  Tell the pdf object to use the certificate for signing.
    success = CkPdfW_SetSigningCert(pdf,cert);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkPdfW_lastErrorText(pdf));
        CkPdfW_Dispose(pdf);
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(json);
        CkCertW_Dispose(cert);
        return;
    }

    success = CkPdfW_SignPdf(pdf,json,L"qa_output/hello_signed.pdf");
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkPdfW_lastErrorText(pdf));
        CkPdfW_Dispose(pdf);
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(json);
        CkCertW_Dispose(cert);
        return;
    }

    wprintf(L"The PDF has been successfully cryptographically signed.\n");

    //  The appearance of the signature appears in Adobe Acrobat as shown here:

    //  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    //  *** Scroll down for information about specifying the PDF signature x,y location in user space coordinates.
    //  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    //  (image:https://example-code.com/images/bottom_middle_signature.jpg/endImage)

    //  The x,y coordinates of a PDF page are in "user space", called "points", and there are 72 pointes per inch.
    //  A PDF page (8.5" x 11") is 612 points wide and 792 points high.
    //  The bottom left is at 0,0.    The top right is at 612,792.
    //  
    //  To specify the location of a signature rectangle, the "appearance.y" is the y coordinate of the top of the signature rectangle,
    //  and the "appearance.x" is the x coordinate of the left of the signature rectangle.
    //  Therefore, to position the signature rectangle at the exact top/left of the page, we do this:

    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"appearance.y",L"792");
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"appearance.x",L"0");

    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"appearance.text[0]",L"Digitally signed again by: cert_cn");
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"appearance.text[1]",L"current_dt");
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"appearance.image",L"document-accepted");
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"appearance.imagePlacement",L"right");

    pdf2 = CkPdfW_Create();
    success = CkPdfW_LoadFile(pdf2,L"qa_output/hello_signed.pdf");
    success = CkPdfW_SetSigningCert(pdf2,cert);

    success = CkPdfW_SignPdf(pdf2,json,L"qa_output/hello_signed2.pdf");
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkPdfW_lastErrorText(pdf2));
        CkPdfW_Dispose(pdf);
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(json);
        CkCertW_Dispose(cert);
        CkPdfW_Dispose(pdf2);
        return;
    }

    wprintf(L"The PDF has been successfully cryptographically signed again.\n");

    //  Here we have the PDF with the signature just added at the exact top/left.
    //  (image:https://example-code.com/images/pdf_signature_top_left.jpg/endImage)


    CkPdfW_Dispose(pdf);
    CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(json);
    CkCertW_Dispose(cert);
    CkPdfW_Dispose(pdf2);

    }