SignatureCreateDigitalID Method

Creates a digital ID.

Sub SignatureCreateDigitalID(IDFileName As String,
                             IDPassword As String,
                             Name As String,
                             Country As String,
                             OrganizationName As String,
                             OrganizationUnit As String,
                             Email As String,
                             KeyLength As prnSigKeyLength)

Parameters

IDFileName

Full path name of the digital ID file to create.

IDPassword

Digital ID password.

Name

Your name.

Country

Two digit country code (such as "US", "UK", and "JP").

OrganizationName

Origanization name.

OrganizationUnit

Organization unit.

Email

Email address.

KeyLength

Encryption key length. Use one of the values specified in prnSigKeyLength.

Return Values

N/A.

Remarks

This method creates a self-signed digital ID file in PKCS #12 (.pfx) format.

An error is raised if digital ID with the same file name already exist.

Example Usage

Set oPrinter = CreateObject("easyPDF.Printer.5")
Set oPrintJob = oPrinter.PrintJob
Set oPDFSetting = oPrintJob.PDFSetting

' Create a digital ID (do this only if you do not have digital ID already)
oPDFSetting.SignatureCreateDigitalID "C:\my_digital_id.pfx",  _
                                     "password_here", _
                                     "John Smith", _
                                     "US", _
                                     "Organization Name", _
                                     "Organization Unit", _
                                     "My Email Address", _
                                     PRN_SIG_KEYLEN_1024

' You can retrieve a certificate file from digital ID and
' have other people use it to verify your signed document.
oPDFSetting.SignatureExportCertificate "C:\my_certificate.cer", _
                                       "C:\my_digital_id.pfx", _
                                       "password_here"

' Enable digital signature
oPDFSetting.Signature = True

' Set digital ID file
oPDFSetting.SignatureDigitalIDFileName = "C:\my_digital_id.pfx"

' Insert an image which will visually represent a signature
oPDFSetting.SignatureImage = True
oPDFSetting.SignatureImageFile = "C:\signature.bmp"
oPDFSetting.SignatureImagePosLeft = 1.0 ' 1.0 inch from left
oPDFSetting.SignatureImagePosTop = 1.0 ' 1.0 inch from top
oPDFSetting.SignatureImageZoom = 100 ' percent
oPDFSetting.SignatureInfoContact = "Contact info"
oPDFSetting.SignatureInfoLocation = "Location info"
oPDFSetting.SignatureInfoPurpose = "Purpose info"

' Set digital ID password before PDF conversion
oPrintJob.SignatureDigitalIDPassword = "password_here"

oPrintJob.PrintOut "C:\input.doc", "C:\output.pdf"

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