Foxit SDK ActiveX 2.3

1. Before I purchase Foxit SDK ActiveX, can I have a try?
You can click here to download a setup package which includes SDK_AX.ocx files, developer's guide and demo programs.

2. What can I enjoy if I purchase the Foxit SDK ActiveX 2.3?
You can enjoy the professional service and preferential price for future upgrade. Also, you will become a partner of Foxit.

3. After I purchase the Foxit SDK ActiveX, how can I use it?
After you purchase Foxit ActiveX SDK and received the unlock code, you should call UnLockActiveX function once inside your program, before you call any other functions of the ActiveX. This function is described in the developer's guide. You don't need to call this function if you just want to evaluate the ActiveX.

4. 4. What is the difference between Foxit SDK ActiveX standard version and professional version?
Standard version does not include the following features: creating/editing annotation, form import/export, adding watermark, running javascript, converting PDF to text, etc. And the professional version does include these features.
Also the licensing model is different. You may purchase the standard version online based on the distribution limit. For the professional version, you need to write to sales@foxitsoftware.com to request a quote.

5. What is the difference between Foxit SDK ActiveX and Foxit SDK DLL?
Compared to the DLL version of Foxit SDK, the ActiveX version is much easier to be used and has rich features built inside it. A programmer can simply drag and drop the component into his application and instantly add PDF displaying functions to the application. The ActiveX allows users to navigate, zoom, rotate, scroll, annotate, form-fill and print out PDF documents.

6. Does Foxit ActiveX support PDF form filling?
It does support importing and exporting form data. And it does allow a user to edit form data from UI. However, version 2.3 doesn't allow programmatically access form data.

7. I am not accustomed to using English. Could I get a local version?
Foxit ActiveX SDK 2.3 has better support for multi-language UI. If you need a localized version and you are willing to cover development cost, please contact sales@foxitsoftware.com. We will customize a special version for you.

8. I noticed that Foxit ActiveX 2.3 Standard Version is licensed based on distribution limit. What is the distribution limit?
Distribution limit means that the copies of your application running by your end-users which integrates Foxit SDK ActiveX should not be more than the amount of the licenses you purchased. Therefore distribution limit is calculated by the number of your end users.

9. I got some blank pages displayed sometimes with Foxit SDK ActiveX, but they work fine with Foxit Reader. What can I do?
It is probably because that you didn’t have the Eastern Asian Language pack and JPEG2000/JBIG Decoder. Please click the following links to download these two files (fpdfcjk.bin and fxdecod1.dll) and save them into the same directory where OCX is located.

Eastern Asian Language Support：
http://www.foxitsoftware.com/addon/manual_download/fpdfcjk.zip

JPEG2000/JBIG Decoder：
http://www.foxitsoftware.com/addon/manual_download/fxdecod1.zip

10. SetCurrentLanguage method takes one parameter - a language identifier. I cannot find the information which value is the identifier of which language.
You can find the language ID in the form below.

LanguageID	Country	File name
1	Arabic	lang_ar_ae.xml
2	Bulgarian	lang_bg_bg.xml
3	Hungarian	lang_hu_hu.xml
4	Catalan	lang_ca_es.xml
5	Czech	lang_cz_cz.xml
6	Chinese-Simplified	lang_zh_cn.xml
7	Chinese-Traditional	lang_tw_cn.xml
8	Danish	lang_da_dk.xml
9	Dutch	lang_nl_nl.xml
10	English	lang_en_us.xml
11	Estonian	lang_et_ee.xml
12	Finnish	lang_fi_fi.xml
13	French	lang_fr_fr.xml
14	Galician	lang_gl_es.xml
15	German	lang_de_de.xml
16	Greek	lang_el_gr.xml
17	Italian	lang_it_it.xml
18	Korean	lang_ko_kr.xml
19	Latvian	lang_lv_lv.xml
20	Lithuanian	lang_lt_lt.xml
21	Norwegian	lang_nb_no.xml
22	Polish	lang_pl_pl.xml
23	Portuguese	lang_pt_pt.xml
24	Portuguese_Brazilian	lang_pt_br.xml
25	Romanian	lang_ro_ro.xml
26	Russian	lang_ru_ru.xml
27	Slovenian	lang_sl_si.xml
28	Spanish	lang_es_es.xml
29	Swedish	lang_sv_se.xml
30	Turkish	lang_tr_tr.xml
31	Hebrew	lang_he_il.xml
32	Japanese	lang_jp_jp.xml
33	Thai	lang_th_th.xml
34	Valencian	lang_va_es.xml

Please note that if you want to change the UI language, you can refer to SetCurrentLanguagebyString, using file name as a parameter. For example, SetCurrentLanguage(“lang_zh_cn.xml”).

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