ByteScout PDF SDK – ASP.NET MVC C# – Create PDF

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ByteScout PDF SDK – ASP.NET MVC C# – Create PDF

HomeController.cs

using Bytescout.PDF;
using Bytescout.PDF.Converters;
using System;
using System.Drawing.Printing;
using System.IO;
using System.Web.Mvc;
 
namespace PDFSDKSamples.Controllers
{
    public class HomeController : Controller
    {
        #region Page Events
 
        // GET: Home
        public ActionResult Index()
        {
            return View();
        }
 
        [HttpPost]
        public ActionResult Index(string Operation)
        {
            switch (Operation)
            {
                case "Html2PDFConversion":
                    return _DemonstrateHtml2PDFConversation();
 
                case "TableCreation":
                    return _DemonstrateTableCreation();
 
                case "SplitPDF":
                    return _DemonstrateSplitPDF();
 
                case "MergePDF":
                    return _DemonstrateMergePDF();
 
                case "ProtectingPDF":
                    return _DemonstrateProtectingPDF();
            }
 
            return RedirectToAction("Index");
 
        }
 
        #endregion
 
        #region Event Methods
 
        /// <summary>
        /// Demonstrate Html to PDF Conversation
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns></returns>
        private FileResult _DemonstrateHtml2PDFConversation()
        {
            // HTML to PDF Conversion
            using (HtmlToPdfConverter converter = new HtmlToPdfConverter())
            {
                converter.PageSize = PaperKind.A4;
                converter.Orientation = Bytescout.PDF.Converters.PaperOrientation.Portrait;
                converter.Footer = "<p style=\"color: blue;\">FOOTER TEXT</p>";
 
                // Get html document in input stream
                FileStream inputFileStream = new FileStream(Server.MapPath("~/SampleFiles/sample.html"), FileMode.Open);                    // Define output stream
 
                MemoryStream outputStream = new MemoryStream();
                // Get converted PDF docuement in output stream
                converter.ConvertHtmlToPdf(inputFileStream, outputStream);
 
                // Stream back to beginning to allow the data to be read back out
                outputStream.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.Begin);
 
                // Return result
                return File(outputStream, "text/pdf", "sample_ConvertedFromHTML.pdf");
            }
        }
 
        /// <summary>
        /// Demonstrate PDF Table Creations
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns></returns>
        private FileResult _DemonstrateTableCreation()
        {
            // Create new document
            Document pdfDocument = new Document();
            pdfDocument.RegistrationName = "demo";
            pdfDocument.RegistrationKey = "demo";
 
            // Add page
            Bytescout.PDF.Page page = new Bytescout.PDF.Page(PaperFormat.A4);
            pdfDocument.Pages.Add(page);
 
            DeviceColor lightGrayColor = new ColorGray(200);
            DeviceColor whiteColor = new ColorGray(255);
            DeviceColor lightBlueColor = new ColorRGB(200, 200, 250);
            DeviceColor lightRedColor = new ColorRGB(255, 200, 200);
 
            // Create a table and set default background color
            Bytescout.PDF.Table table = new Bytescout.PDF.Table();
            table.BackgroundColor = lightGrayColor;
 
            // Add row headers column and set its color
            table.Columns.Add(new TableColumn("RowHeaders"));
            table.Columns[0].BackgroundColor = lightGrayColor;
 
            // Add columns A, B, C, ...
            for (int c = 0; c < 10; c++)
            {
                string columnName = Convert.ToChar('A' + c).ToString();
                table.Columns.Add(new TableColumn(columnName, columnName));
            }
 
            // Add rows
            for (int r = 0; r < 10; r++)
            {
                // Create new row and set its background color
                Bytescout.PDF.TableRow row = table.NewRow();
                row.BackgroundColor = whiteColor;
 
                // Set row header text
                row&#91;"RowHeaders"&#93;.Text = (r + 1).ToString();
 
                // Set cell text
                for (int c = 0; c < 10; c++)
                {
                    string columnName = Convert.ToChar('A' + c).ToString();
                    row&#91;columnName&#93;.Text = columnName + (r + 1);
                }
 
                // Add the row to the table
                table.Rows.Add(row);
            }
 
            // Decorate the table
            table.Rows&#91;1&#93;&#91;"B"&#93;.BackgroundColor = lightRedColor;
            table.Columns&#91;2&#93;.BackgroundColor = lightBlueColor;
            table.Rows&#91;1&#93;.BackgroundColor = lightBlueColor;
            table.Rows&#91;1&#93;&#91;"RowHeaders"&#93;.BackgroundColor = lightBlueColor;
 
            // Draw the table on canvas
            page.Canvas.DrawTable(table, 20, 20);
 
            // Save created PDF to memory stream
            MemoryStream memoryStream = new MemoryStream();
            pdfDocument.Save(memoryStream);
 
            // Stream back to beginning to allow the data to be read back out
            memoryStream.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.Begin);
 
            // Return result
            return File(memoryStream, "text/pdf", "sample_PDFWithTable.pdf");
        }
 
        /// <summary>
        /// Demonstrate Split PDF Operation
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns></returns>
        private FileResult _DemonstrateSplitPDF()
        {
            // Open Document
            Document document = new Document(Server.MapPath("~/SampleFiles/sample.pdf"));
            document.RegistrationName = "demo";
            document.RegistrationKey = "demo";
 
            // Create Split PDF Document
            Document documentSplitPDF = new Document();
            documentSplitPDF.RegistrationName = "demo";
            documentSplitPDF.RegistrationKey = "demo";
 
            // Get page 1&2 to Split PDF document
            for (int i = 0; i < 2; i++)
            {
                documentSplitPDF.Pages.Add(document.Pages&#91;i&#93;);
            }
 
            // Save splitted PDF to memory stream
            MemoryStream memoryStream = new MemoryStream();
            documentSplitPDF.Save(memoryStream);
 
            // Stream back to beginning to allow the data to be read back out
            memoryStream.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.Begin);
 
            // Return result
            return File(memoryStream, "text/pdf", "sample_splitPDF.pdf");
        }
 
        /// <summary>
        /// Demonstrate Merge PDF Operation
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns></returns>
        private FileResult _DemonstrateMergePDF()
        {
            // Open first document
            Document document1 = new Document(Server.MapPath("~/SampleFiles/sample.pdf"));
            document1.RegistrationName = "demo";
            document1.RegistrationKey = "demo";
 
            // Open second document
            Document document2 = new Document(Server.MapPath("~/SampleFiles/sample2.pdf"));
            document2.RegistrationName = "demo";
            document2.RegistrationKey = "demo";
 
            // Add pages from document2 to document1
            for (int i = 0; i < document2.Pages.Count; ++i)
            {
                document1.Pages.Add(document2.Pages&#91;i&#93;);
            }
 
            // Save merged PDF to memory stream
            MemoryStream memoryStream = new MemoryStream();
            document1.Save(memoryStream);
 
            // Stream back to beginning to allow the data to be read back out
            memoryStream.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.Begin);
 
            // Return result
            return File(memoryStream, "text/pdf", "sample_mergedPDF.pdf");
        }
 
        /// <summary>
        /// Demonstrate Protecting PDF Operation
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns></returns>
        private FileResult _DemonstrateProtectingPDF()
        {
            using (Document pdfDocument = new Document())
            {
                // Set registration key and password
                pdfDocument.RegistrationKey = "demo";
                pdfDocument.RegistrationName = "demo";
 
                // PDF file path
                string pdfFilePath = Server.MapPath("~/SampleFiles/sample.pdf");
 
                // Load pdf file
                pdfDocument.Load(pdfFilePath);
 
                // Set document encryption algorythm
                pdfDocument.Security.EncryptionAlgorithm = EncryptionAlgorithm.RC4_40bit;
 
                // Set various user permissions
                pdfDocument.Security.AllowPrintDocument = false;
                pdfDocument.Security.AllowContentExtraction = false;
                pdfDocument.Security.AllowModifyAnnotations = false;
                pdfDocument.Security.PrintQuality = PrintQuality.LowResolution;
 
                // PDF format supports two kinds of passwords: owner and user password.
                // User password allows to view document and perform allowed actions.
                // Owner password allows everything, including changing passwords and permissions.
 
                // Set owner password
                // pdfDocument.Security.OwnerPassword = "ownerpassword";
 
                // Set user password
                pdfDocument.Security.UserPassword = "password1";
 
                // Extract PDF document to Stream
                MemoryStream memoryStream = new MemoryStream();
                pdfDocument.Save(memoryStream);
 
                // Stream back to beginning to allow the data to be read back out
                memoryStream.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.Begin);
 
                // Return result
                return File(memoryStream, "text/pdf", "sample_protectedPDF.pdf");
            }
        }
 
        #endregion
 
 
    }
}

web.config

<?xml version="1.0"?>
 
<configuration>
  <configSections>
    <sectionGroup name="system.web.webPages.razor" type="System.Web.WebPages.Razor.Configuration.RazorWebSectionGroup, System.Web.WebPages.Razor, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35">
      <section name="host" type="System.Web.WebPages.Razor.Configuration.HostSection, System.Web.WebPages.Razor, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35" requirePermission="false" />
      <section name="pages" type="System.Web.WebPages.Razor.Configuration.RazorPagesSection, System.Web.WebPages.Razor, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35" requirePermission="false" />
    </sectionGroup>
  </configSections>
 
  <system.web.webPages.razor>
    <host factoryType="System.Web.Mvc.MvcWebRazorHostFactory, System.Web.Mvc, Version=5.2.4.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35" />
    <pages pageBaseType="System.Web.Mvc.WebViewPage">
      <namespaces>
        <add namespace="System.Web.Mvc" />
        <add namespace="System.Web.Mvc.Ajax" />
        <add namespace="System.Web.Mvc.Html" />
        <add namespace="System.Web.Routing" />
        <add namespace="PDFSDKSamples" />
      </namespaces>
    </pages>
  </system.web.webPages.razor>
 
  <appSettings>
    <add key="webpages:Enabled" value="false" />
  </appSettings>
 
  <system.webServer>
    <handlers>
      <remove name="BlockViewHandler"/>
      <add name="BlockViewHandler" path="*" verb="*" preCondition="integratedMode" type="System.Web.HttpNotFoundHandler" />
    </handlers>
  </system.webServer>
 
  <system.web>
    <compilation>
      <assemblies>
        <add assembly="System.Web.Mvc, Version=5.2.4.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35" />
      </assemblies>
    </compilation>
  </system.web>
</configuration>

Web.config

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!--
  For more information on how to configure your ASP.NET application, please visit
  https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=301880
  -->
<configuration>
  <appSettings>
    <add key="webpages:Version" value="3.0.0.0"/>
    <add key="webpages:Enabled" value="false"/>
    <add key="ClientValidationEnabled" value="true"/>
    <add key="UnobtrusiveJavaScriptEnabled" value="true"/>
  </appSettings>
  <system.web>
    <compilation debug="true" targetFramework="4.5.2"/>
    <httpRuntime targetFramework="4.5.2"/>
  </system.web>
  <runtime>
    <assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
      <dependentAssembly>
        <assemblyIdentity name="System.Web.Helpers" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35"/>
        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="1.0.0.0-3.0.0.0" newVersion="3.0.0.0"/>
      </dependentAssembly>
      <dependentAssembly>
        <assemblyIdentity name="System.Web.WebPages" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35"/>
        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="1.0.0.0-3.0.0.0" newVersion="3.0.0.0"/>
      </dependentAssembly>
      <dependentAssembly>
        <assemblyIdentity name="System.Web.Mvc" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35"/>
        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="1.0.0.0-5.2.4.0" newVersion="5.2.4.0"/>
      </dependentAssembly>
    </assemblyBinding>
  </runtime>
  <system.codedom>
    <compilers>
      <compiler language="c#;cs;csharp" extension=".cs"
        type="Microsoft.CodeDom.Providers.DotNetCompilerPlatform.CSharpCodeProvider, Microsoft.CodeDom.Providers.DotNetCompilerPlatform, Version=1.0.8.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35"
        warningLevel="4" compilerOptions="/langversion:6 /nowarn:1659;1699;1701"/>
      <compiler language="vb;vbs;visualbasic;vbscript" extension=".vb"
        type="Microsoft.CodeDom.Providers.DotNetCompilerPlatform.VBCodeProvider, Microsoft.CodeDom.Providers.DotNetCompilerPlatform, Version=1.0.8.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35"
        warningLevel="4" compilerOptions="/langversion:14 /nowarn:41008 /define:_MYTYPE=\&quot;Web\&quot; /optionInfer+"/>
    </compilers>
  </system.codedom>
</configuration>

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ByteScout PDF SDK – ASP.NET MVC C# – Create PDF

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