ByteScout PDF SDK – C# – Set PDF Document Information

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How to set PDF document information in C# using ByteScout PDF SDK

This code in C# shows how to set PDF document information with this how to tutorial

The sample source codes on this page shows how to set PDF document information in C#. ByteScout PDF SDK is the SDK for pdf documents generation, modification and updates. Can also generate and fill PDF forms. Provides support for text (fonts, style, size, font family), layers, pdf form fields, vector and raster drawings. It can set PDF document information in C#.

This code snippet below for ByteScout PDF SDK works best when you need to quickly set PDF document information in your C# application. Just copy and paste the code into your C# application’s code and follow the instruction. Detailed tutorials and documentation are available along with installed ByteScout PDF SDK if you’d like to dive deeper into the topic and the details of the API.

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Program.cs

      using System;
using System.Diagnostics;
using Bytescout.PDF;

namespace DocumentInformation
{
    /// <summary>
    /// This example demonstrates how to set various document properties.
    /// </summary>
    class Program
    {
        static void Main()
        {
            // Create new document
            Document pdfDocument = new Document();
            pdfDocument.RegistrationName = "demo";
            pdfDocument.RegistrationKey = "demo";

            // Change document information.
            // Open Document Properties in PDF viewer to see the changes.
            pdfDocument.DocumentInfo.Author = "John Doe";
            pdfDocument.DocumentInfo.Creator = "My Application";
            pdfDocument.DocumentInfo.Keywords = "accounting,invoice";
            pdfDocument.DocumentInfo.Title = "Invoice #12345";
            pdfDocument.DocumentInfo.Subject = "Invoice";
            pdfDocument.DocumentInfo.CreationDate = new DateTime(2015, 12, 21);
            pdfDocument.DocumentInfo.ModificationDate = DateTime.Now;

            // Add empty page to make the document valid
            pdfDocument.Pages.Add(new Page(PaperFormat.A4));

            // Save document to file
            pdfDocument.Save("result.pdf");

            // Cleanup 
            pdfDocument.Dispose();

            // Open result document in default associated application (for demo purpose)
            ProcessStartInfo processStartInfo = new ProcessStartInfo("result.pdf");
            processStartInfo.UseShellExecute = true;
            Process.Start(processStartInfo);
        }
    }
}