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How to convert XML to PDF in VB.NET with ByteScout PDF SDK

Tutorial on how to convert XML to PDF in VB.NET

Source code documentation samples provide quick and easy way to add a required functionality into your application. 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 be used to convert XML to PDF using VB.NET.

You will save a lot of time on writing and testing code as you may just take the VB.NET code from ByteScout PDF SDK for convert XML to PDF below and use it in your application. Just copy and paste the code into your VB.NET application’s code and follow the instruction. Enjoy writing a code with ready-to-use sample VB.NET codes.

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Program.vb

      Imports System.Xml
Imports Bytescout.PDF

''' <summary>
''' This example demonstrates how to create table from some XML data.
''' Since your XML file has different structure the example just shows technique of XML data reading 
''' and PDF table creation.
''' </summary>
Class Program

    Shared Sub Main()

		' Load XML document
		Dim xmlDocument = New XmlDocument()
		xmlDocument.Load("sample.xml")

		' Read columns information from XML data
		Dim columns = New List(Of String)()
		Dim columnNodeList = xmlDocument.SelectNodes("/Report/Columns/Column")
		For Each node As XmlNode In columnNodeList
			columns.Add(node.Attributes("Name").Value)
		Next

		' Read row nodes from XML data
		Dim rowNodeList = xmlDocument.SelectNodes("/Report/ReportData")


		' Create new PDF document
		Dim pdfDocument = New Document()
		pdfDocument.RegistrationName = "demo"
		pdfDocument.RegistrationKey = "demo"
		' Add page
		Dim page = New Page(PaperFormat.A4)
		pdfDocument.Pages.Add(page)

		Dim lightGrayColor = New ColorGray(200)
		Dim whiteColor = New ColorGray(255)


		' Create PDF table
		Dim table = New Table()
		table.BackgroundColor = lightGrayColor

		' Add columns
		For c = 0 To columns.Count - 1

			Dim column = New TableColumn(columns(c), columns(c))
			' Set column width
			column.Width = If(c = 0, 100, 60)
			table.Columns.Add(column)
		Next

		' Add rows
		For Each rowNode As XmlNode In rowNodeList

			' Create new row and set its background color
			Dim row = table.NewRow()
			row.BackgroundColor = whiteColor

			' Get cell values from XML data
			For Each childNode As XmlNode In rowNode.ChildNodes

				' Get cell info from XML data
				Dim columnName = childNode.Name
				Dim columnIndex = columns.IndexOf(childNode.Name)
				Dim cellValue = childNode.InnerText

				' Set cell text
				row(columnName).Text = cellValue
				' Set cell text alignment
				row(columnName).TextFormat.HorizontalAlign = If(columnIndex = 0, HorizontalAlign.Left, HorizontalAlign.Right)
			Next

			' Add the row to the table
			table.Rows.Add(row)
		Next

		' Draw the table on canvas
		page.Canvas.DrawTable(table, 20, 20)


		' Save document to file
		pdfDocument.Save("result.pdf")

		' Cleanup 
		pdfDocument.Dispose()

		' Open document in default PDF viewer application
		Process.Start("result.pdf")

	End Sub

End Class