ByteScout PDF SDK – VB.NET – Create New PDF Document

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How to create new PDF document in VB.NET using ByteScout PDF SDK

Tutorial on how to create new PDF document in VB.NET

Sample source code below will show you how to cope with a difficult task like create new PDF document in VB.NET. 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 create new PDF document 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 create new PDF document below and use it in your application. This VB.NET sample code is all you need for your app. Just copy and paste the code, add references (if needs to) and you are all set! Code testing will allow the function to be tested and work properly with your data.

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Program.vb

      Imports Bytescout.PDF

''' <summary>
''' This example demonstrates how to create a document and save it to file.
''' </summary>
Class Program

    Shared Sub Main()

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

        ' Add sample content
        Dim font = New Font(StandardFonts.Times, 24)
        Dim brush = New SolidBrush()
        page.Canvas.DrawString("Hello world!", font, brush, 20, 20)

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

        ' Cleanup 
		pdfDocument.Dispose()

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

    End Sub

End Class