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The coding tutorials are designed to help you test the features without need to write your own code. ByteScout PDF Viewer SDK was made to help with sample PDF viewing UI application in VB.NET. ByteScout PDF Viewer SDK is the visual component that you can use to quickly create your own pdf viewer application or add pdf vieweing functionality into your existing app. into your WinForms application. Includes support for selection using mouse, returns coordinates, you may add custom painting on top of pdf displayed.
Fast application programming interfaces of ByteScout PDF Viewer SDK for VB.NET plus the instruction and the VB.NET code below will help you quickly learn sample PDF viewing UI application. This VB.NET sample code should be copied and pasted into your application’s code editor. Then just compile and run it to see how it works. Use of ByteScout PDF Viewer SDK in VB.NET is also explained in the documentation included along with the product.
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Partial Class Form1
''' <summary>
''' Required designer variable.
''' </summary>
Private components As System.ComponentModel.IContainer = Nothing
''' <summary>
''' Clean up any resources being used.
''' </summary>
''' <param name="disposing">true if managed resources should be disposed; otherwise, false.</param>
Protected Overrides Sub Dispose(disposing As Boolean)
If disposing AndAlso (components IsNot Nothing) Then
components.Dispose()
End If
MyBase.Dispose(disposing)
End Sub
#Region "Windows Form Designer generated code"
''' <summary>
''' Required method for Designer support - do not modify
''' the contents of this method with the code editor.
''' </summary>
Private Sub InitializeComponent()
Me.pdfViewerControl1 = New Bytescout.PDFViewer.PDFViewerControl
Me.toolStrip1 = New System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip
Me.tsbOpen = New System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripButton
Me.toolStrip1.SuspendLayout()
Me.SuspendLayout()
'
'pdfViewerControl1
'
Me.pdfViewerControl1.BackColor = System.Drawing.SystemColors.ButtonShadow
Me.pdfViewerControl1.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Fill
Me.pdfViewerControl1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(0, 25)
Me.pdfViewerControl1.MouseMode = Bytescout.PDFViewer.MouseMode.Hand
Me.pdfViewerControl1.Name = "pdfViewerControl1"
Me.pdfViewerControl1.ShowToolbar = True
Me.pdfViewerControl1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(842, 514)
Me.pdfViewerControl1.TabIndex = 0
'
'toolStrip1
'
Me.toolStrip1.Items.AddRange(New System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem() {Me.tsbOpen})
Me.toolStrip1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(0, 0)
Me.toolStrip1.Name = "toolStrip1"
Me.toolStrip1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(842, 25)
Me.toolStrip1.TabIndex = 1
Me.toolStrip1.Text = "toolStrip1"
'
'tsbOpen
'
Me.tsbOpen.Image = Global.Sample_UI_Application.My.Resources.Resources.folder_page
Me.tsbOpen.ImageTransparentColor = System.Drawing.Color.Magenta
Me.tsbOpen.Name = "tsbOpen"
Me.tsbOpen.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(80, 22)
Me.tsbOpen.Text = "&Open PDF"
'
'Form1
'
Me.AutoScaleDimensions = New System.Drawing.SizeF(6.0!, 13.0!)
Me.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font
Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(842, 539)
Me.Controls.Add(Me.pdfViewerControl1)
Me.Controls.Add(Me.toolStrip1)
Me.Name = "Form1"
Me.Text = "Form1"
Me.toolStrip1.ResumeLayout(False)
Me.toolStrip1.PerformLayout()
Me.ResumeLayout(False)
Me.PerformLayout()
End Sub
#End Region
Private pdfViewerControl1 As Bytescout.PDFViewer.PDFViewerControl
Private toolStrip1 As System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip
Private WithEvents tsbOpen As System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripButton
End Class
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Imports System.Windows.Forms
Public Partial Class Form1
Inherits Form
Public Sub New()
InitializeComponent()
End Sub
Private Sub tsbOpen_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles tsbOpen.Click
Using openFileDialog As New OpenFileDialog()
openFileDialog.Title = "Open PDF Document"
openFileDialog.Filter = "PDF Files (*.pdf)|*.pdf|All Files|*.*"
If openFileDialog.ShowDialog() = DialogResult.OK Then
Me.Text = openFileDialog.FileName
Cursor = Cursors.WaitCursor
Try
pdfViewerControl1.InputFile = openFileDialog.FileName
Catch exception As Exception
MessageBox.Show(exception.Message)
Finally
Cursor = Cursors.[Default]
End Try
End If
End Using
End Sub
End Class
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Imports System.Collections.Generic
Imports System.Windows.Forms
NotInheritable Class Program
Private Sub New()
End Sub
''' <summary>
''' The main entry point for the application.
''' </summary>
<STAThread> _
Friend Shared Sub Main()
Application.EnableVisualStyles()
Application.SetCompatibleTextRenderingDefault(False)
Application.Run(New Form1())
End Sub
End Class
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