How to embedded add file attachment into PDF document using ByteScout PDF SDK
The example demonstrates how to attach a file to PDF document using ByteScout PDF SDK.
Program.vb:
VB
'******************************************************************* ' ByteScout PDF SDK ' ' Copyright © 2016 Bytescout, https://bytescout.com ' ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ' '******************************************************************* Imports Bytescout.PDF ''' <summary> ''' This example demonstrates how to attach a file to PDF document. ''' </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) ' Attach file Dim fileAttachment = New FileAttachmentAnnotation("sample_attachment.txt", 20, 20, 20, 20) fileAttachment.Icon = FileAttachmentAnnotationIcon.Paperclip page.Annotations.Add(fileAttachment) ' Instruct PDF viewer application to show attachments pane on startup pdfDocument.PageMode = PageMode.Attachment ' 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
Program.cs:
C#
//******************************************************************* // ByteScout PDF SDK // // Copyright © 2016 ByteScout - https://bytescout.com // ALL RIGHTS RESERVED // //******************************************************************* using System.Diagnostics; using Bytescout.PDF; namespace FileAttachmentAnnotationExample { /// <summary> /// This example demonstrates how to attach a file to PDF document. /// </summary> class Program { static void Main() { // Create new document Document pdfDocument = new Document(); pdfDocument.RegistrationName = "demo"; pdfDocument.RegistrationKey = "demo"; // Add page Page page = new Page(PaperFormat.A4); pdfDocument.Pages.Add(page); // Attach file FileAttachmentAnnotation fileAttachment = new FileAttachmentAnnotation("sample_attachment.txt", 20, 20, 20, 20); fileAttachment.Icon = FileAttachmentAnnotationIcon.Paperclip; page.Annotations.Add(fileAttachment); // Instruct PDF viewer application to show attachments pane on startup pdfDocument.PageMode = PageMode.Attachment; // Save document to file pdfDocument.Save("result.pdf"); // Cleanup pdfDocument.Dispose(); // Open document in default PDF viewer app Process.Start("result.pdf"); } } }