Convert RTF file to PDF file in C# and .NET


Complete code

using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Collections;

namespace Sample
{
    
    class Test
    {

        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
			// Activate your license here
			// SautinSoft.PdfMetamorphosis.SetLicense("1234567890");

            SautinSoft.PdfMetamorphosis p = new SautinSoft.PdfMetamorphosis();

            // Specify some page options.
            p.PageSettings.Orientation = SautinSoft.PdfMetamorphosis.PageSetting.Orientations.Landscape;

            // Set page header in HTML format.
            p.PageSettings.Header.FromString("<b style=\"color: green;\">Sample header in HTML format</b>", SautinSoft.PdfMetamorphosis.HeadersFooters.InputFormat.Html);

            // Set page footer in RTF format.
            p.PageSettings.Footer.FromString("{\\rtf1 \\b Bold Footer in RTF format}", SautinSoft.PdfMetamorphosis.HeadersFooters.InputFormat.Rtf);

            // Set page numbers.
            p.PageSettings.Numbering.Text = "Page {page} of {numpages}";

            if (p != null)
            {
                string rtfPath = @"..\..\..\example.rtf";
                string pdfPath = Path.ChangeExtension(rtfPath, ".pdf");

                int i = p.RtfToPdfConvertFile(rtfPath, pdfPath);

                if (i != 0)
                {
                    System.Console.WriteLine("An error occurred during converting RTF to PDF!");
                }
                else
                {
                    System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(new System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo(pdfPath) { UseShellExecute = true });
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

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Imports System
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Collections

Namespace Sample

	Friend Class Test

		Shared Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)
			' Activate your license here
			' SautinSoft.PdfMetamorphosis.SetLicense("1234567890")

			Dim p As New SautinSoft.PdfMetamorphosis()

			' Specify some page options.
			p.PageSettings.Orientation = SautinSoft.PdfMetamorphosis.PageSetting.Orientations.Landscape

			' Set page header in HTML format.
			p.PageSettings.Header.FromString("<b style=""color: green;"">Sample header in HTML format</b>", SautinSoft.PdfMetamorphosis.HeadersFooters.InputFormat.Html)

			' Set page footer in RTF format.
			p.PageSettings.Footer.FromString("{\rtf1 \b Bold Footer in RTF format}", SautinSoft.PdfMetamorphosis.HeadersFooters.InputFormat.Rtf)

			' Set page numbers.
			p.PageSettings.Numbering.Text = "Page {page} of {numpages}"

			If p IsNot Nothing Then
				Dim rtfPath As String = "..\..\..\example.rtf"
				Dim pdfPath As String = Path.ChangeExtension(rtfPath, ".pdf")

				Dim i As Integer = p.RtfToPdfConvertFile(rtfPath, pdfPath)

				If i <> 0 Then
					System.Console.WriteLine("An error occurred during converting RTF to PDF!")
				Else
					System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(New System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo(pdfPath) With {.UseShellExecute = True})
				End If
			End If
		End Sub
	End Class
End Namespace

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