PdfMetamorphosisHtmlToPdfConvertStringToFile Method |
Converts HTML string to PDF file. Don't forget to set the property
BaseUrl to see images in output PDF file.
Namespace: SautinSoftAssembly: PdfMetamorphosis (in PdfMetamorphosis.dll) Version: 2024.12.19
Syntax public int HtmlToPdfConvertStringToFile(
string inputString,
string outputFileName
)
Public Function HtmlToPdfConvertStringToFile (
inputString As String,
outputFileName As String
) As Integer
Parameters
- inputString String
- Any string in HTML format, even a piece of HTML code
- outputFileName String
- Local path to output PDF file
Return Value
Int32
0 - converting successfully
2 - can't create output file, check the output path
3 - converting failed
Example How to convert HTML string to PDF file in C#
using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Collections;
namespace Sample
{
class Test
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
SautinSoft.PdfMetamorphosis p = new SautinSoft.PdfMetamorphosis();
p.PageSettings.Orientation = SautinSoft.PdfMetamorphosis.PageSetting.Orientations.Portrait;
p.PageSettings.Size.Letter();
p.PageSettings.Header.FromString("<b>Sample header in HTML format</b>", SautinSoft.PdfMetamorphosis.HeadersFooters.InputFormat.Html);
p.PageSettings.Footer.FromString(@"{\rtf1 \b Bold Footer}", SautinSoft.PdfMetamorphosis.HeadersFooters.InputFormat.Rtf);
p.PageSettings.Numbering.Text = "Page {page} of {numpages}";
p.PageSettings.Numbering.PosX.Mm = p.PageSettings.Size.Width.Mm / 2;
p.PageSettings.Numbering.PosY.Mm = 10;
if (p != null)
{
string inpFile = @"..\..\..\example.htm";
string outFile = Path.ChangeExtension(inpFile, ".pdf");
string htmlString = File.ReadAllText(inpFile);
p.HtmlSettings.BaseUrl = Path.GetDirectoryName(inpFile);
if (p.HtmlToPdfConvertStringToFile(htmlString, outFile) == 0)
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(new System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo(outFile) { UseShellExecute = true });
else
System.Console.WriteLine("An error occurred during converting HTML to PDF!");
}
}
}
}
How to convert HTML string to PDF file in VB.Net
Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic
Imports System.IO
Namespace Sample
Friend Class Test
Shared Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)
Dim p As New SautinSoft.PdfMetamorphosis()
p.PageSettings.Orientation = SautinSoft.PdfMetamorphosis.PageSetting.Orientations.Portrait
p.PageSettings.Size.Letter()
p.PageSettings.Header.FromString("<b>Sample header in HTML format</b>", SautinSoft.PdfMetamorphosis.HeadersFooters.InputFormat.Html)
p.PageSettings.Footer.FromString("{\rtf1 \b Bold footer}", SautinSoft.PdfMetamorphosis.HeadersFooters.InputFormat.Rtf)
p.PageSettings.Numbering.Text = "Page {page} of {numpages}"
p.PageSettings.Numbering.PosX.Mm = p.PageSettings.Size.Width.Mm / 2
p.PageSettings.Numbering.PosY.Mm = 10
If p IsNot Nothing Then
Dim inpFile As String = "..\..\..\example.htm"
Dim outFile As String = Path.ChangeExtension(inpFile, ".pdf")
Dim htmlString As String = File.ReadAllText(inpFile)
p.HtmlSettings.BaseUrl = Path.GetDirectoryName(inpFile)
If p.HtmlToPdfConvertStringToFile(htmlString, outFile) = 0 Then
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(New System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo(outFile) With {.UseShellExecute = True})
Else
System.Console.WriteLine("An error occurred during converting HTML to PDF!")
End If
End If
End Sub
End Class
End Namespace
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