PdfMetamorphosisMergePDFStreamArrayToPDFStream Method |
Merge several PDF documents into a single document in memory
Namespace: SautinSoftAssembly: PdfMetamorphosis (in PdfMetamorphosis.dll) Version: 2025.2.25
Syntaxpublic byte[] MergePDFStreamArrayToPDFStream(
ArrayList pdfBytes
)
Public Function MergePDFStreamArrayToPDFStream (
pdfBytes As ArrayList
) As Byte()
Parameters
- pdfBytes ArrayList
- ArrayList which contains PDF documents as array of bytes
Return Value
ByteSingle PDF document as byte array or null in case of merging failed
ExampleHow to merge PDF documents in memory using C#
using System;
using System.Data;
using System.Configuration;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.Security;
using System.Web.UI;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts;
using System.Web.UI.HtmlControls;
using System.IO;
using System.Collections;
public partial class _Default : System.Web.UI.Page
{
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
Result.Text = "";
}
protected void Button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
SautinSoft.PdfMetamorphosis p = new SautinSoft.PdfMetamorphosis();
ArrayList pdfs = new ArrayList();
int files = 0;
if (FileUpload1.FileBytes.Length > 0)
{
pdfs.Add(FileUpload1.FileBytes);
files++;
}
if (FileUpload2.FileBytes.Length > 0)
{
pdfs.Add(FileUpload2.FileBytes);
files++;
}
if (FileUpload3.FileBytes.Length > 0)
{
pdfs.Add(FileUpload3.FileBytes);
files++;
}
if (files < 2)
{
Result.Text = "Error! Before merging please select at least two PDF documents!";
return;
}
byte[] pdfBytes = null;
pdfBytes = p.MergePDFStreamArrayToPDFStream(pdfs);
if (pdfBytes != null)
{
Response.Buffer = true;
Response.Clear();
Response.ContentType = "application/PDF";
Response.AppendHeader("content-disposition", "attachment; filename=single.pdf");
Response.BinaryWrite(pdfBytes);
Response.Flush();
Response.End();
}
else
{
Result.Text = "Error in merging these PDF files, email to support@sautinsoft.com!";
}
}
}
How to merge PDF documents in memory using VB.Net
Partial Public Class _Default
Inherits System.Web.UI.Page
Protected Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
Result.Text = ""
End Sub
Protected Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
Dim p As New SautinSoft.PdfMetamorphosis()
Dim pdfs As New ArrayList()
Dim files As Integer = 0
If FileUpload1.FileBytes.Length > 0 Then
pdfs.Add(FileUpload1.FileBytes)
files += 1
End If
If FileUpload2.FileBytes.Length > 0 Then
pdfs.Add(FileUpload2.FileBytes)
files += 1
End If
If FileUpload3.FileBytes.Length > 0 Then
pdfs.Add(FileUpload3.FileBytes)
files += 1
End If
If files < 2 Then
Result.Text = "Error! Before merging please select at least two PDF documents!"
Return
End If
Dim pdfBytes() As Byte = Nothing
pdfBytes = p.MergePDFStreamArrayToPDFStream(pdfs)
If pdfBytes IsNot Nothing Then
Response.Buffer = True
Response.Clear()
Response.ContentType = "application/PDF"
Response.AppendHeader("content-disposition", "attachment; filename=single.pdf")
Response.BinaryWrite(pdfBytes)
Response.Flush()
Response.End()
Else
Result.Text = "Error in merging these PDF files, email to support@sautinsoft.com!"
End If
End Sub
End Class
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