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PdfMetamorphosisRtfToPdfConvertFile Method

Converts a RTF file to PDF file.

Namespace: SautinSoft
Assembly: PdfMetamorphosis (in PdfMetamorphosis.dll) Version: 2024.1.12
Syntax
public int RtfToPdfConvertFile(
	string rtfPath,
	string pdfPath
)

Parameters

rtfPath  String
Local path to input RTF file
pdfPath  String
Local path to output PDF file

Return Value

Int32
0 - converting successfully
1 - can't open input RTF file, check the input path
2 - can't create output file, check the output path
3 - converting failed
Example
How to convert RTF file to PDF file in C#
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 });
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
How to convert RTF file to PDF file in VB.Net
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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