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PdfMetamorphosisSplitPDFFileToPDFFolder Method

Splits PDF document by pages

Namespace: SautinSoft
Assembly: PdfMetamorphosis (in PdfMetamorphosis.dll) Version: 2024.1.12
Syntax
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public int SplitPDFFileToPDFFolder(
	string SourceFile,
	string OutputPath
)

Parameters

SourceFile  String
Path to PDF file which you want to split by pages
OutputPath  String
Path to directory where to store each PDF page as single file after splitting

Return Value

Int32
0 - split successfully
2 - error, output directory doesn't exist
Example
How to split and merge PDF documents using C#
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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();
            string rtfPath = @"..\..\..\example.rtf";
            string pdfPath = @"..\..\..\test.pdf";

            // Let's create a PDF file from RTF file
            p.PageSettings.Orientation = SautinSoft.PdfMetamorphosis.PageSetting.Orientations.Landscape;

            //Specify page numbers: {1 of N}, font: Verdana, 18
            p.PageSettings.Numbering.Text = "{page} of {numpages}";
            p.PageSettings.Numbering.FontFace = "Verdana";
            p.PageSettings.Numbering.FontSize = 18;

            p.RtfToPdfConvertFile(rtfPath, pdfPath);

            #region split PDF file
            //Split PDF by pages: 1st, 2nd, 3rd ...
            p.SplitPDFFileToPDFFolder(pdfPath, Path.GetDirectoryName(pdfPath));
            #endregion

            #region merge PDF files
            //Merge only 1st and 3rd pages
            string[] pdfFiles = { @"..\..\..\test-00001.pdf", @"..\..\..\test-00003.pdf" };
            p.MergePDFFileArrayToPDFFile(pdfFiles, @"..\..\..\test_Split_and_Merge_1and3page.pdf");
            #endregion

            //Show merged PDF (it doesn't have 2nd page)
            System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(new System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo(@"..\..\..\test_Split_and_Merge_1and3page.pdf") { UseShellExecute = true });
        }
    }
}
How to split and merge PDF documents using VB.Net
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Imports System.IO

Module sample

    Sub Main()
                ' Activate your license here
                ' SautinSoft.PdfMetamorphosis.SetLicense("1234567890")

        Dim p As New SautinSoft.PdfMetamorphosis()
        Dim rtfPath As String = "..\..\..\example.rtf"
        Dim pdfPath As String = "..\..\..\test.pdf"

        ' Let's create a PDF file from RTF file
        p.PageSettings.Orientation = SautinSoft.PdfMetamorphosis.PageSetting.Orientations.Landscape

        'Specify page numbers: {1 of N}, font: Verdana, 18
        p.PageSettings.Numbering.Text = "{page} of {numpages}"
        p.PageSettings.Numbering.FontFace = "Verdana"
        p.PageSettings.Numbering.FontSize = 18
        p.RtfToPdfConvertFile(rtfPath, pdfPath)

        'Split PDF by pages: 1st, 2nd, 3rd ...
        p.SplitPDFFileToPDFFolder(pdfPath, Path.GetDirectoryName(pdfPath))

        'Merge only 1st and 3rd pages
        Dim pdfFiles() As String = {"..\..\..\test-00001.pdf", "..\..\..\test-00003.pdf"}
        p.MergePDFFileArrayToPDFFile(pdfFiles, "..\..\..\test_Split_and_Merge_1and3page.pdf")

        'Show merged PDF (it doesn't have 2nd page)
        System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(New System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo("..\..\..\test_Split_and_Merge_1and3page.pdf") With {.UseShellExecute = True})
    End Sub
End Module
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