How to add page header and footer in PDF using C# and .NET


Complete code

using System.IO;

namespace Sample
{

    class Test
    {

        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
			// Before starting, we recommend to get a free 100-day key:
            // https://sautinsoft.com/start-for-free/
            
            // Apply the key here:
			// SautinSoft.PdfMetamorphosis.SetLicense("...");

            //How to add page header and footer
            SautinSoft.PdfMetamorphosis p = new SautinSoft.PdfMetamorphosis();

            //Let's add page header in HTML format
            string headerInHtml = "<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse\"><tr><td style=\"border: 1pt solid black\" ></td><td width=\"50%\" align=\"center\" style=\"border: 1pt solid black\">You are welcome!</td></tr></table>";
            p.PageSettings.Header.FromString(headerInHtml, SautinSoft.PdfMetamorphosis.HeadersFooters.InputFormat.Html);

            string footerInRtf = @"{\rtf1\i Italic footer }";
            p.PageSettings.Footer.FromString(footerInRtf, SautinSoft.PdfMetamorphosis.HeadersFooters.InputFormat.Rtf);

            if (p != null)
            {
                string inputFile = @"..\..\..\example.htm";
                string outputFile = Path.ChangeExtension(inputFile, ".pdf");

                int result = p.HtmlToPdfConvertFile(inputFile, outputFile);

                if (result == 0)
                {
                    System.Console.WriteLine("Converted successfully!");
					System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(new System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo(outputFile) { UseShellExecute = true });
                }
                else
                {
                    System.Console.WriteLine("Converting Error!");
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

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Imports System.IO

Module sample

    Sub Main()

        'How to add page header and footer
        ' Before starting, we recommend to get a free 100-day key:
        ' https://sautinsoft.com/start-for-free/

        ' Apply the key here:
        ' SautinSoft.PdfMetamorphosis.SetLicense("...");

        Dim p As SautinSoft.PdfMetamorphosis = New SautinSoft.PdfMetamorphosis()
        Dim headerInHtml As String = "<table width=""100%"" border=""0"" style=""border-collapse: collapse""><tr><td style=""border: 1pt solid black"" ></td><td width=""50%"" align=""center"" style=""border: 1pt solid black"">You are welcome!</td></tr></table>"
        p.PageSettings.Header.FromString(headerInHtml, SautinSoft.PdfMetamorphosis.HeadersFooters.InputFormat.Html)
        Dim footerInRtf As String = "{\rtf1\i Italic footer }"
        p.PageSettings.Footer.FromString(footerInRtf, SautinSoft.PdfMetamorphosis.HeadersFooters.InputFormat.Rtf)

        If p IsNot Nothing Then
            Dim inputFile As String = "..\..\..\example.htm"
            Dim outputFile As String = Path.ChangeExtension(inputFile, ".pdf")
            Dim result As Integer = p.HtmlToPdfConvertFile(inputFile, outputFile)

            If result = 0 Then
                System.Console.WriteLine("Converted successfully!")
                System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(New System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo(outputFile) With {
                        .UseShellExecute = True
                    })
            Else
                System.Console.WriteLine("Converting Error!")
            End If
        End If
    End Sub
End Module

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