How to set PDF version in C# and .NET


Complete code

using System.IO;

namespace Sample
{
    class Test
    {

        static void Main(string[] args)
		{
			// Activate your license here
			// SautinSoft.PdfMetamorphosis.SetLicense("1234567890");

            // How to set a version for the PDF document.
            SautinSoft.PdfMetamorphosis p = new SautinSoft.PdfMetamorphosis();


            // PDF Metamorphosis .Net generates PDF 1.4 document by default.
            // Let's change the PDF version to PDF_A.
            p.PdfSettings.PdfVersion = SautinSoft.PdfMetamorphosis.PdfSetting.PdfVersions.PDF_A1a;

            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 });
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

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Namespace Sample
    Friend Class Test
        Shared Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)

            ' How to set a version for the PDF document.
				' Activate your license here
				' SautinSoft.PdfMetamorphosis.SetLicense("1234567890")

            Dim p As New SautinSoft.PdfMetamorphosis()

            ' PDF Metamorphosis .Net generates PDF 1.4 document by default.
            ' Let's change the PDF version to PDF_A.
            p.PdfSettings.PdfVersion = SautinSoft.PdfMetamorphosis.PdfSetting.PdfVersions.PDF_A1a

            If p IsNot Nothing Then
                Dim rtfPath As String = "..\..\..\example.rtf"
                Dim pdfPath As String = "..\..\..\test.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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