Convert HTML to PDF file with Header and Footer in C# and .NET
Complete code
using System;
using System.IO;
using SautinSoft.PdfVision;
namespace Sample
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
AddHeaderAndFooter();
}
public static void AddHeaderAndFooter()
{
string inpFile = Path.GetFullPath(@"..\..\..\Sample.html");
string outFile = new FileInfo("Result.pdf").FullName;
// Before starting, we recommend to get a free 100-day key:
// https://sautinsoft.com/start-for-free/
// Apply the key here:
// SautinSoft.PdfVision.SetLicense("...");
PdfVision v = new PdfVision();
HtmlToPdfOptions options = new HtmlToPdfOptions()
{
PageSetup = new PageSetup()
{
PaperType = PaperType.Letter,
Orientation = Orientation.Portrait,
PageMargins = new PageMargins()
{
Left = LengthUnitConverter.ToPoint(5, LengthUnit.Millimeter),
Top = LengthUnitConverter.ToPoint(5, LengthUnit.Millimeter),
Right = LengthUnitConverter.ToPoint(5, LengthUnit.Millimeter),
Bottom = LengthUnitConverter.ToPoint(5, LengthUnit.Millimeter)
}
},
PrintBackground = true,
Scale = 1,
//Set a custom directory where will be placed portable Chromium browser.
//Default value depends of platform (win-x64, win-86, linux-x64 or osx-x64).
ChromiumBaseDirectory = Path.GetFullPath(@"..\..\..\..\..\..\Chromium\")
};
// Add page header:
// 1. Increase top margin to fit header.
options.PageSetup.PageMargins.Top += LengthUnitConverter.ToPoint(40, LengthUnit.Millimeter);
// 2. Set up page Header in HTML format with image logo.
// Please notice, images in header/footer are supported only in base64 format, therefore we'll encode it.
string imgPath = @"..\..\..\logo.png";
string imgBase64Encoded = Convert.ToBase64String(File.ReadAllBytes(imgPath));
string header = "<div style=\"border: solid 0.5pt grey; width: 100%; display: flex; justify-content: flex-start; align-items: center; margin: 5px; padding: 0; \">" +
$"<img style=\"width: 96px; height: 96px; margin: 0;\" src=\"data:image/png;base64,{imgBase64Encoded}\" />" +
"<div style=\"width: calc(100% -300px - 50px); height: 96px; margin: 0; padding: 0; display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: space-between; align-items: flex-start;\">" +
"<h1 style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0; padding-left: 10px; font-family: \'Arial\', sans-serif; color: gray; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; \">" +
"PDF Vision .Net</h1>" +
"<p style=\"margin: 0; padding-left: 10px; font-family: \'Arial\', sans-serif; color: #000; font-size: 18px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;\">" +
"Gives your apps API to convert ASPX, HTML, Images (Multipage TIFF, PNG, Jpeg, Bitmap) to PDF." +
"</p></div>" +
"<div style=\"width: 100px; margin: 0; padding-top: 5px; padding-right: 5px; align-self: flex-start; display: flex; justify-content: flex-end; font-family: \'Arial\', sans-serif; color: #ccc; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold;\">" +
"<div>Page <span class=\"pageNumber\"></span> of <span class=\"totalPages\"></span></div>" +
"</div></div>";
options.Header = header;
// Add page footer (doesn't work in trial version):
// Please notice, the property 'Footer' doesn't work in the unlicensed version.
// In the unlicensed version you will see trial notice instead of the footer.
// In case of adding the page footer, don't forget to increase the margin bottom.
// Like this:
options.PageSetup.PageMargins.Bottom += LengthUnitConverter.ToPoint(20, LengthUnit.Millimeter);
string footer = "<div style=\"font-family: \'Arial\', sans-serif; color: #ccc; font-size: 18px; margin: 0 auto;\">Simple page footer aligned by center.</div>";
options.Footer = footer;
try
{
v.ConvertHtmlToPdf(inpFile, outFile, options);
// Open the result for demonstration purposes.
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(new System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo(outFile) { UseShellExecute = true });
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Console.WriteLine($"Error: {ex.Message}");
Console.ReadLine();
}
}
}
}
Imports System
Imports System.IO
Imports SautinSoft.PdfVision
Namespace Sample
Friend Class Program
Shared Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)
AddHeaderAndFooter()
End Sub
Public Shared Sub AddHeaderAndFooter()
Dim inpFile As String = Path.GetFullPath("..\..\..\Sample.html")
Dim outFile As String = (New FileInfo("Result.pdf")).FullName
' Before starting, we recommend to get a free 100-day key:
' https://sautinsoft.com/start-for-free/
' Apply the key here:
' SautinSoft.PdfVision.SetLicense("...");
Dim v As New PdfVision()
Dim options As New HtmlToPdfOptions() With {
.PageSetup = New PageSetup() With {
.PaperType = PaperType.Letter,
.Orientation = Orientation.Portrait,
.PageMargins = New PageMargins() With {
.Left = LengthUnitConverter.ToPoint(5, LengthUnit.Millimeter),
.Top = LengthUnitConverter.ToPoint(5, LengthUnit.Millimeter),
.Right = LengthUnitConverter.ToPoint(5, LengthUnit.Millimeter),
.Bottom = LengthUnitConverter.ToPoint(5, LengthUnit.Millimeter)
}
},
.PrintBackground = True,
.Scale = 1,
.ChromiumBaseDirectory = Path.GetFullPath("..\..\..\..\..\..\Chromium\")
}
' Add page header:
' 1. Increase top margin to fit header.
options.PageSetup.PageMargins.Top += LengthUnitConverter.ToPoint(40, LengthUnit.Millimeter)
' 2. Set up page Header in HTML format with image logo.
' Please notice, images in header/footer are supported only in base64 format, therefore we'll encode it.
Dim imgPath As String = "..\..\..\logo.png"
Dim imgBase64Encoded As String = Convert.ToBase64String(File.ReadAllBytes(imgPath))
Dim header As String = "<div style=""border: solid 0.5pt grey; width: 100%; display: flex; justify-content: flex-start; align-items: center; margin: 5px; padding: 0; "">" & $"<img style=""width: 96px; height: 96px; margin: 0;"" src=""data:image/png;base64,{imgBase64Encoded}"" />" & "<div style=""width: calc(100% -300px - 50px); height: 96px; margin: 0; padding: 0; display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: space-between; align-items: flex-start;"">" & "<h1 style=""width: 100%; margin: 0; padding-left: 10px; font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif; color: gray; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; "">" & "PDF Vision .Net</h1>" & "<p style=""margin: 0; padding-left: 10px; font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif; color: #000; font-size: 18px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;"">" & "Gives your apps API to convert ASPX, HTML, Images (Multipage TIFF, PNG, Jpeg, Bitmap) to PDF." & "</p></div>" & "<div style=""width: 100px; margin: 0; padding-top: 5px; padding-right: 5px; align-self: flex-start; display: flex; justify-content: flex-end; font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif; color: #ccc; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold;"">" & "<div>Page <span class=""pageNumber""></span> of <span class=""totalPages""></span></div>" & "</div></div>"
options.Header = header
' Add page footer (doesn't work in trial version):
' Please notice, the property 'Footer' doesn't work in the unlicensed version.
' In the unlicensed version you will see trial notice instead of the footer.
' In case of adding the page footer, don't forget to increase the margin bottom.
' Like this:
options.PageSetup.PageMargins.Bottom += LengthUnitConverter.ToPoint(20, LengthUnit.Millimeter)
Dim footer As String = "<div style=""font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif; color: #ccc; font-size: 18px; margin: 0 auto;"">Simple page footer aligned by center.</div>"
options.Footer = footer
Try
v.ConvertHtmlToPdf(inpFile, outFile, options)
' Open the result for demonstration purposes.
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(New System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo(outFile) With {.UseShellExecute = True})
Catch ex As Exception
Console.WriteLine($"Error: {ex.Message}")
Console.ReadLine()
End Try
End Sub
End Class
End Namespace
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