Working with PDF Files in C# and .NET

SautinSoft.PDF .NET is a convenient library for working with PDF files in the C# programming language using the .NET platform. It allows you to create, edit and convert PDF files with ease and efficiency.

In this article, we will look at how to save PDF documents in C# and applications.NET using the PDF library .NET from SautinSoft.

The following example shows how you can open a PDF document and view the contents of the document by following a few steps:

  1. Add SautinSoft.PDF from NuGet.
  2. Load an existing document.
  3. Add the text with different types of formatting.
  4. Read the contents of the document.

Output result:

Complete code

using System;
using System.IO;
using SautinSoft;
using SautinSoft.Pdf;
using SautinSoft.Pdf.Content;

namespace Sample
{
    class Sample
    {
        /// <remarks>
        /// Details: https://sautinsoft.com/products/pdf/help/net/developer-guide/open-pdf.php
        /// </remarks>
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            // Before starting this example, please get a free trial key:
            // https://sautinsoft.com/start-for-free/

            // Apply the key here:
            // PdfDocument.SetLicense("...");

            string pdfFile = Path.GetFullPath(@"..\..\..\simple text.pdf");

            using (var document = PdfDocument.Load(pdfFile))
            {
                if (document != null)
                {
                    foreach (var page in document.Pages)
                    {
                        Console.WriteLine(page.Content.ToString());
                    }
                    Console.WriteLine("File opened successfully");
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

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Option Infer On

Imports System
Imports System.IO
Imports SautinSoft
Imports SautinSoft.Pdf
Imports SautinSoft.Pdf.Content

Namespace Sample
	Friend Class Sample
		''' <remarks>
		''' Details: https://sautinsoft.com/products/pdf/help/net/developer-guide/open-pdf.php
		''' </remarks>
		Shared Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)
			' Before starting this example, please get a free trial key:
			' https://sautinsoft.com/start-for-free/

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

			Dim pdfFile As String = Path.GetFullPath("..\..\..\simple text.pdf")

			Using document = PdfDocument.Load(pdfFile)
				If document IsNot Nothing Then
					For Each page In document.Pages
						Console.WriteLine(page.Content.ToString())
					Next page
					Console.WriteLine("File opened successfully")
				End If
			End Using
		End Sub
	End Class
End Namespace

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