how to create pdf in c#

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Hi, everybody
I want to create pdf using c# and I wrote that code :

C#

private void btnCreate_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
       {
           Document doc = new Document(iTextSharp.text.PageSize.LETTER,10,10,42,35);
           PdfWriter pwrt = PdfWriter.GetInstance(doc, new
                                      FileStream("test.pdf",FileMode.Create));
           //open docement
           doc.Open();
           //write some comment in pdf
           Paragraph prg = new Paragraph("I love you");
           //Add paragraph to document
           doc.Add(prg);
           //close document
           doc.Close();
       }

But that code can not work. Please help me.

Posted 2-Oct-14 6:59am

goksurahsan

Updated 2-Oct-14 8:09am

Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan

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[no name] 2-Oct-14 14:00pm

"code can not work".... means what?

ZurdoDev 2-Oct-14 14:03pm

I suggest reading the documentation for whatever PdfWriter is.

goksurahsan 2-Oct-14 14:04pm

I want to create a pdf in local disk (C).But that code that I wrote create a pdf in debug

Richard Deeming 2-Oct-14 14:20pm

Hardly surprising, given you haven't specified the path:
new FileStream("test.pdf", FileMode.Create)

What you've specified there is a relative path. That will be treated as a path relative to the current directory - in this case, the directory from which the application is executing. In other words, the "bin\Debug" path.

Specify the full path where you want to save the file. For example:
new FileStream(@"C:\Your\Path\Here\test.pdf")

Be careful trying to save the file to the root of your C: drive - most applications won't have permission to write to that directory.

CHill60 2-Oct-14 14:27pm

Worth posting as the solution

Richard Deeming 2-Oct-14 14:32pm

Done. :)

goksurahsan 2-Oct-14 14:04pm

I read RyanDev

Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan 2-Oct-14 14:10pm

I believe the problem is that you're not saving the file itself. Try saving it and then it will work.

CHill60 2-Oct-14 14:24pm

AFAIK you only need to close the doc with iTextSharp

goksurahsan 2-Oct-14 14:21pm

I tried that but i can not

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Refer - Creating PDF Document in 6 Steps:[^].

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FileStream fs = new FileStream("Chapter1_Example1.pdf", FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write, FileShare.None);

But you have initialized only in Create mode. I hope it solves the issue. Otherwise, let me know.

Posted 2-Oct-14 8:22am

Tadit Dash (ତଡିତ୍ କୁମାର ଦାଶ)

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Richard Deeming · Accepted Answer · 2014-10-02T08:31:00

Based on your comments, the file is being created, but in the bin\Debug folder under your project. You want the file to be created in a specific path.

The problem is that you've only specified a relative path in the FileStream constructor:

C#

new FileStream("test.pdf",FileMode.Create)

This path will be resolved relative to the current path, which is usually the same as the path from which the application is running. In other words, the bin\Debug path under your project.

To save to a specific path, you'll need to pass the full path to the FileStream constructor:

C#

new FileStream(@"C:\Your\Path\Here\test.pdf",FileMode.Create)

NB: Be careful trying to save the document to the root of your C: drive; most applications won't have permission to write to that directory. Make sure you chose a path to which your application has write permissions.