Creating pdf files at runtime in c

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Is there a pdf library attached that can be attached to  NET 3 5 that allows creation of pdf files at runtime i e opening a new pdf file  writing to it line by line  embedding images  etc and closing the pdf file all in C  code   What I want is a set of tools and specifications which allow me to implement a customised pdf writer in C  without using Reporting Services  pdf output option

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iTextSharp http   itextsharp sourceforge net  Complex but comprehensive  itext7 former iTextSharp

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Have a look at PDFSharp  It is open source and it is written in  NET  I use it myself for some PDF invoice generation

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I have used   iTextSharp  in the past with nice results

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Well  free and not-for-free  I use WebSuperGoo ABCpdf  NET component  that I just love it    not-for-free because you need to pay for it   for free because even if you have to pay  they have a trial version and you can request a free license if you do not mind that  in your site show  This site uses WebSuperGoo ABCpdf  NET component  with a link to their website   I did that and I got a free license  version 5 in that time  so  I can say that it works  even if the website is no longer online  - I still have and use the component        A wonderful thing that I love with this is that you can do everything that you can thing off with this  create PDF forms and dynamically fill them and send to user by mail or have them to download it  create a pdf from scratch  convert HTML pages into PDF  etc etc etc  please read the documentation  it is a wonderful component

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Amyuni PDF Converter  Net can also be used for this  And it will also allow you to modify existing files  apply OCR to them and extract text  create raster images  for thumbnails generation for example   optimize the output PDF for web viewing  etc   Usual disclaimer applies

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iTextSharp is no longer licensed under the MIT LGPL license  Versions greater than 4 1 6 are licensed under the Affero GPL  meaning you can t even use it in a SaaS  Software as a Service  scenario without licensing your code under the GPL  or a GPL-compatible license   Other opensource PDF implementations in native  NET include   PDF Clown  make sure you get the patches to the latest version  PDFSharp PDFJet open source edition  commercial version also available  and you will need the JDK installed to build this    There s also a couple of Java PDF libraries  like PDFBox  you can convert to  NET using IKVM

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For this i looked into running LaTeX apps to generate a pdf  Although this option is likely to be far more complicated and heavy duty than the ones listed here

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I have posted a sample of how to use iTextSharp in one of my blogs   http   devpinoy org blogs marl archive 2008 02 14 create-pdf-in-c-2008-a-pdf-sample-app-for-grade-1-pupils aspx

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I strongly recommend  iTextSharp

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Docotic Pdf library can be easily used to create PDF files at runtime  The library can also modify existing PDF documents  extract text images  append pages  fill form fields  etc   Samples for common tasks are available on the library site  Disclaimer  I work for Bit Miracle

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How about iTextSharp   iText is a PDF  among others  generation library that is also ported  and kept in sync  to C

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Well  free and not-for-free  I use WebSuperGoo ABCpdf  NET component  that I just love it    not-for-free because you need to pay for it   for free because even if you have to pay  they have a trial version and you can request a free license if you do not mind that  in your site show  This site uses WebSuperGoo ABCpdf  NET component  with a link to their website   I did that and I got a free license  version 5 in that time  so  I can say that it works  even if the website is no longer online  - I still have and use the component        A wonderful thing that I love with this is that you can do everything that you can thing off with this  create PDF forms and dynamically fill them and send to user by mail or have them to download it  create a pdf from scratch  convert HTML pages into PDF  etc etc etc  please read the documentation  it is a wonderful component

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For this i looked into running LaTeX apps to generate a pdf  Although this option is likely to be far more complicated and heavy duty than the ones listed here

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I have used Gnostice in the past and found them to be very good   http   www gnostice com PDFOne dot Net asp

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I have used   iTextSharp  in the past with nice results

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Have a look at PDFSharp  It is open source and it is written in  NET  I use it myself for some PDF invoice generation

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For this i looked into running LaTeX apps to generate a pdf  Although this option is likely to be far more complicated and heavy duty than the ones listed here

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For this i looked into running LaTeX apps to generate a pdf  Although this option is likely to be far more complicated and heavy duty than the ones listed here

User · Answer

Amyuni PDF Converter  Net can also be used for this  And it will also allow you to modify existing files  apply OCR to them and extract text  create raster images  for thumbnails generation for example   optimize the output PDF for web viewing  etc   Usual disclaimer applies

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I have posted a sample of how to use iTextSharp in one of my blogs   http   devpinoy org blogs marl archive 2008 02 14 create-pdf-in-c-2008-a-pdf-sample-app-for-grade-1-pupils aspx

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iTextSharp is no longer licensed under the MIT LGPL license  Versions greater than 4 1 6 are licensed under the Affero GPL  meaning you can t even use it in a SaaS  Software as a Service  scenario without licensing your code under the GPL  or a GPL-compatible license   Other opensource PDF implementations in native  NET include   PDF Clown  make sure you get the patches to the latest version  PDFSharp PDFJet open source edition  commercial version also available  and you will need the JDK installed to build this    There s also a couple of Java PDF libraries  like PDFBox  you can convert to  NET using IKVM

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There is a new project  RazorPDF which can be used from ASP NET MVC  It is available as nuget package  search for RazorPDF    Here is more info  http   nyveldt com blog post Introducing-RazorPDF  IMPORTANT UPDATE as  DenNukem pointed out  it depends on iTextsharp  I forgot to edit answer when I found that out  when I tried to use it   so if your project is not open source and eligible for their AGPL licence  it will probably be too expensive to use

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Have a look at PDFSharp  It is open source and it is written in  NET  I use it myself for some PDF invoice generation

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Have a look at PDFSharp  It is open source and it is written in  NET  I use it myself for some PDF invoice generation

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I have posted a sample of how to use iTextSharp in one of my blogs   http   devpinoy org blogs marl archive 2008 02 14 create-pdf-in-c-2008-a-pdf-sample-app-for-grade-1-pupils aspx

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Docotic Pdf library can be easily used to create PDF files at runtime  The library can also modify existing PDF documents  extract text images  append pages  fill form fields  etc   Samples for common tasks are available on the library site  Disclaimer  I work for Bit Miracle

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Well  free and not-for-free  I use WebSuperGoo ABCpdf  NET component  that I just love it    not-for-free because you need to pay for it   for free because even if you have to pay  they have a trial version and you can request a free license if you do not mind that  in your site show  This site uses WebSuperGoo ABCpdf  NET component  with a link to their website   I did that and I got a free license  version 5 in that time  so  I can say that it works  even if the website is no longer online  - I still have and use the component        A wonderful thing that I love with this is that you can do everything that you can thing off with this  create PDF forms and dynamically fill them and send to user by mail or have them to download it  create a pdf from scratch  convert HTML pages into PDF  etc etc etc  please read the documentation  it is a wonderful component

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I have used   iTextSharp  in the past with nice results

User · Answer

How about iTextSharp   iText is a PDF  among others  generation library that is also ported  and kept in sync  to C

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I strongly recommend  iTextSharp

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I strongly recommend  iTextSharp

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I have used Gnostice in the past and found them to be very good   http   www gnostice com PDFOne dot Net asp

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Well  free and not-for-free  I use WebSuperGoo ABCpdf  NET component  that I just love it    not-for-free because you need to pay for it   for free because even if you have to pay  they have a trial version and you can request a free license if you do not mind that  in your site show  This site uses WebSuperGoo ABCpdf  NET component  with a link to their website   I did that and I got a free license  version 5 in that time  so  I can say that it works  even if the website is no longer online  - I still have and use the component        A wonderful thing that I love with this is that you can do everything that you can thing off with this  create PDF forms and dynamically fill them and send to user by mail or have them to download it  create a pdf from scratch  convert HTML pages into PDF  etc etc etc  please read the documentation  it is a wonderful component

User · Answer

There is a new project  RazorPDF which can be used from ASP NET MVC  It is available as nuget package  search for RazorPDF    Here is more info  http   nyveldt com blog post Introducing-RazorPDF  IMPORTANT UPDATE as  DenNukem pointed out  it depends on iTextsharp  I forgot to edit answer when I found that out  when I tried to use it   so if your project is not open source and eligible for their AGPL licence  it will probably be too expensive to use

User · Answer

I have used   iTextSharp  in the past with nice results

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I strongly recommend  iTextSharp

User · Answer

I have used Gnostice in the past and found them to be very good   http   www gnostice com PDFOne dot Net asp

User · Answer

I have posted a sample of how to use iTextSharp in one of my blogs   http   devpinoy org blogs marl archive 2008 02 14 create-pdf-in-c-2008-a-pdf-sample-app-for-grade-1-pupils aspx

User · Answer

How about iTextSharp   iText is a PDF  among others  generation library that is also ported  and kept in sync  to C

User · Answer

I have used Gnostice in the past and found them to be very good   http   www gnostice com PDFOne dot Net asp

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How about iTextSharp   iText is a PDF  among others  generation library that is also ported  and kept in sync  to C

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