Converts a Text, RTF file to PDF file.

Namespace:  SautinSoft
Assembly:  PdfMetamorphosis (in PdfMetamorphosis.dll) Version: 4.0.0.1

Syntax

      
 C#  Visual Basic 
public int RtfToPdfConvertFile(
	string inputFileName,
	string outputFileName
)
Public Function RtfToPdfConvertFile ( _
	inputFileName As String, _
	outputFileName As String _
) As Integer

Parameters

inputFileName
String
Local path to input Text or RTF file
outputFileName
String
Local path to output PDF file

Return Value

0 - converting succesfully
1 - can't open input RTF or Text file, check the input path
2 - can't create output file, check the output path
3 - converting failed

Examples

CopyHow to convert RTF file to PDF file in C#
using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Text;

namespace SampleConvert
{
    class Class1
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            SautinSoft.PdfMetamorphosis p = new SautinSoft.PdfMetamorphosis();

            //this property is necessary only for registered version
            //p.Serial = "XXXXXXXXXXX";

            //specify some options
            p.PageStyle.PageOrientation.Landscape();
            //specify header in HTML format
            p.Header.Html("<b>Sample header in HTML format</b>");

            //specify footer in RTF format
            p.Footer.Rtf("{\b Bold footer}");

            //specify page numbers
            p.PageStyle.PageNumFormat = "Page {page} of {numpages}";

            if (p != null)
            {
                string rtfPath = @"..\..\..\..\..\test.rtf";
                string pdfPath = @"..\..\..\..\..\test.pdf";

                int i = p.RtfToPdfConvertFile(rtfPath,pdfPath);

                if (i !=0)
                {
                    System.Console.WriteLine("An error occured during converting HTML to PDF!");
                }
                else
                {
                    System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(pdfPath);
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
CopyHow to convert RTF file to PDF file in VB.Net
Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic
Imports System
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Text

Namespace SampleConvert
    Friend Class Class1
        Shared Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)
            Dim p As New SautinSoft.PdfMetamorphosis()

            'this property is necessary only for registered version
            'p.Serial = "XXXXXXXXXXX";


            'specify some options
            p.PageStyle.PageOrientation.Landscape()
            'specify header in HTML format
            p.Header.Html("<b>Sample header in HTML format</b>")

            'specify footer in RTF format
            p.Footer.Rtf("{" & Constants.vbBack & " Bold footer}")

            'specify page numbers
            p.PageStyle.PageNumFormat = "Page {page} of {numpages}"

            If Not p Is Nothing Then
                Dim rtfPath As String = "..\..\..\..\..\test.rtf"
                Dim pdfPath As String = "..\..\..\..\..\test.pdf"

                Dim i As Integer = p.RtfToPdfConvertFile(rtfPath,pdfPath)

                If i <>0 Then
                    System.Console.WriteLine("An error occured during converting HTML to PDF!")
                Else
                    System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(pdfPath)
                End If
            End If
        End Sub
    End Class
End Namespace

See Also