Pinoy Tutorials, Tips and Tricks: vb.net print pdf

<b>Portable Document Format</b> (<b>PDF</b>) is a file format used to present documents in a manner independent of application software, hardware, and operating systems. Each PDF file encapsulates a complete description of a fixed-layout flat document, including the text, fonts, graphics, and other information needed to display it.<br />
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In some applications, web or desktop there are several options where you can convert or Print a <b>PDF</b> version of a form or document you're reading. So, the question is how is it done and is it possible to create your own PDF document from scratch? We'll you're still lucky as I am.<br />
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In this tutorial you'll be able to learn on how can <b>VB.Net Print PDF Documents</b>.<br />
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Requirements</h2>
1.) CodePlex.com provides a freely downloadable version of the <a href="http://pdfsharp.codeplex.com/downloads/get/96263" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PDFSharp-MigraDocFoundation-Assemblies</a>.<br />
2.) Extract the downloaded .zip file to your project folder. The file name if not updated is PDFsharp-MigraDocFoundation-Assemblies-1_31.zip.<br />
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Creating the Project</h2>
1.) Start you Microsoft Visual Basic 2010 Express.<br />
2.) Create a new Windows Application Project.<br />
3.) In the <b>Solution Explorer</b> Panel, <b>Right Click</b> on your <i>Project's Name</i>. Then choose <b>Add Reference</b>.<br />
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4.) In the <b>Add Reference</b> dialog window, Click the <b>Browse</b> Tab. Locate the folder where you extracted the <b>PDFSharp Assemblies</b>.<br />
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5.)<b>Select All</b> of the .dll files then Click <b>OK</b>.<br />
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Once the done, <b>Click</b> the small arrow to expand the references in <b>Solution Explorer</b> Panel and it will most likely look as the image below.<br />
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Design Mode</h2>
Add a <b>Button</b> Control on the form.<br />
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Coding your Project</h2>
<b>Double Click</b> the button control then <b>Copy</b> and <b>paste</b> the following codes in your <b>Code Editor</b>. <br />
<pre class="brush: vb">Imports PdfSharp
Imports PdfSharp.Drawing
Imports PdfSharp.Pdf

Public Class Form1
    Private Sub Button1_Click_1(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
        Dim pdf As PdfDocument = New PdfDocument
        pdf.Info.Title = "My First PDF Document"
        Dim pdfPage As PdfPage = pdf.AddPage
        Dim graph As XGraphics = XGraphics.FromPdfPage(pdfPage)
        Dim font As XFont = New XFont("Verdana", 20, XFontStyle.Bold)
        graph.DrawString("You've just created your first PDF document.", font, XBrushes.Black, _
        New XRect(0, 0, pdfPage.Width.Point, pdfPage.Height.Point), XStringFormats.Center)
        Dim pdfFileName as String = "C:\MyFirstPdfDocument.pdf"
        pdf.Save(pdfFileName)
        Process.Start(pdfFileName)
    End Sub
End Class</pre>
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Explaining each Line of Codes</h2>
Import the required namespaces. <br />
<pre class="brush: vb">        Imports PdfSharp
        Imports PdfSharp.Drawing
        Imports PdfSharp.Pdf</pre>
Create a PDF document object. <br />
<pre class="brush: vb">        Dim pdf As PdfDocument = New PdfDocument</pre>
Create a new page. <br />
<pre class="brush: vb">        Dim pdfPage As PdfPage = pdf.AddPage</pre>
Set the title of the PDF document. <br />
<pre class="brush: vb">        pdf.Info.Title = "My First PDF Document"</pre>
Create a Graphics Object. <br />
<pre class="brush: vb">        Dim graph As XGraphics = XGraphics.FromPdfPage(pdfPage)</pre>
Create and Set a font style from XFont. <br />
<pre class="brush: vb">        Dim font As XFont = New XFont("Tahoma", 24, XFontStyle.Bold)</pre>
Adding content to PDF document and Add it to Center. <br />
<pre class="brush: vb">        graph.DrawString("Congratulations! You've just created your first PDF document.", font, XBrushes.Black, _
        New XRect(0, 0, pdfPage.Width.Point, pdfPage.Height.Point), XStringFormats.Center)</pre>
Save the PDF Document at your most preferred location. <br />
<pre class="brush: vb">        Dim pdfFileName as String = "C:\MyFirstPdfDocument.pdf"
        pdf.Save(pdfFileName)</pre>
Launch the newly create PDF document. <br />
<pre class="brush: vb">        Process.Start(pdfFileName)</pre>
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PDF Output</h2>
When you click the button, it will create the pdf page and open the pdf file. As you can see below. <br />
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