private void convertToPdfButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { // Create a HTML to PDF converter object with default settings HtmlToPdfConverter htmlToPdfConverter = new HtmlToPdfConverter(); // Set license key received after purchase to use the converter in licensed mode // Leave it not set to use the converter in demo mode htmlToPdfConverter.LicenseKey = "fvDh8eDx4fHg4P/h8eLg/+Dj/+jo6Og="; // Set an adddional delay in seconds to wait for JavaScript or AJAX calls after page load completed // Set this property to 0 if you don't need to wait for such asynchcronous operations to finish htmlToPdfConverter.ConversionDelay = 2; // Set the PDF file to be inserted before conversion result htmlToPdfConverter.PdfDocumentOptions.AddStartDocument(pdfBeforeTextBox.Text, addHeaderFooterInInsertedPdfCheckBox.Checked, showHeaderInFirstPageCheckBox.Checked, showFooterInFirstPageCheckBox.Checked); // Set the PDF file to be added after conversion result htmlToPdfConverter.PdfDocumentOptions.AddEndDocument(pdfAfterTextBox.Text, addHeaderFooterInAppendedPdfCheckBox.Checked, true, true); // Enable header in the generated PDF document htmlToPdfConverter.PdfDocumentOptions.ShowHeader = true; // Draw header elements if (htmlToPdfConverter.PdfDocumentOptions.ShowHeader) DrawHeader(htmlToPdfConverter, true); // Enable footer in the generated PDF document htmlToPdfConverter.PdfDocumentOptions.ShowFooter = true; // Draw footer elements if (htmlToPdfConverter.PdfDocumentOptions.ShowFooter) DrawFooter(htmlToPdfConverter, true, true); Cursor = Cursors.WaitCursor; string outPdfFile = @"DemoAppFiles\Output\HTML_to_PDF\Header_Footer_in_External_PDF.pdf"; try { string url = urlTextBox.Text; // Convert the HTML page to a PDF document and add the external PDF documents byte[] outPdfBuffer = htmlToPdfConverter.ConvertUrl(url); // Write the memory buffer in a PDF file System.IO.File.WriteAllBytes(outPdfFile, outPdfBuffer); } catch (Exception ex) { // The HTML to PDF conversion failed MessageBox.Show(String.Format("HTML to PDF Error. {0}", ex.Message)); return; } finally { Cursor = Cursors.Arrow; } // Open the created PDF document in default PDF viewer try { System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(outPdfFile); } catch (Exception ex) { MessageBox.Show(String.Format("Cannot open created PDF file '{0}'. {1}", outPdfFile, ex.Message)); } } /// <summary> /// Draw the header elements /// </summary> /// <param name="htmlToPdfConverter">The HTML to PDF Converter object</param> /// <param name="drawHeaderLine">A flag indicating if a line should be drawn at the bottom of the header</param> private void DrawHeader(HtmlToPdfConverter htmlToPdfConverter, bool drawHeaderLine) { string headerHtmlUrl = System.IO.Path.Combine(Application.StartupPath, @"DemoAppFiles\Input\HTML_Files\Header_HTML.html"); // Set the header height in points htmlToPdfConverter.PdfHeaderOptions.HeaderHeight = 60; // Set header background color htmlToPdfConverter.PdfHeaderOptions.HeaderBackColor = Color.White; // Create a HTML element to be added in header HtmlToPdfElement headerHtml = new HtmlToPdfElement(headerHtmlUrl); // Set the HTML element to fit the container height headerHtml.FitHeight = true; // Add HTML element to header htmlToPdfConverter.PdfHeaderOptions.AddElement(headerHtml); if (drawHeaderLine) { // Calculate the header width based on PDF page size and margins float headerWidth = htmlToPdfConverter.PdfDocumentOptions.PdfPageSize.Width - htmlToPdfConverter.PdfDocumentOptions.LeftMargin - htmlToPdfConverter.PdfDocumentOptions.RightMargin; // Calculate header height float headerHeight = htmlToPdfConverter.PdfHeaderOptions.HeaderHeight; // Create a line element for the bottom of the header LineElement headerLine = new LineElement(0, headerHeight-1, headerWidth, headerHeight-1); // Set line color headerLine.ForeColor = Color.Gray; // Add line element to the bottom of the header htmlToPdfConverter.PdfHeaderOptions.AddElement(headerLine); } } /// <summary> /// Draw the footer elements /// </summary> /// <param name="htmlToPdfConverter">The HTML to PDF Converter object</param> /// <param name="addPageNumbers">A flag indicating if the page numbering is present in footer</param> /// <param name="drawFooterLine">A flag indicating if a line should be drawn at the top of the footer</param> private void DrawFooter(HtmlToPdfConverter htmlToPdfConverter, bool addPageNumbers, bool drawFooterLine) { string footerHtmlUrl = System.IO.Path.Combine(Application.StartupPath, @"DemoAppFiles\Input\HTML_Files\Footer_HTML.html"); // Set the footer height in points htmlToPdfConverter.PdfFooterOptions.FooterHeight = 60; // Set footer background color htmlToPdfConverter.PdfFooterOptions.FooterBackColor = Color.WhiteSmoke; // Create a HTML element to be added in footer HtmlToPdfElement footerHtml = new HtmlToPdfElement(footerHtmlUrl); // Set the HTML element to fit the container height footerHtml.FitHeight = true; // Add HTML element to footer htmlToPdfConverter.PdfFooterOptions.AddElement(footerHtml); // Add page numbering if (addPageNumbers) { // Create a text element with page numbering place holders &p; and & P; TextElement footerText = new TextElement(0, 30, "Page &p; of &P; ", new System.Drawing.Font(new System.Drawing.FontFamily("Times New Roman"), 10, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point)); // Align the text at the right of the footer footerText.TextAlign = HorizontalTextAlign.Right; // Set page numbering text color footerText.ForeColor = Color.Navy; // Embed the text element font in PDF footerText.EmbedSysFont = true; // Add the text element to footer htmlToPdfConverter.PdfFooterOptions.AddElement(footerText); } if (drawFooterLine) { // Calculate the footer width based on PDF page size and margins float footerWidth = htmlToPdfConverter.PdfDocumentOptions.PdfPageSize.Width - htmlToPdfConverter.PdfDocumentOptions.LeftMargin - htmlToPdfConverter.PdfDocumentOptions.RightMargin; // Create a line element for the top of the footer LineElement footerLine = new LineElement(0, 0, footerWidth, 0); // Set line color footerLine.ForeColor = Color.Gray; // Add line element to the bottom of the footer htmlToPdfConverter.PdfFooterOptions.AddElement(footerLine); } }