How to merge PDF files using dotnet

Remco_Reinking

Sometimes one needs to merge multiple PDF-files to one PDF file, e.g. to send it by email to your customer.
This is how it could be done using dotnet and the PdfSharp.dll as an add-in (get it here)

Two functions, MergePDFFiles and a local function AddPages

function MergePDFFiles(PDFFile1 : Text;PDFFile2 : Text;NewPDFFile : Text)
PDFDocOut := PDFDocOut.PdfDocument;

AddPages( PDFFile1, PDFDocOut);
AddPages( PDFFile2, PDFDocOut);

IF EXISTS( NewPDFFile) THEN 
  ERASE( NewPDFFile);

PDFDocOut.Save( NewPDFFile);
PDFDocOut.Close;
PDFDocOut.Dispose;

with local vars declared as:

PDFDocOut	DotNet	PdfSharp.Pdf.PdfDocument.'PdfSharp, Version=1.32.2608.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=f94615aa0424f9eb'

and the local function AddPages looks like:

LOCAL function  AddPages(PDFFileName : Text;VAR DestPDF : DotNet "PdfSharp.Pdf.PdfDocument")
FromPDF := PDFReader.Open( PDFFileName, PDFOpenDocMode.Import);
FOR i := 0 TO FromPDF.PageCount-1 DO  
  DestPDF.AddPage( FromPDF.Pages.Item(i));
FromPDF.Close;
FromPDF.Dispose;

with local vars:

FromPDF	DotNet	PdfSharp.Pdf.PdfDocument.'PdfSharp, Version=1.32.2608.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=f94615aa0424f9eb'	
PDFReader	DotNet	PdfSharp.Pdf.IO.PdfReader.'PdfSharp, Version=1.32.2608.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=f94615aa0424f9eb'	
PDFOpenDocMode	DotNet	PdfSharp.Pdf.IO.PdfDocumentOpenMode.'PdfSharp, Version=1.32.2608.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=f94615aa0424f9eb'	
i	Integer

Remco_Reinking

Just saw this one (file-access-error-from-dotnet-assembly), almost showing the same functionality as a sample. The function to merge two PDF's works fine if running from a RTclient, but when called through a webservice it gives the file access error. So far I did not find a solution for this, who did?

vaprog

If I remember correctly, the web service uses the service user's credentials and profile to access files, not the credentials used to access the web service.

Dolsha

@Remco_Reinking what is version? I'll have so many errors with

PdfSharp.Pdf.PdfDocument.'PdfSharp-WPF, Version=1.32.2608.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=f94615aa0424f9eb'

In Pdfsharp without WPF didn't see any Type in .NET Type list.

With my Errors i found pdfsharp 1.50 beta3b, but only source code, mb u have of 1.50beta3b pdfsharp.dll?

UPD.I'll rebuild source code and i saw Types with pdfsharp without WPF, OMG!
THIS IS WORK!

Dolsha

P.S. version 1.50 beta3b work faster, i'll can link .DLL if someone have trouble with build source code in VS.

maxba

I tried using @Remco_Reinking s Code to merge two PDF Files. I registerd the DLLs i downloaded via the link above. Unfortunately i can't compile the codeunit getting the following error: You have specified an unknown variable. Import. Which should be in:
PDFOpenDocMode DotNet PdfSharp.Pdf.IO.PdfDocumentOpenMode.'PdfSharp, Version=1.32.2608.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=f94615aa0424f9eb'

Can anybody help me or had the same problem?