Create PDF from Template

Question

I need to create a PDF File with c#. It have to be that I need a template (eg. Editable PDF or HTML Template). In this template I have to insert text and Picutures.

I have no ideas how to do this. Could someone say me a technique I could use do this?

Solution

You can use PdfSharp plugin via NuGet. Just create html template file, read it as string, replace what you need, and pass full html to function bellow.

using TheArtOfDev.HtmlRenderer.PdfSharp;

    public static bool PdfSharpConvert(String html, string SaveTo)
    {
        try
        {
            using (var pdf = PdfGenerator.GeneratePdf(html, PdfSharp.PageSize.A4))
            {
                pdf.Save(SaveTo);
            }

            return true;
        }
        catch (Exception er)
        {
            return false;
        }
        finally
        {
            GC.Collect();
        }
    }

Comments

[ProgrammingLlama]

I've removed your request for libraries since that's off-topic.

[anhtv13]

try itextsharp to generate pdf from html template

[Jongware]

@John: and so it's now a request for a full tutorial, which is similarly off-topic -- in the same sentence, no less: "4. Questions asking us to recommend or find a book, tool, software library, tutorial or other off-site resource are off-topic ..."

[ProgrammingLlama]

@usr2564301 That's true.

[Weedalf]

i dont want a tutorial. just an idea -.-

[Ryan]

Why do you need to create a PDF? Why not just use HTML forms, or something else?

[Steffen Bauer]

How can you deal with page related things like page breaks with an approach like this?

[Tommix]

Sorry dont know, in my experience better to write pdf in code not from html. Like other answer - choosen that path. Static template but at least im in control of every aspect. This example which i provided have it's shortcomings, like page breaks. So i guess this answer is good until you have 1 page.