EVO HTML to PDF Converter allows you to attach external files and streams to a PDF document. The file attachments can be marked or not in PDF document by icons. The file attachments are created by adding FileAttachmentElement objects to a PDF document when the attachment is marked by an icon in the generated PDF document or by using the DocumentAddFileAttachment(String, String) method when the attachment does not need an icon in the generated PDF document.
Code Sample - Attach Files and Streams to a PDF Document
C#
using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Linq; using System.Threading.Tasks; using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc; using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http; using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting; // Use EVO PDF Namespace using EvoPdfClient; namespace EvoHtmlToPdfDemo.Controllers.PDF_Creator { public class PDF_Creator_File_AttachmentsController : Controller { private readonly Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.IWebHostEnvironment m_hostingEnvironment; public PDF_Creator_File_AttachmentsController(IWebHostEnvironment hostingEnvironment) { m_hostingEnvironment = hostingEnvironment; } // GET: PDF_Creator_File_Attachments public ActionResult Index() { return View(); } [HttpPost] public ActionResult CreatePdf(IFormCollection collection) { // Get the server options string serverIP = collection["textBoxServerIP"]; uint serverPort = uint.Parse(collection["textBoxServerPort"]); string servicePassword = collection["textBoxServicePassword"]; bool useServicePassword = servicePassword.Length > 0; bool useTcpService = collection["ServerType"] == "radioButtonUseTcpService"; string webServiceUrl = collection["textBoxWebServiceUrl"]; // Create a PDF document Document pdfDocument = null; if (useTcpService) pdfDocument = new Document(serverIP, serverPort); else pdfDocument = new Document(true, webServiceUrl); // Set optional service password if (useServicePassword) pdfDocument.ServicePassword = servicePassword; // Set license key received after purchase to use the converter in licensed mode // Leave it not set to use the converter in demo mode pdfDocument.LicenseKey = "4W9+bn19bn5ue2B+bn1/YH98YHd3d3c="; // Display the attachments panel when the PDF document is opened in a PDF viewer pdfDocument.ViewerPreferences.PageMode = ViewerPageMode.UseAttachments; // Add a page to PDF document PdfPage pdfPage = pdfDocument.AddPage(); // The titles font used to mark various sections of the PDF document PdfFont titleFont = new PdfFont("Times New Roman", 10, true); titleFont.Bold = true; PdfFont subtitleFont = new PdfFont("Times New Roman", 8, true); // Add document title TextElement titleTextElement = new TextElement(5, 5, "Attach Files and Streams to a PDF Document", titleFont); pdfPage.AddElement(titleTextElement); // Create an attachment from a file without icon string fileAttachmentPath = m_hostingEnvironment.ContentRootPath + "/wwwroot" + "/DemoAppFiles/Input/Attach_Files/Attachment_File.txt"; pdfDocument.AddFileAttachment(fileAttachmentPath, "Attachment from File"); // Create an attachment from a stream without icon string fileStreamAttachmentPath = m_hostingEnvironment.ContentRootPath + "/wwwroot" + "/DemoAppFiles/Input/Attach_Files/Attachment_Stream.txt"; byte[] attachmentData = System.IO.File.ReadAllBytes(fileStreamAttachmentPath); pdfDocument.AddFileAttachment(attachmentData, "Attachment_Stream.txt", "Attachment from Stream"); // Add the text element string text = "Click the next icon to open the attachment from a file:"; TextElement textElement = new TextElement(0, 0, 200, text, subtitleFont); pdfDocument.AddElement(textElement, 15); // Create an attachment from file with paperclip icon in PDF string fileAttachmentWithIconPath = m_hostingEnvironment.ContentRootPath + "/wwwroot" + "/DemoAppFiles/Input/Attach_Files/Attachment_File_Icon.txt"; // Create the attachment from file RectangleFloat attachFromFileIconRectangle = new RectangleFloat(0, 0, 6, 10); FileAttachmentElement attachFromFileElement = new FileAttachmentElement(attachFromFileIconRectangle, fileAttachmentWithIconPath); attachFromFileElement.IconType = FileAttachmentIcon.Paperclip; attachFromFileElement.Text = "Attachment from File with Paperclip Icon"; attachFromFileElement.IconColor = RgbColor.Blue; pdfDocument.AddElement(attachFromFileElement, 10, true, false, 0, true, false); // Add the text element text = "Click the next icon to open the attachment from a stream:"; textElement = new TextElement(0, 0, 200, text, subtitleFont); pdfDocument.AddElement(textElement, 5, false, 10, true); // Create an attachment from stream with pushpin icon in PDF string fileStreamAttachmentWithIconPath = m_hostingEnvironment.ContentRootPath + "/wwwroot" + "/DemoAppFiles/Input/Attach_Files/Attachment_Stream_Icon.txt"; byte[] attachmentDataWithIcon = System.IO.File.ReadAllBytes(fileStreamAttachmentWithIconPath); // Create the attachment from stream RectangleFloat attachFromStreamIconRectangle = new RectangleFloat(0, 0, 6, 10); FileAttachmentElement attachFromStreamElement = new FileAttachmentElement(attachFromStreamIconRectangle, attachmentDataWithIcon, "Attachment_Stream_Icon.txt"); attachFromStreamElement.IconType = FileAttachmentIcon.PushPin; attachFromStreamElement.Text = "Attachment from Stream with Pushpin Icon"; attachFromStreamElement.IconColor = RgbColor.Green; pdfDocument.AddElement(attachFromStreamElement, 10, true, false, 0, true, false); // Save the PDF document in a memory buffer byte[] outPdfBuffer = pdfDocument.Save(); // Send the PDF file to browser FileResult fileResult = new FileContentResult(outPdfBuffer, "application/pdf"); fileResult.FileDownloadName = "File_Attachments.pdf"; return fileResult; } } }