SelectPdf for .NET - Setting Pdf Viewer Preferences with the Html to Pdf Converter - VB.NET / ASP.NET Sample

This sample shows how to convert from html to pdf using SelectPdf and set the pdf viewer preferences. With the viewer preferences, users can specify how the pdf document will appear in a pdf viewer when it is opened.

Url:

Page Layout:


Page Mode:










Sample Code Vb.Net



Imports System.Collections.Generic
Imports System.Linq
Imports System.Web
Imports System.Web.UI
Imports System.Web.UI.WebControls
Imports SelectPdf

Namespace SelectPdf.Samples
    Partial Public Class pdf_converter_viewer_preferences
        Inherits System.Web.UI.Page

        Protected Sub BtnCreatePdf_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
            ' read parameters from the webpage
            Dim url As String = TxtUrl.Text

            Dim page_layout As String = DdlPageLayout.SelectedValue
            Dim pageLayout As PdfViewerPageLayout = DirectCast( _
                [Enum].Parse(GetType(PdfViewerPageLayout), page_layout, True),  _
                PdfViewerPageLayout)

            Dim page_mode As String = DdlPageMode.SelectedValue
            Dim pageMode As PdfViewerPageMode = DirectCast( _
                [Enum].Parse(GetType(PdfViewerPageMode), page_mode, True),  _
                PdfViewerPageMode)

            Dim centerWindow As Boolean = ChkCenterWindow.Checked
            Dim displayDocTitle As Boolean = ChkDisplayDocTitle.Checked
            Dim fitWindow As Boolean = ChkFitWindow.Checked
            Dim hideMenuBar As Boolean = ChkHideMenuBar.Checked
            Dim hideToolbar As Boolean = ChkHideToolbar.Checked
            Dim hideWindowUI As Boolean = ChkHideWindowUI.Checked

            ' instantiate a html to pdf converter object
            Dim converter As New HtmlToPdf()

            ' set converter options
            converter.Options.ViewerPreferences.CenterWindow = centerWindow
            converter.Options.ViewerPreferences.DisplayDocTitle = displayDocTitle
            converter.Options.ViewerPreferences.FitWindow = fitWindow
            converter.Options.ViewerPreferences.HideMenuBar = hideMenuBar
            converter.Options.ViewerPreferences.HideToolbar = hideToolbar
            converter.Options.ViewerPreferences.HideWindowUI = hideWindowUI

            converter.Options.ViewerPreferences.PageLayout = pageLayout
            converter.Options.ViewerPreferences.PageMode = pageMode
            converter.Options.ViewerPreferences.NonFullScreenPageMode = _
                PdfViewerFullScreenExitMode.UseNone

            ' create a new pdf document converting an url
            Dim doc As PdfDocument = converter.ConvertUrl(url)

            ' save pdf document
            doc.Save(Response, False, "Sample.pdf")

            ' close pdf document
            doc.Close()
        End Sub
    End Class
End Namespace