Getting Started

Download the latest MSI release of the Docotic.Pdf library from http://bitmiracle.com/pdf-library/.

Run the downloaded MSI file to install the package. It will install to "C:\Program Files\Docotic.Pdf\" by default.

After install is completed, Docotic.Pdf Samples application will be opened by default. Also, you can open Docotic.Pdf Samples yourselves using:

• shortcut installed on your desktop or
• Start Menu search box
  

Please take a time to review samples. It should help you to add PDF processing features to your application.

Start Visual Studio IDE (versions 2005-2010 are supported). In this example I will use Visual Studio 2005. Create a new project or open existing one.

Add a reference to BitMiracle.Docotic.Pdf.dll by opening the Add Reference dialog and selecting the BitMiracle.Docotic.Pdf assembly from the list of the .NET assemblies.

When used in console application, Docotic.Pdf library may also require a reference to the System.Drawing assembly to be added.

To avoid typing full references to the dll, it is best to add following using statement to the already existing ones in your source file

CopyC#

using BitMiracle.Docotic.Pdf;

CopyVB.NET

Imports BitMiracle.Docotic.Pdf

Add the following method to your application source code

CopyC#

private void helloPdf()
{
    // replace string.Empty with your license key
    BitMiracle.Docotic.LicenseManager.AddLicenseData(string.Empty);

    PdfDocument doc = new PdfDocument();

    // draws "Hello world" on the first page
    PdfPage firstPage = doc.Pages[0];
    firstPage.Canvas.DrawString(20, 20, "Hello, world!");

    string outputName = "hello.pdf";
    // in ASP.NET application please use following line instead:
    // string outputName = Server.MapPath("hello.pdf");

    doc.Save(outputName);

    // opens saved document in default PDF viewer
    System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(outputName);
}

CopyVB.NET

Private Sub helloPdf()
    ' replace string.Empty with your license key
    BitMiracle.Docotic.LicenseManager.AddLicenseData(String.Empty)

    Dim doc As New PdfDocument()

    ' draws "Hello world" on the first page
    Dim firstPage As PdfPage = doc.Pages(0)
    firstPage.Canvas.DrawString(20, 20, "Hello, world!")

    Dim outputName As String = "hello.pdf"
    ' in ASP.NET application please use following line instead:
    ' Dim outputName As String = Server.MapPath("hello.pdf")


    doc.Save(outputName)

    ' opens saved document in default PDF viewer
    System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(outputName)
End Sub

Call helloPdf() method from your code. This should produce hello.pdf file and open it in default PDF viewer.