How to convert a Word document to PDF in ASP.NET Core?
Syncfusion® Essential® DocIO Renderer is a .NET Core Word to PDF conversion library (Essential® DocIO and Essential® PDF) used to convert Word documents to PDF in an ASP.NET Core application [C#].
Steps to convert a Word document to PDF programmatically in ASP.NET Core:
- Create a new C# .NET Core console application.
- Install the Syncfusion.DocIORenderer.NET.Core NuGet package as a reference to your .NET Core application from NuGet.org.
- Include the following namespace in the Program.cs file.
C#
using Syncfusion.DocIO.DLS; using Syncfusion.DocIORenderer; using Syncfusion.Pdf; using System.IO;
- Use the following code snippet to create a Word document with “Hello World” text and convert a Word document to PDF.
C#
// Creates a new Word document.
WordDocument wordDocument = new WordDocument();
// Add a section & a paragraph in the empty document.
wordDocument.EnsureMinimal();
// Append text to the last paragraph of the document.
wordDocument.LastParagraph.AppendText("Hello World...!");
// Create an instance for DocIORenderer for Word to PDF conversion
DocIORenderer render = new DocIORenderer();
// Converts Word document to PDF.
PdfDocument pdfDocument = render.ConvertToPDF(wordDocument);
// Release the resources used by the Word document and DocIO Renderer objects.
render.Dispose();
wordDocument.Dispose();
// Saves the PDF file.
FileStream outputStream = new FileStream(@"Output.pdf", FileMode.CreateNew, FileAccess.Write);
pdfDocument.Save(outputStream);
// Closes the instance of PDF document object.
pdfDocument.Close();
// Dispose the instance of FileStream.
outputStream.Dispose();
A complete working example of how to convert a Word document to PDF using the .NET Core Word library can be downloaded from WordToPDF_Example.Zip.
By executing the example program, you will get the PDF document as shown below.
Take a moment to peruse the documentation, where you can find other file format conversions with code examples and the procedure to deploy the application in a Linux OS.
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Conclusion
I hope you enjoyed learning about how to convert a Word document to PDF in ASP.NET Core.
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