How to Convert CSV to PDF Table Using C# and VB.NET in WinForms?
Syncfusion Essential PDF is a .NET PDF library used to create, read, and edit PDF documents. Using this library, you can convert CSV (Comma Separate Values) file to PDF table in C# and VB.NET.
Steps to convert CSV to PDF table programmatically:
- Create a new C# console application project.
- Install the Syncfusion.ExcelToPdfConverter.WinForms NuGet package as reference to your .NET Framework application from NuGet.org.
- Include the following namespaces in the Program.cs file.
C#
using Syncfusion.Pdf; using Syncfusion.Pdf.Grid; using Syncfusion.XlsIO; using System.Drawing;
VB.NET
Imports Syncfusion.Pdf Imports Syncfusion.Pdf.Grid Imports Syncfusion.XlsIO Imports System.Drawing
- Use the following code snippet to convert CSV to PDF table.
C#
//Instantiate the spreadsheet creation engine
ExcelEngine excelEngine = new ExcelEngine();
//Instantiate the Excel application object
IApplication application = excelEngine.Excel;
//Loads or open an existing workbook through Open method of IWorkbooks
IWorkbook workbook = application.Workbooks.Open("Input.csv");
//Accessing via index
IWorksheet worksheet = workbook.Worksheets[0];
//Create a new PDF document
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Add a page to the document
PdfPage page = document.Pages.Add();
//Create a new PdfGrid
PdfGrid pdfGrid = new PdfGrid();
//Add columns
pdfGrid.Columns.Add(worksheet.UsedRange.LastColumn);
pdfGrid.Headers.Add(1);
PdfGridRow pdfGridHeader = pdfGrid.Headers[0];
for (int i=0;i<worksheet.UsedRange.LastColumn;i++)
{
pdfGridHeader.Cells[i].Value = worksheet.UsedRange.Columns[i].DisplayText;
}
//Add rows
for (int row = 2; row <= worksheet.UsedRange.LastRow; row++)
{
PdfGridRow pdfGridRow = pdfGrid.Rows.Add();
for (int col = 1; col <= worksheet.UsedRange.LastColumn; col++)
{
string text = worksheet[row, col].Text;
pdfGridRow.Cells[col - 1].Value = text;
}
}
//Apply built-in style
pdfGrid.ApplyBuiltinStyle(PdfGridBuiltinStyle.GridTable5DarkAccent6);
//Draw the PdfGrid
pdfGrid.Draw(page, PointF.Empty);
//Save the document
document.Save("Table.pdf");
//Close the document
document.Close(true);
//This will open the PDF file so, the result will be seen in default PDF viewer
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("Table.pdf");
VB.NET
'Instantiate the spreadsheet creation engine
Dim excelEngine As New ExcelEngine()
'Instantiate the Excel application object
Dim application As IApplication = excelEngine.Excel
'Loads or open an existing workbook through Open method of IWorkbooks
Dim workbook As IWorkbook = application.Workbooks.Open("Input.csv")
'Accessing via index
Dim worksheet As IWorksheet = workbook.Worksheets(0)
'Create a new PDF document
Dim document As New PdfDocument()
'Add a page to the document
Dim page As PdfPage = document.Pages.Add()
'Create a new PdfGrid
Dim pdfGrid As New PdfGrid()
'Add columns
pdfGrid.Columns.Add(worksheet.UsedRange.LastColumn)
pdfGrid.Headers.Add(1)
Dim pdfGridHeader As PdfGridRow = pdfGrid.Headers(0)
For i As Integer = 0 To worksheet.UsedRange.LastColumn - 1
pdfGridHeader.Cells(i).Value = worksheet.UsedRange.Columns(i).DisplayText
Next
'Add rows
For row As Integer = 2 To worksheet.UsedRange.LastRow
Dim pdfGridRow As PdfGridRow = pdfGrid.Rows.Add()
For col As Integer = 1 To worksheet.UsedRange.LastColumn
Dim text As String = worksheet(row, col).Text
pdfGridRow.Cells(col - 1).Value = text
Next
Next
'Apply built-in style
pdfGrid.ApplyBuiltinStyle(PdfGridBuiltinStyle.GridTable5DarkAccent6)
'Draw the PdfGrid
pdfGrid.Draw(page, PointF.Empty)
'Save the document
document.Save("Table.pdf")
'Close the document
document.Close(True)
'This will open the PDF file so, the result will be seen in default PDF viewer
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("Table.pdf")
A complete working sample can be downloaded from CSVToPDFSample.zip.
By executing the program, you will get the PDF document as follows. 
Take a moment to peruse the documentation, where you can find features like Excel to PDF, Word to PDF, and adding simple table in a PDF document with code examples.
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Conclusion
I hope you enjoyed learning how to convert CSV to PDF table using C# and VB.NET in WinForms.
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