How to create PDF in Azure website

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Syncfusion Essential PDF is a .NET Core PDF library used to create, read, and edit PDF documents. Using this library, you can create a PDF document in ASP.NET Core and publish in Azure.

Steps to create PDF in Azure programmatically:

Create a new C# ASP.NET Core Web Application project.
Select the project template with Model-View-Controller for the project.
Install the Syncfusion.Pdf.Net.Core NuGet package as reference to your .NET Core project from NuGet.org.
Add a new button (Create Document) in the Index.cshtml as shown below.

@{Html.BeginForm("CreateDocument", "Home", FormMethod.Get);

{

<div>

</div>

}

Html.EndForm();

}

Add new button in html page

Include the following namespaces in the HomeController.cs file.

using Syncfusion.Pdf;
using Syncfusion.Pdf.Graphics;
using Syncfusion.Drawing;
using System.IO;

VB.NET

Imports Syncfusion.Pdf
Imports Syncfusion.Pdf.Graphics
Imports Syncfusion.Drawing
Imports System.IO

Add a new action method CreateDocument in HomeController.cs and include the following code snippet to create a PDF file and download it.

//Create a new PDF document
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
 
//Add a page to the document
PdfPage page = document.Pages.Add();
 
//Create PDF graphics for the page
PdfGraphics graphics = page.Graphics;
 
//Set the standard font
PdfFont font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 20);
 
//Draw the text
graphics.DrawString("Hello World!!!", font, PdfBrushes.Black, new PointF(0, 0));
 
//Saving the PDF to the MemoryStream
MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream();
 
document.Save(stream);
 
//Set the position as '0'
stream.Position = 0;
 
//Download the PDF document in the browser
FileStreamResult fileStreamResult = new FileStreamResult(stream, "application/pdf");
 
fileStreamResult.FileDownloadName = "Sample.pdf";
 
return fileStreamResult;

VB.NET

'Create a new PDF document
Dim document As PdfDocument = New PdfDocument
 
'Add a page to the document
Dim page As PdfPage = document.Pages.Add
 
'Create PDF graphics for the page 
Dim graphics As PdfGraphics = page.Graphics
 
'Set the standard font
Dim font As PdfFont = New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 20)
 
'Draw the text
graphics.DrawString("Hello World!!!", font, PdfBrushes.Black, New PointF(0, 0))
 
'Saving the PDF to the MemoryStream
Dim stream As MemoryStream = New MemoryStream
 
document.Save(stream)
 
'Set the position as '0'
stream.Position = 0
 
'Download the PDF document in the browser
Dim fileStreamResult As FileStreamResult = New FileStreamResult(stream, "application/pdf")
 
fileStreamResult.FileDownloadName = "Output.pdf"
 
Return fileStreamResult

Now, check the PDF creation in local machine.

Publish the web application to Azure app service

Right-click the project and select publish option.
Create a new profile in Azure app service to publish the application as Azure website.
Create an App service using Azure subscription and select the hosting plan based on the requirement.
After creating a profile, click the publish button to publish the application to Azure.
Now, the published website will open in the browser, then you can create a PDF document.

A complete working sample can be downloaded from CreatePdf_AzureSample.zip

By executing the program, you will get the PDF document as follows. Screenshot of output PDF document

Take a moment to peruse the documentation, where you will find other options like drawing right-to-left text and multi-column text, consuming TrueType fonts, Standard fonts, and CJK fonts. Also, the features like PDF form filling, extract text or images from PDF, and protect PDF documents with code examples.

Refer here to explore the rich set of Syncfusion Essential PDF features.

An online sample link to generate Hello world PDF document.

How to create PDF in Azure website

Steps to create PDF in Azure programmatically:

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