Adding header to first page of PDF only

[Keith]

I have created a document and successfully added it to the page.

However the initial code below adds it to all the pages, the second block adds it to all but the first page.

I need to have the header on the first page only??

mxPage = mxDocument.Pages.Add();

RectangleF rect = new RectangleF(0, 0, doc.Pages[0].GetClientSize().Width, 192);

//Create page template

PdfPageTemplateElement header = new PdfPageTemplateElement(rect);

string physicalPath = Path.Combine(HostingEnvironment.WebRootPath, "images", "pdf_banner_210mm.jpg");

Stream file2 = new FileStream(physicalPath, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read, FileShare.Read);

PdfImage img = new PdfBitmap(file2);

//Draw the image in the Header.

header.Graphics.DrawImage(img, 0, 0, imageWidth, imageHeight);

file2.Dispose();

//Add header template at the top.

mxDocument.Template.Top = header; //Adds to ALL pages

I have tried the following:

PdfSection section1 = mxDocument.Sections.Add();

section1.Pages.Add();

section1.Pages.Add();

.........>

section1.Template.Top = header; //Adds to All but the First Page.

           

[Prakash Viswanathan]

Hi Keith, 

Thanks for contacting Syncfusion support. 

We can add header for first page only using PdfSection. By adding the first page in one section and other pages to different section you can achieve your requirement. 

Refer below code snippet, 

PdfSection section1 = mxDocument.Sections.Add(); 

section1.Pages.Add(); 

 

//add new section and pages 

PdfSection section2 = mxDocument.Sections.Add(); 

section2.Pages.Add(); 

 

//Add header to first page section 

section1.Template.Top = header; 

Please let us know if you need any further assistance on this. 

Regards, 

Prakash V. 

[Keith]

Thanks for your reply, this is a sample of my code using your code snipet:

This now gives me the first two pages with no header containing my content followed by two more pages (the first with a header the second without).

The content is obviously being written to the document prior to the sections?????

Hope this makes sense.

Public PdfDocument CreateDocument()

        {

//Creating new PDF document instance

mxDocument = new PdfDocument();

mxPageSize = mxDocument.PageSettings.Size;

//Setting margin

mxDocument.PageSettings.Margins.All = 0;

//Adding a new page

mxPage = mxDocument.Pages.Add();

//Adding sections

PdfSection section1 = mxDocument.Sections.Add();

section1.Pages.Add();

PdfSection section2 = mxDocument.Sections.Add();

section2.Pages.Add();

//Set graphics

mxGraphics = mxPage.Graphics;

//Adding Header

AddLogo(section1);

                //Add Content

                AddPdfGrid();

.............

//Insert another PdfGrid and loop through list adding content rows

//save document

}

private void AddLogo(PdfSection section)

        {

            RectangleF rect = new RectangleF(0, 0, mxDocument.Pages[0].GetClientSize().Width;, 192);

            //Create page template

            PdfPageTemplateElement header = new PdfPageTemplateElement(rect);

            string physicalPath = Path.Combine(mxHostingEnvironment.WebRootPath, "images", "pdf_banner_210mm.jpg");

            Stream file2 = new FileStream(physicalPath, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read, FileShare.Read);

            PdfImage img = new PdfBitmap(file2);

            //Draw the image in the Header.

            header.Graphics.DrawImage(img, 0, 0, imageWidth, imageHeight);

            file2.Dispose();

            //Add header template at the top.

            //mxDocument.Template.Top = header; //Adds to ALL pages

            section.Template.Top = header;

        }

private void AddPdfGrid()

        {

            //Create the grid

            PdfGrid headerGrid = new PdfGrid();

            //Add the rows

            PdfGridRow row1 = headerGrid.Rows.Add();

            PdfGridRow row2 = headerGrid.Rows.Add();

            //Add the column/s

            headerGrid.Columns.Add(1);

            headerGrid.Columns[0].Width = (mxPageSize.Width - 100);

            //Set the value to the specific cell.

            headerGrid.Rows[0].Cells[0].StringFormat = new PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Center);

            headerGrid.Rows[0].Cells[0].Value = mxPaperDetails.DocumentTitle;

            headerGrid.Rows[1].Cells[0].StringFormat = new PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Center);

            headerGrid.Rows[1].Cells[0].Value = String.Format("{0:dddd d MMMM yyyy}", mxPaperDetails.EventDate);

            //Specify the style for the PdfGridCell.

            PdfGridCellStyle GridCellStyle = new PdfGridCellStyle();

            topRowStyle.Borders.All = PdfPens.Blue;

            //Apply style

            headerGrid.Rows[0].Cells[0].Style = GridCellStyle;

            //Draw the PdfGrid.            

            headerGrid.Draw(mxPage, new PointF(50, 250));

        }

[Surya Kumar]

 Hi Keith,  

Thanks for your update. 

In your code snippet, you have totally added 3 pages to the document  

                          //Adding a new page 

                        mxPage = mxDocument.Pages.Add(); 

 

                        //Adding sections 

                        PdfSection section1 = mxDocument.Sections.Add(); 

                        section1.Pages.Add(); 

 

                        PdfSection section2 = mxDocument.Sections.Add(); 

                        section2.Pages.Add(); 

You have added content to the first page and header to the next page, followed by an empty page. 

                         //Draw the PdfGrid.             

                          headerGrid.Draw(mxPage, new PointF(50, 250)); 

So, this is the reason for the creation of 3 pages as you mentioned, this can be fixed by writing the header and content to the same page as like below. 

            //Adding sections 

            PdfSection section1 = mxDocument.Sections.Add(); 

            mxPage = section1.Pages.Add(); 

 

            PdfSection section2 = mxDocument.Sections.Add(); 

            section2.Pages.Add(); 

 

Please find the sample from the below mentioned location: 

http://www.syncfusion.com/downloads/support/forum/128681/ze/SampleHeader296813657 

 

Please let us know if you need any further assistance in this regard. 

 

Regards, 

Surya Kumar. 

[Pierre Smith]

There is still a problem with this solution 

if you let the data grid continue to a second page the header still gets added to the second page 

How can you let a data grid span multiple pages with the header only showing on the first page 

[Gowthamraj Kumar]

Hi Pierre 

 

Thank you for your update.

 

We can add a header on the first page of a PDF document, when the grid data paginate to second page.  Please refer the below KB documentation for more information, 

UG: https://www.syncfusion.com/kb/9466/how-to-add-header-on-the-first-page-of-a-pdf-in-c-and-vb-net 

 

If the above solution doesn’t satisfy your end requirement means, could you please share us the complete code snippet, output document, product version details to check the issue on our end. Thereby, we will check any other feasibilities to achieve your requirement and will share you the more details.  

 

Regards, 

Gowthamraj K 

[Pierre Smith]

HI  Gowthamraj 

This Solution seems to be working for me. Thank you for the response with the right solution, much appreciated 

Regards

[Gowthamraj Kumar]

Hi Pierre, 

 

Thank you for your update. We are glad to know that your problem has been solved. 

 

Please let us know if you need any further assistance with this. 

 

Regards, 

Gowthamraj K