How to convert CSV to PDF table using C# and VB.NET?
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.
Refer here to explore the rich set of Syncfusion Essential PDF features.
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