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Getting Started

You can easily use «PDF Focus .Net» in any .NET Framework or .NET Core application. Because of the component is completely written in C# managed code.

  1. Launch Microsoft's Visual Studio.

  2. Create a new project or open an existing.

  3. Add a reference to sautinsoft.pdffocus:

    You may do this by two ways:

    1. Using Nuget (fast way):

      (Solution Explorer->right click by "References"->Manage Nuget Packages...->In the tab "Browse" type "sautinsoft" and find the "sautinsoft.pdffocus")

      Add the reference through Nuget

    2. Second (old good way): Adding a reference to the "SautinSoft.PdfFocus.dll" file:

      First of all, download the PDF Focus .Net package. Unzip it at any place in your computer and find the assembly file "SautinSoft.PdfFocus.dll".

      (Solution Explorer->right click by "References"->Add Reference...->Browse "SautinSoft.PdfFocus.dll")

      Add reference PDF Focus .Net

Note  Note

SautinSoft.PdfFocus.dll assemblies compiled for .NET Core are located inside (pdf_focus_net.zip->PDF Focus .Net (X.X.X.X)\Bin\.NET Core X.X) folder.

SautinSoft.PdfFocus.dll assemblies compiled for old .NET Framework are located inside (pdf_focus_net.zip->PDF Focus .Net (X.X.X.X)\Bin\.NET Framework X.X) folder.

SautinSoft.PdfFocus.dll assemblies compiled for new .NET 5 and up are located inside (pdf_focus_net.zip->PDF Focus .Net (X.X.X.X)\Bin\.NET X.X) folder.

Add dependencies through Nuget (optional)

If you have added the SautinSoft.PdfFocus.dll into your project using Nuget, all dependencies are already installed automatically and therefore simply skip this step. If you are creating a .NET Framework (not .NET Core) app, also skip this step.

In case of you have added the reference to the SautinSoft.PdfFocus.dll by the old way (Solution Explorer->right click by "References"->Add Reference...), please add these dependencies using Nuget:

  • System.IO.Packaging: "4.4.0" or up,

  • System.Text.Encoding.CodePages: "4.5.0" or up,

  • System.Xml.XPath.XmlDocument: "4.3.0" or up,

  • System.Drawing.Common": "4.7.0 or up.

NOTE: Actually, you may add specified versions of the dependencies shown above or use the newer versions.

For example, to add "System.IO.Packaging, 4.4.0:

(Solution Explorer->right click by "References"->Manage Nuget Packages...->In the tab "Browse" type "System.IO.Packaging" and find the "System.IO.Packaging", select version "4.4.0")

Install dependencies through Nuget

Well done! Now your application is able to convert PDF documents to All popular formats!

Here you will find the Code Samples in C# and VB.NET.