Codecs: How to convert a HTML file to a PDF file?

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Here is C#/VB.NET code that shows how to convert a HTML file to a PDF file using ImageCollection and PdfEncoder classes:

/// <summary>
/// Converts HTML document to PDF document using ImageCollection and PdfEncoder classes.
/// </summary>
public static void ConvertHtmlToPdf_ImageCollection(string htmlFileName, string pdfFileName)
{
    // create image collection
    using (Vintasoft.Imaging.ImageCollection images = 
        new Vintasoft.Imaging.ImageCollection())
    {
        // layout HTML document on page area: width - 210mm,  height - infinite
        Vintasoft.Imaging.Codecs.Decoders.HtmlLayoutSettings layoutSettings =
            new Vintasoft.Imaging.Codecs.Decoders.HtmlLayoutSettings();
        layoutSettings.PageLayoutSettings.PageSize = 
            Vintasoft.Imaging.ImageSize.FromMillimeters(210, 0, new Vintasoft.Imaging.Resolution(96));
        images.LayoutSettings.SetSettings(layoutSettings);

        // add HTML document to collection
        images.Add(htmlFileName);
        
        // create PdfEncoder
        using (Vintasoft.Imaging.Codecs.Encoders.PdfEncoder encoder = 
            new Vintasoft.Imaging.Codecs.Encoders.PdfEncoder(true))
        {
            // set PDF resources compression to Jpeg
            encoder.Settings.Compression = Vintasoft.Imaging.Codecs.Encoders.PdfImageCompression.Jpeg;

            // save images of image collection to PDF document using PdfEncoder
            images.SaveSync(pdfFileName, encoder);
        }

        // dispose images
        images.ClearAndDisposeItems();
    }
}

VB.NET

''' <summary>
''' Converts HTML document to PDF document using ImageCollection and PdfEncoder classes.
''' </summary>
Public Shared Sub ConvertHtmlToPdf_ImageCollection(htmlFileName As String, pdfFileName As String)
    ' create image collection
    Using images As New Vintasoft.Imaging.ImageCollection()
        ' layout HTML document on page area: width - 210mm,  height - infinite
        Dim layoutSettings As New Vintasoft.Imaging.Codecs.Decoders.HtmlLayoutSettings()
        layoutSettings.PageLayoutSettings.PageSize = Vintasoft.Imaging.ImageSize.FromMillimeters(210, 0, New Vintasoft.Imaging.Resolution(96))
        images.LayoutSettings.SetSettings(layoutSettings)

        ' add HTML document to collection
        images.Add(htmlFileName)

        ' create PdfEncoder
        Using encoder As New Vintasoft.Imaging.Codecs.Encoders.PdfEncoder(True)
            ' set PDF resources compression to Jpeg
            encoder.Settings.Compression = Vintasoft.Imaging.Codecs.Encoders.PdfImageCompression.Jpeg

            ' save images of image collection to PDF document using PdfEncoder
            images.SaveSync(pdfFileName, encoder)
        End Using

        ' dispose images
        images.ClearAndDisposeItems()
    End Using
End Sub

Here is C#/VB.NET code that shows how to convert a HTML file to a PDF file using DocumentConverter class:

/// <summary>
/// Converts HTML document to PDF document using Vintasoft.Imaging.DocumentConverter class.
/// </summary>
public static void ConvertHtmlToPdf_DocumentConverter(string htmlFileName, string pdfFileName)
{
    // create the document convertor
    Vintasoft.Imaging.DocumentConverter converter = new Vintasoft.Imaging.DocumentConverter();
    
    // layout HTML document on page area: width - 210mm,  height - infinite
    Vintasoft.Imaging.Codecs.Decoders.HtmlLayoutSettings layoutSettings =
        new Vintasoft.Imaging.Codecs.Decoders.HtmlLayoutSettings();
    layoutSettings.PageLayoutSettings.PageSize =
        Vintasoft.Imaging.ImageSize.FromMillimeters(210, 0, new Vintasoft.Imaging.Resolution(96));
    converter.Images.LayoutSettings.SetSettings(layoutSettings);

    // add HTML pages to the document convertor
    converter.Images.Add(htmlFileName);

    // convert HTML pages to TIFF images
    converter.Convert(pdfFileName);
}

VB.NET

''' <summary>
''' Converts HTML document to PDF document using Vintasoft.Imaging.DocumentConverter class.
''' </summary>
Public Shared Sub ConvertHtmlToPdf_DocumentConverter(htmlFileName As String, pdfFileName As String)
    ' create the document convertor
    Dim converter As New Vintasoft.Imaging.DocumentConverter()

    ' layout HTML document on page area: width - 210mm,  height - infinite
    Dim layoutSettings As New Vintasoft.Imaging.Codecs.Decoders.HtmlLayoutSettings()
    layoutSettings.PageLayoutSettings.PageSize = Vintasoft.Imaging.ImageSize.FromMillimeters(210, 0, New Vintasoft.Imaging.Resolution(96))
    converter.Images.LayoutSettings.SetSettings(layoutSettings)

    ' add HTML pages to the document convertor
    converter.Images.Add(htmlFileName)

    ' convert HTML pages to TIFF images
    converter.Convert(pdfFileName)
End Sub

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