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How to convert XML to Byte to File/PDF

I have successfully done "find and replace" which created an xml. Now I want to convert the newly created xml file to pdf which will be attached as a file and sent in a mail.
The result of the Base64String was tested on a base64 pdf file converter but the pdf cannot be opened. Got this error: Something went wrong couldn't open the file
HOW CAN I MAKE THIS WORK?
public async Task<string> CreateDocument(string PolicyNumber)
{
var policy = await _context.Policy.SingleOrDefaultAsync(p => p.PolicyNumber == PolicyNumber);
ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(policy, "Policy Not Available");
//CreatePolicyDocument
//create policy document
var files = #"C:\Users\PATHTODOCUMENT\holderTest.docx";
using (WordprocessingDocument wordDoc = WordprocessingDocument.Open(files, true))
{
string docText;
using (StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(wordDoc.MainDocumentPart.GetStream()))
{
docText = sr.ReadToEnd();
}
Regex regexText = new Regex("XCONCLUSION_DATEX");
var newWordText = regexText.Replace(docText, "Hi Everyone!");
using (StreamWriter sw = new StreamWriter(wordDoc.MainDocumentPart.GetStream(FileMode.Create)))
{
sw.Write(newWordText);
Encoding encoding = Encoding.UTF8;
byte[] docAsBytes = encoding.GetBytes(newWordText);
File.WriteAllBytes("hello.pdf", docAsBytes);
var file = Convert.ToBase64String(docAsBytes);
}
}
//send message
//
return "";
}

PDF file has its own construct,so you can't generate a pdf file with the contentstring of xml file dirctly.
If you really want to convert xml contentstring to PDF,you could try iTextSharp.
I tried with a simple demo,and here's the code:
[HttpPost]
public IActionResult XMLtoPDF([FromForm] Try T1)
{
var streamContent = new StreamContent(T1.file.OpenReadStream());
var filestring = streamContent.ReadAsStringAsync().Result;
MemoryStream outputStream = new MemoryStream();
Document doc = new Document();
PdfWriter writer = PdfWriter.GetInstance(doc, outputStream);
//PDF settings
PdfDestination pdfDest = new PdfDestination(PdfDestination.XYZ, 0, doc.PageSize.Height, 1f);
doc.Open();
var paragraph = new Paragraph(filestring);
doc.Add(paragraph);
doc.Close();
outputStream.Close();
var pdfArray = outputStream.ToArray();
return File(pdfArray, "application/pdf");
}
Result:

Convert LINQ result to CSV or Excel

Using a LINQ query I need to export to Excel when a WebApi method is called. I have built the LINQ query that will return the correct data, now I need it to export to .csv or Excel file format.
I have tried using MemoryStream and StreamWriter but I think I am just chasing my tail now.
[HttpGet]
[Route("Download")]
public Task<IActionResult> Download(int memberId)
{
var results = (from violations in _db.tblMappViolations
where violations.MemberID == memberId
select new IncomingViolations
{
Contact = violations.ContactName,
Address = violations.str_Address,
City = violations.str_City,
State = violations.str_State,
Zip = violations.str_Zipcode,
Country = violations.str_Country,
Phone = violations.str_Phone,
Email = violations.str_Email,
Website = violations.str_WebSite,
}).FirstOrDefault();
MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream(results);
StreamWriter writer = new StreamWriter(stream);
writer.Flush();
stream.Position = 0;
FileStreamResult response = File(stream, "application/octet-stream");
response.FileDownloadName = "violations.csv";
return response;
}

Here is how you can send CSV file to the user from server.
string attachment = "attachment; filename=MyCsvLol.csv";
HttpContext.Current.Response.Clear();
HttpContext.Current.Response.ClearHeaders();
HttpContext.Current.Response.ClearContent();
HttpContext.Current.Response.AddHeader("content-disposition", attachment);
HttpContext.Current.Response.ContentType = "text/csv";
HttpContext.Current.Response.AddHeader("Pragma", "public");
var sb = new StringBuilder();
// Add your data into stringbuilder
sb.Append(results.Contact);
sb.Append(results.Address);
sb.Append(results.City);
// and so on
HttpContext.Current.Response.Write(sb.ToString());
For Sending it from API
MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream();
StreamWriter writer = new StreamWriter(stream);
// Write Your data here in writer
writer.Write("Hello, World!");
writer.Flush();
stream.Position = 0;
HttpResponseMessage result = new HttpResponseMessage(HttpStatusCode.OK);
result.Content = new StreamContent(stream);
result.Content.Headers.ContentType = new MediaTypeHeaderValue("text/csv");
result.Content.Headers.ContentDisposition = new ContentDispositionHeaderValue("attachment") { FileName = "Export.csv" };
return result;
Update:-
public HttpResponseMessage Download()
{
var results = (from violations in _db.tblMappViolations
where violations.MemberID == memberId
select new IncomingViolations
{
Contact = violations.ContactName,
Address = violations.str_Address,
City = violations.str_City,
State = violations.str_State,
Zip = violations.str_Zipcode,
Country = violations.str_Country,
Phone = violations.str_Phone,
Email = violations.str_Email,
Website = violations.str_WebSite,
});
var sb = new StringBuilder();
MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream();
StreamWriter writer = new StreamWriter(stream);
foreach(var tempResult in results)
{
sb.Append(tempResult.Contact+",");
sb.Append(tempResult.Address+",");
sb.Append(tempResult.City+",");
sb.Append(tempResult.State+",");
sb.Append(tempResult.Zip+",");
sb.Append(tempResult.Country+",");
sb.Append(tempResult.Phone+",");
sb.Append(tempResult.Email+",");
sb.Append(tempResult.Website+",");
sb.Append(Enviroment.NewLine);
}
writer.Write(sb.ToString());
writer.Flush();
stream.Position = 0;
HttpResponseMessage result = new HttpResponseMessage(HttpStatusCode.OK);
result.Content = new StreamContent(stream);
result.Content.Headers.ContentType = new MediaTypeHeaderValue("text/csv");
result.Content.Headers.ContentDisposition = new ContentDispositionHeaderValue("attachment") { FileName = "Export.csv" };
return result;
}

First, to reuse the code in other areas, always create helper classes.
I adopted this method of converting list into a stream with headers as property names, if you want a file from this, essentially, I would just add another step to this:
STEP 1:
public static Stream ConvertToCSVStream<T>(IEnumerable<T> objects)
{
Type itemType = typeof(T);
var properties = itemType.GetProperties();
var mStream = new MemoryStream();
StreamWriter sWriter = new StreamWriter(mStream);
var values = objects.Select(o =>
{
return string.Join(",", properties.Select(p =>
{
var value = p.GetValue(o).ToString();
if (!Regex.IsMatch(value, "[,\"\\r\\n]"))
{
return value;
}
value = value.Replace("\"", "\"\"");
return string.Format("\"{0}\"", value);
})) + sWriter.NewLine;
});
var valuesInStrings = values.Aggregate((current, next) => current + next);
try
{
sWriter.Write(string.Join(",", properties.Select(x => x.Name.Replace("_", " "))) + sWriter.NewLine);
sWriter.Write(valuesInStrings);
}
catch (Exception e)
{
mStream.Close();
throw e;
}
sWriter.Flush();
mStream.Position = 0;
return mStream;
}
if your data is text, just convert it directly to a file result but if not, you must convert it to binary array and write it to stream, refer to this article for converting it to binary data, in our case, for csv, you could just use the FileStream result that you've implemented in a separate method:
STEP 2:
public FileStreamResult CreateFile(MemoryStream mStream, string path, string name)
{
//set values, names, content type, etc
//return filestream
}
or any other method you find better.

Save your result in a DataTable and then just use this
XLWorkbook workbook = new XLWorkbook();
DataTable table = GetYourTable();
workbook.Worksheets.Add(table);
And you should definitely use stream writer for this if you know which file its going to write to from the start, else stream reader and then stream writer.

Unable to download Excel file when call from Postman

I am trying to download Excel file using web API but I am unable to download file in postman where as I am able to download Excel file when I enter URL in browser though while opening file I get warning message like below :
When i hit endpoint using POSTMAN then file get corrupted and it is showing junk characters.
Code :
protected virtual byte[] ExportToXlsx<T>(IEnumerable<T> itemsToExport)
{
using (var stream = new MemoryStream())
{
using (var xlPackage = new ExcelPackage())
{
// get handles to the worksheets
var worksheet = xlPackage.Workbook.Worksheets.Add(typeof(T).Name);
//create Headers and format them
var manager = new PropertyManager<T>(itemsToExport.First());
manager.WriteCaption(worksheet, SetCaptionStyle);
var row = 2;
foreach (var items in itemsToExport)
{
manager.CurrentObject = items;
manager.WriteToXlsx(worksheet, row++, false);
}
xlPackage.Save();
}
return stream.ToArray();
}
}
private readonly IServiceContext ctx;
public void Download(string guid)
{
var bytes = ExportToXlsx(list);
ctx.reqobj.HttpContext.Response.Headers.Add("Content-Disposition", "attachment; filename=\"demo.xlsx\"");
ctx.reqobj.HttpContext.Response.ContentType = "application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet";
ctx.reqobj.HttpContext.Response.Body.Write(bytes, 0, bytes.Length);
}
Note : I am using OfficeOpenXml for Excel file creation.
I will appreciate any help.
Update :

Try using "Send and download" instead of "Send"
https://www.getpostman.com/docs/v6/postman/sending_api_requests/responses

Postman doesn't download any file just return you the data that the server or your service provides. i have a project that download an excel to with the OpenXML here is an example with which you can guide with some styles to.
[HttpGet]
public void DownloadTable(int id)
{
List<Employee> all = db.Employees.Where(x => x.ManagerId == id).ToList();
String file = "Example.xlsx";
String path = Path.Combine(HttpContext.Current.Server.MapPath("~/App_Data"), file);
List<string[]> headerRow = new List<string[]>() { new string[] { "EmployeeId", "Name", "Shift", "Timestamp" } };
string headerRange = "A2:" + Char.ConvertFromUtf32(headerRow[0].Length + 64) + "2";
ExcelPackage excel = new ExcelPackage();
excel.Workbook.Worksheets.Add("Employees");
var page = excel.Workbook.Worksheets["Employees"];
page.Cells["A1:D1"].Merge = true;
page.Cells["A1:D1"].Value = "Supervisor: " + all.FirstOrDefault().Manager + " - " + id;
page.Cells["A1:D1"].Style.Font.Bold = true;
page.Cells[headerRange].LoadFromArrays(headerRow);
int z = 3;
foreach (Reporte r in all)
{
page.Cells["A" + z].Value = r.Id;
page.Cells["B" + z].Value = r.Name;
page.Cells["C" + z].Value = r.Shift;
page.Cells["D" + z].Value = r.Timestamp;
z++;
}
page.Cells["D3:D" + z].Style.Numberformat.Format = "dddd dd MMMM YYYY";
page.Cells["A2:D2"].AutoFilter = true;
page.Cells["A1:D" + z].Style.HorizontalAlignment = ExcelHorizontalAlignment.Center;
page.Cells["A1:D" + z].Style.VerticalAlignment = ExcelVerticalAlignment.Center;
page.Cells["A2:D" + z].AutoFitColumns();
page.Cells["A1:D1"].Style.Fill.PatternType = ExcelFillStyle.Solid;
page.Cells["A1:D1"].Style.Fill.BackgroundColor.SetColor(Color.FromArgb(1, 183, 222, 232));
FileInfo excelFile = new FileInfo(path);
excel.SaveAs(excelFile);
System.Web.HttpResponse response = System.Web.HttpContext.Current.Response;
response.ClearContent();
response.Clear();
response.ContentType = "text/plain";
response.AddHeader("Content-Disposition",
"attachment; filename=" + file + ";");
response.TransmitFile(path);
response.Flush();
response.End();
File.Delete(path);
}

The stream needs to be passed to the package.
Right now nothing is being given to the package,
//...
using (var xlPackage = new ExcelPackage())
//...
So nothing is being saved to the stream, which is why the error is shown when trying to open the file.
There is no need to convert the memory stream to an array. Return the stream and pass that along for the response.
protected virtual Stream ExportToXlsx<T>(IEnumerable<T> itemsToExport) {
var stream = new MemoryStream();
using (var xlPackage = new ExcelPackage(stream)) { //<<< pass stream
// get handles to the worksheets
var worksheet = xlPackage.Workbook.Worksheets.Add(typeof(T).Name);
//create Headers and format them
var manager = new PropertyManager<T>(itemsToExport.First());
manager.WriteCaption(worksheet, SetCaptionStyle);
var row = 2;
foreach (var items in itemsToExport) {
manager.CurrentObject = items;
manager.WriteToXlsx(worksheet, row++, false);
}
xlPackage.Save();
}
return stream;
}
A controller action to return the file would look like this
public IActionResult Download(string guid) {
//...get list
var file = ExportToXlsx(list);
var contentType = "application/vnd.openxmlformats";
var fileName = "demo.xlsx";
return File(file, contentType, fileName); //returns a FileStreamResult
}
It was indicated in comments that the above is done in a support method.
Using the same approach
private readonly IServiceContext ctx;
//...
public void Download(string guid) {
//...get list
using(var fileStream = ExportToXlsx(list)) {
if (fileStream.CanSeek && fileStream.Position != 0) {
fileStream.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.Begin);
}
var contentType = "application/vnd.openxmlformats";
var fileName = "demo.xlsx";
var response = ctx.reqobj.HttpContext.Response;
response.Headers.Add("Content-Disposition", $"attachment; filename=\"{fileName}\"");
response.Headers.Add("Content-Length", fileStream.Length.ToString());
response.ContentType = contentType;
fileStream.CopyTo(response.Body);
}
}
the generated file is copied over to the body of the response.
As for postman, the tool is simply showing the content return in the response. It does not try to download the actual file as an attachment.

iText7 Create PDF in memory instead of physical file

How do one create PDF in memorystream instead of physical file using itext7?
I have no idea how to do it in the latest version, any help?
I tried the following code, but pdfSM is not properly populated:
string filePath = "./abc.pdf";
MemoryStream pdfSM = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
PdfDocument doc = new PdfDocument(new PdfReader(filePath), new PdfWriter(pdfSM));
.......
doc.close();
The full testing code as below for your reference, it worked when past filePath into PdfWriter but not for the memory stream:
public static readonly String sourceFolder = "../../FormTest/";
public static readonly String destinationFolder = "../../Output/";
static void Main(string[] args)
{
String srcFilePattern = "I-983";
String destPattern = "I-129_2014_";
String src = sourceFolder + srcFilePattern + ".pdf";
String dest = destinationFolder + destPattern + "_flattened.pdf";
MemoryStream returnSM = new MemoryStream();
PdfDocument doc = new PdfDocument(new PdfReader(src), new PdfWriter(returnSM));
PdfAcroForm form = PdfAcroForm.GetAcroForm(doc, false);
foreach (PdfFormField field in form.GetFormFields().Values)
{
var fieldName = field.GetFieldName();
var type = field.GetType();
if (fieldName != null)
{
if (type.Name.Equals("PdfTextFormField"))
{
field.SetValue("T");
}
}
}
form.FlattenFields();
doc.Close();
}

This works for me.
public byte[] CreatePdf()
{
var stream = new MemoryStream();
var writer = new PdfWriter(stream);
var pdf = new PdfDocument(writer);
var document = new Document(pdf);
document.Add(new Paragraph("Hello world!"));
document.Close();
return stream.ToArray();
}

I needed the same thing. Got it working like this:
(I included some settings which improve performance)
string HtmlString = "<html><head></head><body>some content</body></html>";
byte[] buffer;
PdfDocument pdfDoc = null;
using (MemoryStream memStream = new MemoryStream())
{
using(PdfWriter pdfWriter = new PdfWriter(memStream, wp))
{
pdfWriter.SetCloseStream(true);
using (pdfDoc = new PdfDocument(pdfWriter))
{
ConverterProperties props = new ConverterProperties();
pdfDoc.SetDefaultPageSize(PageSize.LETTER);
pdfDoc.SetCloseWriter(true);
pdfDoc.SetCloseReader(true);
pdfDoc.SetFlushUnusedObjects(true);
HtmlConverter.ConvertToPdf(HtmlString, pdfDoc, props));
pdfDoc.Close();
}
}
buffer = memStream.ToArray();
}
return buffer;

iText7、C# Controller
Error:
public ActionResult Report()
{
//...
doc1.Close();
return File(memoryStream1, "application/pdf", "pdf_file_name.pdf");
}
Work:
public ActionResult Report()
{
//...
doc1.Close();
byte[] byte1 = memoryStream1.ToArray();
return File(byte1, "application/pdf", "pdf_file_name.pdf");
}
I don't know why... but, it's working!
another: link

iTextSharp Efficient Batch Pdf Generation From a 1 Page Template

I am generating a multiple page PDF using ITextSharp, each page having the sames template.
The problem is that the PDF grows in Phisical Size by the size of the template.
I HAVE to use ACROFIELDS.
How can I reduce the final file size ?
Here is a code snippet of the pdf handler:
public void ProcessRequest(HttpContext context)
{
Context = context;
Response = context.Response;
Request = context.Request;
try
{
LoadDataInternal();
}
catch (System.Threading.ThreadAbortException)
{
// no-op
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Logger.LogError(ex);
Response.Write("Error");
Response.End();
}
Response.BufferOutput = true;
Response.ClearHeaders();
Response.ContentType = "application/pdf";
if (true)
{
Response.AddHeader("Content-Disposition", "attachment; filename=" +
(string.IsNullOrEmpty(DownloadFileName) ? context.Session.SessionID + ".pdf" : DownloadFileName));
}
PdfCopyFields copy
= new PdfCopyFields(Response.OutputStream);
// add a document
for (int i = 0; i < dataset.Tables["Model"].Rows.Count; i++)
{
copy.AddDocument(new PdfReader(renameFieldsIn(TemplatePath, i)));
// add a document
}
copy.SetFullCompression();
// Close the PdfCopyFields object
copy.Close();
}
private byte[] renameFieldsIn(String datasheet, int i)
{
MemoryStream baos = new MemoryStream();
// Create the stamper
PdfStamper stamper = new PdfStamper(new PdfReader(GetTemplateBytes()), baos);
// Get the fields
AcroFields form = stamper.AcroFields;
// Loop over the fields
List<String> keys = new List<String>(form.Fields.Keys);
foreach (var key in keys)
{
// rename the fields
form.RenameField(key, String.Format("{0}_{1}", key, i));
}
stamper.FormFlattening = true;
stamper.FreeTextFlattening = true;
stamper.SetFullCompression();
SetFieldsInternal(form, i);
// close the stamper
stamper.Close();
return baos.ToArray();
}
protected byte[] GetTemplateBytes()
{
var data = Context.Cache[PdfTemplateCacheKey] as byte[];
if (data == null)
{
data = File.ReadAllBytes(Context.Server.MapPath(TemplatePath));
Context.Cache.Insert(PdfTemplateCacheKey, data,
null, DateTime.Now.Add(PdfTemplateCacheDuration), Cache.NoSlidingExpiration);
}
return data;
}

I have done something a little similar before and found that after combining all the pages, running the entire generated document through the PDFStamper again resulted in a noticeable compression of the file size.

Ok, so a friend of mine came up with a solution. The only problem remaining is the amount of memory it takes to create a new PdfStamper. So here's the rewritten procedure.
Anyway. Hope this hepls anyone else. And if you have a better solution please don't be shy.
public void ProcessRequest (HttpContext context)
{
var watch = System.Diagnostics.Stopwatch.StartNew();
Context = context;
Response = context.Response;
Request = context.Request;
Response.BufferOutput = true;
Response.ClearHeaders();
Response.ContentType = "application/pdf";
Response.AddHeader("Content-Disposition", "attachment; filename=itextsharp_multiple.pdf");
var pageBytes = (byte[])null;
var pagesAll = new List<byte[]>();
try
{
for (int i = 0; i < GlobalHttpApplication.Model.TestData.Rows.Count; i++)
{
PdfStamper pst = null;
MemoryStream mstr = null;
using (mstr = new MemoryStream())
{
try
{
PdfReader reader = new PdfReader(GetTemplateBytes());
pst = new PdfStamper(reader, mstr);
var acroFields = pst.AcroFields;
SetFieldsInternal(acroFields, 0);
pst.FormFlattening = true;
pst.SetFullCompression();
} finally
{
if (pst != null)
pst.Close();
}
}
pageBytes = mstr.ToArray();
pagesAll.Add(pageBytes);
}
} finally
{
}
Document doc = new Document(PageSize.A4);
var writer = PdfWriter.GetInstance(doc, Response.OutputStream);
var copy2 = new PdfSmartCopy(doc, Response.OutputStream);
doc.Open();
doc.OpenDocument();
foreach (var b in pagesAll)
{
doc.NewPage();
copy2.AddPage(copy2.GetImportedPage(new PdfReader(b), 1));
}
copy2.Close();
watch.Stop();
File.AppendAllText(context.Server.MapPath("~/App_Data/log.txt"), watch.Elapsed + Environment.NewLine);
}