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HTML to Word or PDF with GEMBOX

I am using Gembox.Documents to insert an HTML file into a Word or PDF document.
Unfortunately, in the resulting Word (or pdf), the height of the contents of the rows (cells) in the table is too high and does not correspond to the original one in the HTML file and I cannot change this with the help of CSS or HTML.
Can you, please, suggest solutions to the problem?
string fileName="zzzz";
var destinationDocument = new DocumentModel();
var section = new Section(destinationDocument);
destinationDocument.Sections.Add(section);
var srcDocument = DocumentModel.Load(TempPath + fileName + ".html");
var pageSetup = srcDocument.Sections[0].PageSetup;
var destpagesPageSetup = destinationDocument.Sections[0].PageSetup;
destpagesPageSetup.Orientation = Orientation.Landscape;
destpagesPageSetup.PageWidth = 1000;
destpagesPageSetup.PageHeight = 1000;
destpagesPageSetup.RightToLeft = true;
destpagesPageSetup.PageMargins.Left = 20;
destpagesPageSetup.PageMargins.Right = 0;
destpagesPageSetup.PageMargins.Bottom = 0;
destpagesPageSetup.PageMargins.Top = 0;
destpagesPageSetup.PageMargins.Gutter = 0;
destpagesPageSetup.PageMargins.Footer = 0;
var mapping = new ImportMapping(srcDocument, destinationDocument, false);
var blocks = srcDocument.Sections[0].Blocks;
foreach (Block b in blocks)
{
//b.ParentCollection.TableFormat.DefaultCellSpacing = 1;
Block b1 = destinationDocument.Import(b, true, mapping);
section.Blocks.Add(b1);
}
var pageSetup1 = section.PageSetup;
destinationDocument.Save(TempPath + fileName + ".pdf");
thanks

This issue occurred because of the cell margins appearing from the HTML content.
After investigating that HTML, the issue was resolved, the fix is available in the current latest bugfix version:
https://www.gemboxsoftware.com/document/downloads/bugfixes.html
Or in the current latest NuGet package:
https://www.nuget.org/packages/GemBox.Document/

CsvHelper - Set the header row and data row

I have sample data that looks like this:
1 This is a random line in the file
2
3 SOURCE_ID|NAME|START_DATE|END_DATE|VALUE_1|VALUE_2
4
5 Another random line in the file
6
7
8
9
10 GILBER|FRED|2019-JAN-01|2019-JAN-31|ABC|DEF
11 ALEF|ABC|2019-FEB-01|2019-AUG-31|FBC|DGF
12 GILBER|FRED|2019-JAN-01|2019-JAN-31|ABC|TEF
13 FLBER|RED|2019-JUN-01|2019-JUL-31|AJC|DEH
14 GI|JOE|2020-APR-01|2020-DEC-31|GBC|DER
I am unable to save changes to the file. Ie, I can't manipulate/clean the original files before consumption. Any manipulation will need to be done on the fly in memory. But what if the files are large (eg, I am currently testing with some files that are 5m+ records).
I am using CsvHelper
I have already referred to the following threads for guidance:
CSVHelper to skip record before header
Better way to skip extraneous lines at the start?
How to read a header from a specific line with CsvHelper?
What I would like to do is:
Set row where header is = 3 (I will know where the header is)
Set row where data starts = 10 (I will know where the data starts from)
Load data into data table, to be displayed into datagridview
If I need perform a combination of stream manipulation before I pass this into the CsvHelper, then do also let me know if that's the missing piece? (and any assistance on how I can actually achieve that under one block of code with be greatly appreciated)
So far I have come up with the below:
string filepath = Path.Combine(txtTst04_File_Location.Text, txtTst04_File_Name.Text);
using (var reader = new StreamReader(filepath))
using (var csv = new CsvReader(reader, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture))
{
// skip rows to get the header
for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++)
{
csv.Read();
}
csv.Configuration.Delimiter = "|"; // Set delimiter
csv.Configuration.IgnoreBlankLines = false;
csv.Configuration.HasHeaderRecord = true;
// how do I set the row where the actual data starts?
using (var dr = new CsvDataReader(csv))
{
var dt = new DataTable();
dt.Load(dr);
dgvTst04_View.DataSource = dt; // Set datagridview source to datatable
}
}
I get the below result:
Do let me know if you would like me to expand on any point.
thanks!
EDIT:
New linked post created here trying to resolve the same objective, but in a different way but getting a new error:
Filestream and datagridview memory issue with CsvHelper

I can get it to work with ShouldSkipRecord. The only problem is it will fail if any of the random lines has a "|" delimiter in it.
using (var reader = new StreamReader(filepath))
using (var csv = new CsvReader(reader, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture))
{
csv.Configuration.Delimiter = "|"; // Set delimiter
csv.Configuration.ShouldSkipRecord = row => row.Length == 1;
using (var dr = new CsvDataReader(csv))
{
var dt = new DataTable();
dt.Load(dr);
dgvTst04_View.DataSource = dt; // Set datagridview source to datatable
}
}
If you know how many columns there are, you could set it to skip any rows that have less than that many columns.
csv.Configuration.ShouldSkipRecord = row => row.Length < 6;

I came up with another approach that allows you to skip the lines to the header and then to the records.
using (var reader = new StreamReader(filepath))
using (var csv = new CsvReader(reader, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture))
{
csv.Configuration.Delimiter = "|"; // Set delimiter
csv.Configuration.IgnoreBlankLines = false;
// skip to header
for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++)
{
csv.Read();
}
csv.ReadHeader();
var headers = csv.Context.HeaderRecord;
// skip to records
for (int i = 0; i < 6; i++)
{
csv.Read();
}
var dt = new DataTable();
foreach (var header in headers)
{
dt.Columns.Add(header);
}
while (csv.Read())
{
var row = dt.NewRow();
for (int i = 0; i < headers.Length; i++)
{
row[i] = csv.GetField(i);
}
dt.Rows.Add(row);
}
}

C#: Reading a variable structured CSV file into a datatable with a row counter

I am trying to develop a tool that will take a CSV file and import it into a datatable with the first column in the datatable being a row counter.
The CSV files are from different customers and so have different structures. Some have a header line; some have several header lines; some have no header line. They have also have varying columns.
So far, I have the code below.
public void Import_CSV()
{
OpenFileDialog dialog = new OpenFileDialog();
dialog.Filter = "CSV Files (*.csv)|*.csv";
bool? result = dialog.ShowDialog();
if (result ?? false)
{
string[] headers;
string CSVFilePathName = dialog.FileName;
string delimSelect = cboDelimiter.Items.GetItemAt(cboDelimiter.SelectedIndex).ToString();
// If user hasn't selected a delimiter, assume comma
if (delimSelect == "")
{
delimSelect = ",";
}
string[] delimiterType = new string[] {cboDelimiter.Items.GetItemAt(cboDelimiter.SelectedIndex).ToString()};
DataTable dt = new DataTable();
// Read first line of file to get number of fields and create columns and column numbers in data table
using (StreamReader sr1 = new StreamReader(CSVFilePathName))
{
headers = sr1.ReadLine().Split(delimiterType, StringSplitOptions.None);
//dt.Columns.Add("ROW", typeof(int));
//dt.Columns["ROW"].AutoIncrement = true;
//dt.Columns["ROW"].AutoIncrementSeed = 1;
//dt.Columns["ROW"].AutoIncrementStep = 1;
int colCount = 1;
foreach (string header in headers)
{
dt.Columns.Add("C" + colCount.ToString());
colCount++;
}
}
using (StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(CSVFilePathName))
{
while (!sr.EndOfStream)
{
string[] rows = sr.ReadLine().Split(delimiterType, StringSplitOptions.None);
DataRow dr = dt.NewRow();
for (int i = 0; i < headers.Length; i++)
{
dr[i] = rows[i];
}
dt.Rows.Add(dr);
}
}
dtGrid.ItemsSource = dt.DefaultView;
txtColCount.Text = dtGrid.Columns.Count.ToString();
txtRowCount.Text = dtGrid.Items.Count.ToString();
}
}
This works, in as much as it creates column headers (C1, C2....according to how many there are in the csv file) and then the rows are written in, but I want to add a column at the far left with a row number as the rows are added. In the code, you can see I've got a section commented out that creates an auto-number column, but I'm totally stuck on how the rows are written into the datatable. If I uncomment that section, I get errors as the first column in the csv file tries to write into an int field. I know you can specify which field in each row can go in which column, but that won't help here as the columns are unknown at this point. I just need it to be able to read ANY file in, regardless of the structure, but with the row counter.
Hope that makes sense.

You write in your question, that uncommenting the code that adds the first column leads to errors. This is because of your loop: it starts at 0, but the 0-th column is the one you have added manually. So you need just to skip it in your loop, starting at 1. However, the source array has to be processed from the 0-th element.
So the solution is:
First, uncomment the row adding code.
Then, in your loop, introduce an offset to leave the first column untouched:
for (int i = 0; i < headers.Length; i++)
{
dr[i + 1] = rows[i];
}

Excel Group Text Box and Picture

I found some code to add an image to an Excel-sheet with the SDK 2.0. And this part works fine. Now I want a Text Box under the Image, but I don't know how to get a TextBox in general.
Which classes do I need an what is appands what or which property?
Furthermore it would be nice if it be groupt. So that when you drag one the other is following.
The code look like this (I know it's a bit much, but I couldt cut it more):
private void addImage(Offset offset, Extents extents, string sImagePath, string description)
{
WorksheetPart worksheetPart = this.arbeitsBlatt.WorksheetPart;
DrawingsPart drawingsPart;
ImagePart imagePart;
XDrSp.WorksheetDrawing worksheetDrawing;
ImagePartType imagePartType = getImageType(sImagePath);
{
// --- use the existing DrawingPart
drawingsPart = worksheetPart.DrawingsPart;
imagePart = drawingsPart.AddImagePart(imagePartType);
drawingsPart.CreateRelationshipToPart(imagePart);
worksheetDrawing = drawingsPart.WorksheetDrawing;
}
using (FileStream fileStream = new FileStream(sImagePath, FileMode.Open))
{
imagePart.FeedData(fileStream);
}
int imageNumber = drawingsPart.ImageParts.Count<ImagePart>();
if (imageNumber == 1)
{
Drawing drawing = new Drawing();
drawing.Id = drawingsPart.GetIdOfPart(imagePart);
this.arbeitsBlatt.Append(drawing);
}
XDrSp.NonVisualDrawingProperties noVisualDrawingProps = new XDrSp.NonVisualDrawingProperties();
XDrSp.NonVisualPictureDrawingProperties noVisualPictureDrawingProps = new XDrSp.NonVisualPictureDrawingProperties();
noVisualDrawingProps.Id = new UInt32Value((uint)(1024 + imageNumber));
noVisualDrawingProps.Name = "Picture " + imageNumber.ToString();
noVisualDrawingProps.Description = beschreibung;
PictureLocks picLocks = new PictureLocks();
picLocks.NoChangeAspect = true;
picLocks.NoChangeArrowheads = true;
noVisualPictureDrawingProps.PictureLocks = picLocks;
XDrSp.NonVisualPictureProperties noVisualPictureProps = new XDrSp.NonVisualPictureProperties();
noVisualPictureProps.NonVisualDrawingProperties = noVisualDrawingProps;
noVisualPictureProps.NonVisualPictureDrawingProperties = noVisualPictureDrawingProps;
Stretch stretch = new Stretch();
stretch.FillRectangle = new FillRectangle();
XDrSp.BlipFill blipFill = new XDrSp.BlipFill();
Blip blip = new Blip();
blip.Embed = drawingsPart.GetIdOfPart(imagePart);
blip.CompressionState = BlipCompressionValues.Print;
blipFill.Blip = blip;
blipFill.SourceRectangle = new SourceRectangle();
blipFill.Append(stretch);
Transform2D t2d = new Transform2D();
t2d.Offset = offset;
t2d.Extents = extents;
XDrSp.ShapeProperties sp = new XDrSp.ShapeProperties();
sp.BlackWhiteMode = BlackWhiteModeValues.Auto;
sp.Transform2D = t2d;
PresetGeometry prstGeom = new PresetGeometry();
prstGeom.Preset = ShapeTypeValues.Rectangle;
prstGeom.AdjustValueList = new AdjustValueList();
sp.Append(prstGeom);
sp.Append(new NoFill());
XDrSp.Picture picture = new XDrSp.Picture();
picture.NonVisualPictureProperties = noVisualPictureProps;
picture.BlipFill = blipFill;
picture.ShapeProperties = sp;
XDrSp.OneCellAnchor anchor = this.getCellAnchor();
XDrSp.Extent extent = new XDrSp.Extent();
extent.Cx = extents.Cx;
extent.Cy = extents.Cy;
anchor.Extent = extent;
anchor.Append(picture);
anchor.Append(new XDrSp.ClientData());
worksheetDrawing.Append(anchor);
worksheetDrawing.Save(drawingsPart);
#endregion
}

I think you are new to OpenXml SDK
First of all you need to use the newest version of Open XMl SDK - Version 2.5 [Download - http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30425]
Here download BOTH OpenXMLSDKV25.msi , OpenXMLSDKToolV25.msi .. Install BOTH.
Now here is the trick, OpenXML productivity tool is the one you need here. It allows you to brows an existing Excel file and break it down to CODES [watch here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSSMLR19JWA]
Now what you need to do is create an Excel sheet manually with what you want [In your case add Text Box under the Image] Then open this Excel file with productivity tool and understand the CODE . Note that you will need to understand Spreadsheet file structure to understand this CODE [ Reffer this - https://www.google.com/#q=open+xml+sdk] .. Now write your codes to meet your requirement using codes of Productivity tool
NOTE - Once you analyse the dummy Spreadsheet with Productivity tool you will understand why giving or guiding with CODE examples as an answer is not practical.
- Happy Coding-

Set Print Area - OpenXML with Excel

Does anybody know how to set print area through OpenXML SDK in Excel?
I've tried using the following code:
public void XLUpdateDefinedName(string fileName, string definedName, string newRange)
{
using (SpreadsheetDocument document = SpreadsheetDocument.Open(fileName, true))
{
WorkbookPart wbPart = document.WorkbookPart;
var definedNames = wbPart.Workbook.Descendants<DefinedNames>().FirstOrDefault();
DefinedName name = definedNames.Descendants<DefinedName>().Where(m => m.Name == definedName).Single();
UInt32Value locSheetId = name.LocalSheetId;
name = null;//.Remove();
wbPart.Workbook.Save();
name = new DefinedName() { Name = definedName, LocalSheetId = locSheetId , Text = newRange}
;
wbPart.Workbook.Save();
//newDefinedName.Text = newRange;
//definedNames.Append(newDefinedName);
}
}
UPDATE:
I continue to receive an error from excel saying there is unreadable content in file with the following code.
public void XLUpdateDefinedName(string fileName, string definedName, string newRange, string sheet, UInt32Value localId)
{
using (SpreadsheetDocument document = SpreadsheetDocument.Open(fileName, true))
{
String sheetName = sheet;
string topLeft = newRange.Split(':').First();
string bottomRight = newRange.Split(':').Last();
WorkbookPart wbPart = document.WorkbookPart;
var definedNames = wbPart.Workbook.Descendants<DefinedNames>().FirstOrDefault();
var nameCollection = definedNames.Descendants<DefinedName>().Where(m => m.Text.StartsWith(sheetName));
DefinedName name = nameCollection.Count() > 0 ? nameCollection.First() : null;
UInt32Value locSheetId;
if (name != null)
{
locSheetId = name.LocalSheetId;
name.Remove();
wbPart.Workbook.Save();
}
else
{
locSheetId = localId;
}
name = new DefinedName() { Name = "_xlnm.Print_Area", LocalSheetId = locSheetId};
name.Text = String.Format("{0}!{1}:{2}", sheetName,topLeft,bottomRight);
definedNames.Append(name);
wbPart.Workbook.Save();
}}
newRange is of the form ( $A$10:$C$15 )

I've found some information about a method that seems not to be using Interop. You can try something like:
//load the work book
...
myWorkBook.Worksheets.First().PageSetup.PrintAreas.Add("A1:F40");
//save the workbook
//...
See if this helps. I haven't tried it myself yet, but I'm going to verify it.
UPDATE:
The first method seems to require an additional library. You can get it from here:
http://closedxml.codeplex.com/. I haven't used it myself, so I cannot assure you it works correctly.
Pure OpenXML solution
I've managed to change the print area by manually modifying the xlsx file contents in notepad editor.
In C# you should try to use the follwoing method (it sets printing area to A1:G19):
//first you need to get reference to your workbook, but I assume you already have this
//...
//then you can add an information about desired print area
DefinedNames definedNames = new DefinedNames();
DefinedName printAreaDefName = new DefinedName() { Name = "_xlnm.Print_Area", LocalSheetId = (UInt32Value)0U };
printAreaDefName.Text = "Worksheet1!$A$1:$G$19";
definedNames.Append(printAreaDefName);
//then you should append the created element to your workbook
//...
workbook1.Append(definedNames);
The thing you need to change is line: printAreaDefName.Text = "Worksheet1!$A$1:$G$19";.
You should change the Text value to contain information in format: [worksheet_name]![top-left corner of print area]:[bottom-right corner of print area]. It should set your print area to a rectangle with upper-left and bottom-right corners as specified.
If you want to specify print areas for different worksheets, try to add multiple DefinedName objects:
DefinedName printAreaDefName = new DefinedName() { Name = "_xlnm.Print_Area", LocalSheetId = (UInt32Value)0U };
printAreaDefName.Text = "Worksheet1!$A$1:$G$19";
definedNames.Append(printAreaDefName);
DefinedName printAreaDefName2 = new DefinedName() { Name = "_xlnm.Print_Area", LocalSheetId = (UInt32Value)1U };
printAreaDefName2.Text = "Worksheet2!$B$1:$H$23";
definedNames.Append(printAreaDefName2);
DefinedName printAreaDefName3 = new DefinedName() { Name = "_xlnm.Print_Area", LocalSheetId = (UInt32Value)2U };
printAreaDefName3.Text = "Worksheet3!$A$1:$J$10";
definedNames.Append(printAreaDefName3);
I also recommend using OpenXML SDK 2.0 Productivity Tool. It allows you to show the contents of a chosen OpenXML file, compare files, validate a file and even show a C# code that you would write in order to recreate the file programatically :).
You can download it from here:
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=5124
UPDATE II:
I've corrected a mistake in format of the print area value string. Sorry for the confusion.
I've also took the code you posted and created a method based on it. It works correctly and after modifying the print area I can open the file in Excel without issues. The code assumes that a print range is already defined and you are now just changing it, but it can be modified to add new print range as well.
Here's the code:
private void OpenXmlFileHandling(String fileName)
{
using (SpreadsheetDocument document = SpreadsheetDocument.Open(fileName, true))
{
//some sample values
String definedName = "Worksheet3";
String topLeft = "$A$3";
String bottomRight = "$D$7";
WorkbookPart wbPart = document.WorkbookPart;
var definedNames = wbPart.Workbook.Descendants<DefinedNames>().FirstOrDefault();
var namesCollection = definedNames.Descendants<DefinedName>().Where(m => m.Text.StartsWith(definedName));
DefinedName name = namesCollection != null ? namesCollection.First() : null;
UInt32Value locSheetId;
//we assume that name is not null, because print range for this worksheet was defined in the source template file
//if name was null, we should probably just assign to locSheetId a number definedNames.Count() + 1 and not remove the name node
locSheetId = name.LocalSheetId;
name.Remove();
wbPart.Workbook.Save();
name = new DefinedName() { Name = "_xlnm.Print_Area", LocalSheetId = locSheetId, Text = String.Format("{0}!{1}:{2}", definedName, topLeft, bottomRight) };
definedNames.Append(name);
wbPart.Workbook.Save();
}
}
I put the values of worksheet name and print area range inside the method, so you can see what kind of values they should have. I hope this helps.

Let me explain my case: I have excel workbook with following sheets (T1,I1,M1). Now my requirement was based on some condition T1,I1,M1 will be copied to same excel workbook multiple times e.g. T2,I2,M2, T3,I3,M3 and so on. For me I2,M2 did not have any issues with Print area but for copied sheet T2,T3... had issue. since it had huge data. excel column goes upto "AG". So here is what i did in code
Once the new sheet is added to workbook
sheets.Append(copiedSheet);
first get the current sheet count
var count = sheets.Count();
Get the sheet count, this will be used in LocalsheetId as printarea setting.
Only for copied techical sheet the print area was not set properly. Hence need to be set correctly.
DefinedName printAreaDefName = new DefinedName() { Name = "_xlnm.Print_Area", LocalSheetId = Convert.ToUInt32(count) };
Be care full with defName.Text the format is 'T1'!$A$1:$AG$19
printAreaDefName.Text = "'" + copiedSheet.Name + "'!$A$1:$AG$22";
workbookPart.Workbook.DefinedNames.Append(printAreaDefName);
workbookPart.Workbook.Save();
There was no need for me to add new Definedname in DefinedNames collection. So I just added to workbook definedNames collection and it worked.