delete pdf file after merging vb.net using iTextSharp - vb.net

Question

I'm merging two pdf into one i'm using a function that I found here
Private Sub MergePdfFiles(ByVal pdfFiles() As String, ByVal outputPath As String)
Dim pdfCount As Integer = 0
Dim f As Integer = 0
Dim fileName As String
Dim reader As iTextSharp.text.pdf.PdfReader = Nothing
Dim pageCount As Integer = 0
Dim pdfDoc As iTextSharp.text.Document = Nothing
Dim writer As PdfWriter = Nothing
Dim cb As PdfContentByte = Nothing
Dim page As PdfImportedPage = Nothing
Dim rotation As Integer = 0
Try
pdfCount = pdfFiles.Length
If pdfCount > 1 Then
fileName = pdfFiles(f)
reader = New iTextSharp.text.pdf.PdfReader(fileName)
pageCount = reader.NumberOfPages
pdfDoc = New iTextSharp.text.Document(reader.GetPageSizeWithRotation(1), 18, 18, 18, 18)
writer = PdfWriter.GetInstance(pdfDoc, New FileStream(outputPath, FileMode.OpenOrCreate))
With pdfDoc
.Open()
End With
cb = writer.DirectContent
While f < pdfCount
Dim i As Integer = 0
While i < pageCount
i += 1
pdfDoc.SetPageSize(reader.GetPageSizeWithRotation(i))
pdfDoc.NewPage()
page = writer.GetImportedPage(reader, i)
rotation = reader.GetPageRotation(i)
If rotation = 90 Then
cb.AddTemplate(page, 0, -1.0F, 1.0F, 0, 0, reader.GetPageSizeWithRotation(i).Height)
ElseIf rotation = 270 Then
cb.AddTemplate(page, 0, 1.0F, -1.0F, 0, reader.GetPageSizeWithRotation(i).Width + 60, -30)
Else
cb.AddTemplate(page, 1.0F, 0, 0, 1.0F, 0, 0)
End If
End While
f += 1
If f < pdfCount Then
fileName = pdfFiles(f)
reader = New iTextSharp.text.pdf.PdfReader(fileName)
pageCount = reader.NumberOfPages
End If
End While
pdfDoc.Close()
reader.Close()
End If
Catch ex As Exception
'err
End Try
End Sub
Now I need to delete the old files "pdfFiles()" but I'm getting the error "The process cannot access the file 'C:.......pdf' because it is being used by another process." this is only happening with the first file, I have no problem with the other one
OP Here with the function
Thanks

Answer 1

I know this is in C# but this is what i use to merge files together.
var document = new Document();
var outFile = Path.Combine(finishedFilePath, fileName + ".pdf");
var writer = new PdfCopy(document, new FileStream(outFile, FileMode.Create));
try
{
document.Open();
foreach (var fileName in filesList)
{
var reader = new PdfReader(Path.Combine(StartPath, fileName));
for (var i = 1; i <= reader.NumberOfPages; i++)
{
var page = writer.GetImportedPage(reader, i);
writer.AddPage(page);
}
reader.Close();
}
writer.Close();
document.Close();
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
//catch error
}
finally
{
writer.Close();
document.Close();
}
Hope this helps in some way.

Answer 2

The code that was marked correct is in C# here is the vb.net version:
Public Sub MergePDFFiles(ByVal outPutPDF As String)
Dim StartPath As String = FileArray(0) ' this is a List Array declared Globally
Dim document = New Document()
Dim outFile = Path.Combine(outPutPDF)' The outPutPDF varable is passed from another sub this is the output path
Dim writer = New PdfCopy(document, New FileStream(outFile, FileMode.Create))
Try
document.Open()
For Each fileName As String In FileArray
Dim reader = New PdfReader(Path.Combine(StartPath, fileName))
For i As Integer = 1 To reader.NumberOfPages
Dim page = writer.GetImportedPage(reader, i)
writer.AddPage(page)
Next i
reader.Close()
Next
writer.Close()
document.Close()
Catch ex As Exception
'catch a Exception if needed
Finally
writer.Close()
document.Close()
End Try
End Sub