I am trying to send contents of a crystal report as email body using outlook application.
Here is my code in VB.net
Imports outlook = Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook
Dim a As String = something.ConnectionString
Dim cryRpt As ReportDocument
Dim username As String = a.Split("=")(3).Split(";")(0) 'get username
Dim password As String = a.Split("=")(4).Split(";")(0) 'get password
cryRpt = New ReportDocument()
Dim Path As String = Application.StartupPath
Dim svPath As String = Application.StartupPath & "\PDF"
If Not Directory.Exists(svPath) Then
Directory.CreateDirectory(svPath)
End If
cryRpt.Load(Path & "\Reports\dr.rpt")
CrystalReportViewer1.ReportSource = cryRpt
cryRpt.SetDatabaseLogon(username, password)
CrystalReportViewer1.Refresh()
Dim myExportOptions As ExportOptions
myExportOptions = cryRpt.ExportOptions
myExportOptions.ExportDestinationType = ExportDestinationType.DiskFile
myExportOptions.ExportFormatType = ExportFormatType.HTML40 'i tried HTML32 also
Dim html40FormatOptions As HTMLFormatOptions = New HTMLFormatOptions()
html40FormatOptions.HTMLBaseFolderName = svPath
html40FormatOptions.HTMLFileName = "dr.htm"
html40FormatOptions.HTMLEnableSeparatedPages = False
html40FormatOptions.HTMLHasPageNavigator = False
html40FormatOptions.UsePageRange = False
myExportOptions.FormatOptions = html40FormatOptions
cryRpt.Export()
Try
Dim oApp As outlook.Application
oApp = New outlook.Application
Dim oMsg As outlook.MailItem
oMsg = oApp.CreateItem(outlook.OlItemType.olMailItem)
oMsg.Subject = txtSubject.Text
oMsg.BodyFormat = outlook.OlBodyFormat.olFormatHTML
oMsg.HTMLBody = ""
oMsg.HTMLBody = getFileAsString(svPath & "\PoPrt\QuotPrt.html")
oMsg.To = txtEmailId.Text
Dim ccArray As New List(Of String)({txtCC1.Text, txtCC2.Text, txtCC3.Text})
Dim cclis As String = String.Join(",", ccArray.Where(Function(ss) Not String.IsNullOrEmpty(ss)))
oMsg.CC = cclis
oMsg.Display(True)
Catch ex As Exception
MsgBox("Something went wrong", vbExclamation)
End Try
SvFormPanel3.Visible = False
the function
Private Function getFileAsString(ByVal file As String) As String
Dim reader As System.IO.FileStream
Try
reader = New System.IO.FileStream(file, IO.FileMode.Open)
Catch e As Exception
MsgBox("Something went wrong. " + e.Message, vbInformation)
End Try
Dim resultString As String = ""
Dim b(1024) As Byte
Dim temp As UTF8Encoding = New UTF8Encoding(True)
Do While reader.Read(b, 0, b.Length) > 0
resultString = resultString & temp.GetString(b)
Array.Clear(b, 0, b.Length)
Loop
reader.Close()
Return resultString
End Function
The report will get exported to the specified location as html. And when we manually open that html file it displays perfectly with border lines and all.
But when its getting added as html body of outlook application, the formatting will be gone, and looks scattered.
can anyone help
Did you try this?
Open outlook, go to, File>Options>Mail
go to section MessageFormat and untick "Reduce message size by removing format..."
I have solved the issue by exporting it into PDF and then convert to Image and embed in email body.
I am writing a "combine" .pdf file application. The .pdf file that I generate with the code below results in a .pdf file that can not be opened by Adobe. This is the code I am executing:
Dim doc_fs = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Dim document_path = "C:\pdffilesfolder\"
Dim document_folder = doc_fs.GetFolder(document_path)
Dim dateArray() As String
dateArray = lblDateToPrint.Text.Split("/") 'lblDateToPrint.Text contains "3/21/2017"
If Val(dateArray(0)) < 10 Then
dateArray(0) = "0" & dateArray(0)
End If
If Val(dateArray(1)) < 10 Then
dateArray(1) = "0" & dateArray(1)
End If
Dim outFile as string = document_path & "\confirms_" & dateArray(2) & "_" & dateArray(0) & "_" & dateArray(1) & ".pdf"
Dim document = New Document
Dim writer As PdfCopy = New PdfCopy(document, New FileStream(outFile, FileMode.Create))
document.Open()
Dim fileOnServer As String = ""
Dim fileOnServerDate As String = ""
For Each item In document_folder.Files
fileOnServer = item.path
Dim reader As PdfReader = New PdfReader(fileOnServer)
writer.AddDocument(reader)
reader.Close()
Next
I have attached the 2 .pdf files that I am using as input as well as the resulting .pdf file (even through Adobe says it can not be opened).
Any assistance is greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
Jonathan
You forgot to eventually close the Document document:
Dim document = New Document
Dim writer As PdfCopy = New PdfCopy(document, New FileStream(outFile, FileMode.Create))
document.Open()
Dim fileOnServer As String = ""
Dim fileOnServerDate As String = ""
For Each item In document_folder.Files
fileOnServer = item.path
Dim reader As PdfReader = New PdfReader(fileOnServer)
writer.AddDocument(reader)
reader.Close()
Next
document.Close() ' Don't forget to close the document!
I have to merge multiple PDFs into a single PDF.
I am using the iText.sharp library, and collect converted the code and tried to use it (from here)
The actual code is in C# and I converted that to VB.NET.
Private Function MergeFiles(ByVal sourceFiles As List(Of Byte())) As Byte()
Dim mergedPdf As Byte() = Nothing
Using ms As New MemoryStream()
Using document As New Document()
Using copy As New PdfCopy(document, ms)
document.Open()
For i As Integer = 0 To sourceFiles.Count - 1
Dim reader As New PdfReader(sourceFiles(i))
' loop over the pages in that document
Dim n As Integer = reader.NumberOfPages
Dim page As Integer = 0
While page < n
page = page + 1
copy.AddPage(copy.GetImportedPage(reader, page))
End While
Next
End Using
End Using
mergedPdf = ms.ToArray()
End Using
End Function
I am now getting the following error:
An item with the same key has already been added.
I did some debugging and have tracked the problem down to the following lines:
copy.AddPage(copy.GetImportedPage(reader,
copy.AddPage(copy.GetImportedPage(reader, page)))
Why is this error happening?
I have a console that monitors individual folders in a designated folder then needs to merge all of the pdf's in that folder into a single pdf. I pass an array of file paths as strings and the output file i would like.
This is the function i use.
Public Shared Function MergePdfFiles(ByVal pdfFiles() As String, ByVal outputPath As String) As Boolean
Dim result As Boolean = False
Dim pdfCount As Integer = 0 'total input pdf file count
Dim f As Integer = 0 'pointer to current input pdf file
Dim fileName As String
Dim reader As iTextSharp.text.pdf.PdfReader = Nothing
Dim pageCount As Integer = 0
Dim pdfDoc As iTextSharp.text.Document = Nothing 'the output pdf document
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
'Open the 1st item in the array PDFFiles
fileName = pdfFiles(f)
reader = New iTextSharp.text.pdf.PdfReader(fileName)
'Get page count
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
'Instantiate a PdfContentByte object
cb = writer.DirectContent
'Now loop thru the input pdfs
While f < pdfCount
'Declare a page counter variable
Dim i As Integer = 0
'Loop thru the current input pdf's pages starting at page 1
While i < pageCount
i += 1
'Get the input page size
pdfDoc.SetPageSize(reader.GetPageSizeWithRotation(i))
'Create a new page on the output document
pdfDoc.NewPage()
'If it is the 1st page, we add bookmarks to the page
'Now we get the imported page
page = writer.GetImportedPage(reader, i)
'Read the imported page's rotation
rotation = reader.GetPageRotation(i)
'Then add the imported page to the PdfContentByte object as a template based on the page's rotation
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
'Increment f and read the next input pdf file
f += 1
If f < pdfCount Then
fileName = pdfFiles(f)
reader = New iTextSharp.text.pdf.PdfReader(fileName)
pageCount = reader.NumberOfPages
End If
End While
'When all done, we close the document so that the pdfwriter object can write it to the output file
pdfDoc.Close()
result = True
End If
Catch ex As Exception
Return False
End Try
Return result
End Function
the code that was marked correct does not close all the file streams therefore the files stay open within the app and you wont be able to delete unused PDFs within your project
This is a better solution:
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
I realize I'm pretty late to the party, but after reading the comments from #BrunoLowagie, I wanted to see if I could put something together myself that uses the examples from his linked sample chapter. It's probably overkill, but I put together some code that merges multiple PDFs into a single file that I posted on the Code Review SE site (the post, VB.NET - Error Handling in Generic Class for PDF Merge, contains the full class code). It only merges PDF files right now, but I'm planning on adding methods for additional functionality later.
The "master" method (towards the end of the Class block in the linked post, and also posted below for reference) handles the actual merging of the PDF files, but the multiple overloads provide a number of options for how to define the list of original files. So far, I've included the following features:
The methods return a System.IO.FileInfo object if the merge is successful.
Provide a System.IO.DirectoryInfo object or a System.String identifying a path and it will collect all PDF files in that directory (including sub-directories if specified) to merge.
Provide a List(Of System.String) or a List(Of System.IO.FileInfo) specifying the PDFs you want to merge.
Identify how the PDFs should be sorted before the merge (especially useful if you use one of the MergeAll methods to get all PDF files in a directory).
If the specified output PDF file already exists, you can specify whether or not you want to overwrite it. (I'm considering adding the "ability" to automatically adjust the output PDF file's name if it already exists).
Warning and Error properties provide a way to get feedback in the calling method, whether or not the merge is successful.
Once the code is in place, it can be used like this:
Dim PDFDir As New IO.DirectoryInfo("C:\Test Data\PDF\")
Dim ResultFile As IO.FileInfo = Nothing
Dim Merger As New PDFManipulator
ResultFile = Merger.MergeAll(PDFDir, "C:\Test Data\PDF\Merged.pdf", True, PDFManipulator.PDFMergeSortOrder.FileName, True)
Here is the "master" method. As I said, it's probably overkill (and I'm still tweaking it some), but I wanted to do my best to try to make it work as effectively as possible. Obviously it requires a Reference to the itextsharp.dll for access to the library's functions.
I've commented out the references to the Error and Warning properties of the class for this post to help reduce any confusion.
Public Function Merge(ByVal PDFFiles As List(Of System.IO.FileInfo), ByVal OutputFileName As String, ByVal OverwriteExistingPDF As Boolean, ByVal SortOrder As PDFMergeSortOrder) As System.IO.FileInfo
Dim ResultFile As System.IO.FileInfo = Nothing
Dim ContinueMerge As Boolean = True
If OverwriteExistingPDF Then
If System.IO.File.Exists(OutputFileName) Then
Try
System.IO.File.Delete(OutputFileName)
Catch ex As Exception
ContinueMerge = False
'If Errors Is Nothing Then
' Errors = New List(Of String)
'End If
'Errors.Add("Could not delete existing output file.")
Throw
End Try
End If
End If
If ContinueMerge Then
Dim OutputPDF As iTextSharp.text.Document = Nothing
Dim Copier As iTextSharp.text.pdf.PdfCopy = Nothing
Dim PDFStream As System.IO.FileStream = Nothing
Dim SortedList As New List(Of System.IO.FileInfo)
Try
Select Case SortOrder
Case PDFMergeSortOrder.Original
SortedList = PDFFiles
Case PDFMergeSortOrder.FileDate
SortedList = PDFFiles.OrderBy(Function(f As System.IO.FileInfo) f.LastWriteTime).ToList
Case PDFMergeSortOrder.FileName
SortedList = PDFFiles.OrderBy(Function(f As System.IO.FileInfo) f.Name).ToList
Case PDFMergeSortOrder.FileNameWithDirectory
SortedList = PDFFiles.OrderBy(Function(f As System.IO.FileInfo) f.FullName).ToList
End Select
If Not IO.Directory.Exists(New IO.FileInfo(OutputFileName).DirectoryName) Then
Try
IO.Directory.CreateDirectory(New IO.FileInfo(OutputFileName).DirectoryName)
Catch ex As Exception
ContinueMerge = False
'If Errors Is Nothing Then
' Errors = New List(Of String)
'End If
'Errors.Add("Could not create output directory.")
Throw
End Try
End If
If ContinueMerge Then
OutputPDF = New iTextSharp.text.Document
PDFStream = New System.IO.FileStream(OutputFileName, System.IO.FileMode.OpenOrCreate)
Copier = New iTextSharp.text.pdf.PdfCopy(OutputPDF, PDFStream)
OutputPDF.Open()
For Each PDF As System.IO.FileInfo In SortedList
If ContinueMerge Then
Dim InputReader As iTextSharp.text.pdf.PdfReader = Nothing
Try
InputReader = New iTextSharp.text.pdf.PdfReader(PDF.FullName)
For page As Integer = 1 To InputReader.NumberOfPages
Copier.AddPage(Copier.GetImportedPage(InputReader, page))
Next page
If InputReader.IsRebuilt Then
'If Warnings Is Nothing Then
' Warnings = New List(Of String)
'End If
'Warnings.Add("Damaged PDF: " & PDF.FullName & " repaired and successfully merged into output file.")
End If
Catch InvalidEx As iTextSharp.text.exceptions.InvalidPdfException
'Skip this file
'If Errors Is Nothing Then
' Errors = New List(Of String)
'End If
'Errors.Add("Invalid PDF: " & PDF.FullName & " not merged into output file.")
Catch FormatEx As iTextSharp.text.pdf.BadPdfFormatException
'Skip this file
'If Errors Is Nothing Then
' Errors = New List(Of String)
'End If
'Errors.Add("Bad PDF Format: " & PDF.FullName & " not merged into output file.")
Catch PassworddEx As iTextSharp.text.exceptions.BadPasswordException
'Skip this file
'If Errors Is Nothing Then
' Errors = New List(Of String)
'End If
'Errors.Add("Password-protected PDF: " & PDF.FullName & " not merged into output file.")
Catch OtherEx As Exception
ContinueMerge = False
Finally
If Not InputReader Is Nothing Then
InputReader.Close()
InputReader.Dispose()
End If
End Try
End If
Next PDF
End If
Catch ex As iTextSharp.text.pdf.PdfException
ResultFile = Nothing
ContinueMerge = False
'If Errors Is Nothing Then
' Errors = New List(Of String)
'End If
'Errors.Add("iTextSharp Error: " & ex.Message)
If System.IO.File.Exists(OutputFileName) Then
If Not OutputPDF Is Nothing Then
OutputPDF.Close()
OutputPDF.Dispose()
End If
If Not PDFStream Is Nothing Then
PDFStream.Close()
PDFStream.Dispose()
End If
If Not Copier Is Nothing Then
Copier.Close()
Copier.Dispose()
End If
System.IO.File.Delete(OutputFileName)
End If
Throw
Catch other As Exception
ResultFile = Nothing
ContinueMerge = False
'If Errors Is Nothing Then
' Errors = New List(Of String)
'End If
'Errors.Add("General Error: " & other.Message)
If System.IO.File.Exists(OutputFileName) Then
If Not OutputPDF Is Nothing Then
OutputPDF.Close()
OutputPDF.Dispose()
End If
If Not PDFStream Is Nothing Then
PDFStream.Close()
PDFStream.Dispose()
End If
If Not Copier Is Nothing Then
Copier.Close()
Copier.Dispose()
End If
System.IO.File.Delete(OutputFileName)
End If
Throw
Finally
If Not OutputPDF Is Nothing Then
OutputPDF.Close()
OutputPDF.Dispose()
End If
If Not PDFStream Is Nothing Then
PDFStream.Close()
PDFStream.Dispose()
End If
If Not Copier Is Nothing Then
Copier.Close()
Copier.Dispose()
End If
If System.IO.File.Exists(OutputFileName) Then
If ContinueMerge Then
ResultFile = New System.IO.FileInfo(OutputFileName)
If ResultFile.Length <= 0 Then
ResultFile = Nothing
Try
System.IO.File.Delete(OutputFileName)
Catch ex As Exception
Throw
End Try
End If
Else
ResultFile = Nothing
Try
System.IO.File.Delete(OutputFileName)
Catch ex As Exception
Throw
End Try
End If
Else
ResultFile = Nothing
End If
End Try
End If
Return ResultFile
End Function
Some may have to make a change to the code at "writer = PdfWriter.GetInstance(pdfDoc, New FileStream(outputPath, FileMode.OpenOrCreate))" as iTextSharp may not support
Change to:
Dim fs As IO.FileStream = New IO.FileStream(outputPath, IO.FileMode.Create)
writer = iTextSharp.text.pdf.PdfWriter.GetInstance(pdfDoc, fs)
IDE says the Next for the
for i
right below the "Loop through folders commentis missing.
Here is my code.
Dim strVal As String
'Loop through Folders
For i As Integer = 0 To lbFolder.Items.Count - 1
Dim iText As String = CStr(lbFolder.Items(i))
Dim partPath As String = lblPath.Text + "\" + iText
Dim pathNum As String = partPath + "\1900\"
Dim directory As New DirectoryInfo(pathNum)
Dim fileArr As FileInfo() = directory.GetFiles() ' Get a reference to each file in that directory.
' Display the names of the files.
Dim xItem As FileInfo
'loop through files
For Each xItem In fileArr ' add to listbox
lblFname.Text = xItem.ToString
strVal = pathNum & xItem.ToString
lbFiles.Items.Add(strVal)
Next
For j = 0 To lbFiles.Items.Count - 1 'read through files listbox
Dim FileID, Sequence, Time, Lat, Longitude, Average, Channel As String
'declaration of filestream to open file
Dim sr As StreamReader
'filestream object to open and read file
Dim fs As FileStream
Try
'clearing listbox data toavoid confusion
ListView1.Items.Clear()
fs = New FileStream((lbFiles.Items.Item(j)), FileMode.OpenOrCreate)
'stream reader object to read streamed input
sr = New StreamReader(fs)
Dim itm As Object
'reading line by line
itm = sr.ReadLine
While Not itm = Nothing
Dim split As String() = itm.Split(New [Char]() {","})
FileID = split(0)
Sequence = split(1)
Time = split(2)
Lat = split(3)
Longitude = split(4)
Average = split(5)
Channel = split(6)
With ListView1
.Items.Add(FileID)
.Items(ListView1.Items.Count - 1).SubItems.Add(Sequence)
.Items(ListView1.Items.Count - 1).SubItems.Add(Time)
.Items(ListView1.Items.Count - 1).SubItems.Add(Lat)
.Items(ListView1.Items.Count - 1).SubItems.Add(Longitude)
.Items(ListView1.Items.Count - 1).SubItems.Add(Average)
.Items(ListView1.Items.Count - 1).SubItems.Add(Channel)
End With
itm = sr.ReadLine
End While
'close stream reader and filestrema object
sr.Close()
fs.Close()
Catch ex As System.Exception
System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show(ex.Message, "Load Tool Data Error", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error)
End Try
Next j
lbFiles.Items.Clear()
Next i
End Sub
I am using visual studio, when I click on the for i it shows the closing next but when I run I get an error.
What am I missing?
Add **xItem** after the Next
For Each xItem In fileArr ' add to listbox
lblFname.Text = xItem.ToString
strVal = pathNum & xItem.ToString
lbFiles.Items.Add(strVal)
Next xItem
Restarted the IDE and everything ran with no errors.
Thanks all who responded
So to start this is the code I have already written:
Dim MyFile As String = "Path"
Dim str_new As String
Dim str_old As String = File.ReadAllText(MyFile)
Dim sr As New StreamReader(MyFile)
Dim strLines As String() = Strings.Split(sr.ReadToEnd, Environment.NewLine)
Dim Character As Integer = 5 'Line 1 always has 5 characters
For i = 2 To strLines.Length
Dim PreviousLine As String = sr.ReadLine(i - 1)
Dim CurrentLine As String = sr.ReadLine(i)
If CurrentLine.Contains(TextBox1.Text / 100) Then
If PreviousLine.Contains("divide") Then
Exit For
End If
End If
Character = Character + CurrentLine.Length
Next
sr.Close()
str_new = Replace(str_old, (TextBox1.Text / 100), (TextBox3.Text / 100), Character, 1)
Dim objWriter3 As New System.IO.StreamWriter(MyFile, False)
objWriter3.Write(str_new)
objWriter3.Flush()
objWriter3.Close()
I am trying to figure out a way to break a long code file into lines then check each line for certain strings. If the current line contains the string then I will do additional check on above and/or below lines to make sure This is the correct instance of the string. Finally I want to replace just that instance of the string with a different string.
An example: text file
class
...
0.3
divide <-- Previous Line
0.3 <-- TextBox1.Text is 30
.5
end
I want the code to go past the first instance of 0.3
Find the second instance
Check previous line for divide
Exit Loop
Replace second instance of 0.3 to some value
I have been looking into this for a while now and any help would be greatly appreciated!
~Matt
Revised: Code
Dim MyFile As String = "Path"
Dim NewFile As String = "Temporary Path"
Dim PreviousLine As String = ""
Dim CurrentLine As String = ""
Using sr As StreamReader = New StreamReader(MyFile)
Using sw As StreamWriter = New StreamWriter(NewFile)
CurrentLine = sr.ReadLine
Do While (Not CurrentLine Is Nothing)
Dim LinetoWrite = CurrentLine
If CurrentLine.Contains(TextBox1.Text) Then
If PreviousLine.Contains("divide") Then
LinetoWrite = Replace(CurrentLine, TextBox1.Text, TextBox3.Text)
End If
End If
sw.WriteLine(LinetoWrite)
PreviousLine = CurrentLine
CurrentLine = sr.ReadLine
Loop
End Using
End Using
My.Computer.FileSystem.CopyFile(NewFile, MyFile, True)
You are facing the problem in the wrong way. You have to set both, reader and writer, and generate a new file with all the modifications. Your code has various parts which should be improved; in this answer, I am just showing how to use StreamReader/StreamWriter properly. Sample code:
Dim MyFile As String = "input path"
Dim OutputFile As String = "output path"
Dim PreviousLine As String = ""
Dim CurrentLine As String = ""
Using sr As StreamReader = New StreamReader(MyFile)
Using sw As StreamWriter = New StreamWriter(OutputFile)
CurrentLine = sr.ReadLine
Do While (Not CurrentLine Is Nothing)
Dim lineToWrite = CurrentLine
'Perform the analysis you wish by involving the current line, the previous one and as many other (previous) lines as you wish; and store the changes in lineToWrite. You should call a function here to perform this analysis
sw.WriteLine(lineToWrite) 'Writing lineToWrite to the new file
PreviousLine = CurrentLine 'Future previous line
CurrentLine = sr.ReadLine 'Reading the line for the next iteration
Loop
End Using
End Using