Adding header and footer and aslo page number to pdf

Question

In my application I'm exporting datatable data to pdf its working fine now I want to add header and footer to it and also I want to add page number to it and also I want the header to contain name as report in all the page. How can i do that?

I have written the code like this:

public void ExportToPdf(DataTable ExDataTable)
{
    //Here set page size as A4
    Document pdfDoc = new Document(PageSize.A4, 10, 10, 10, 10);

    try
    {
        PdfWriter.GetInstance(pdfDoc, System.Web.HttpContext.Current.Response.OutputStream);
        pdfDoc.Open();

        //Set Font Properties for PDF File
        Font fnt = FontFactory.GetFont("Times New Roman", 6);

        DataTable dt = ExDataTable;

        if (dt != null)
        {
            PdfPTable PdfTable = new PdfPTable(dt.Columns.Count);

            PdfPCell PdfPCell = null;

            //Here we create PDF file tables
            for (int rows = 0; rows < dt.Rows.Count; rows++)
            {
                if (rows == 0)
                {
                    for (int column = 0; column < dt.Columns.Count; column++)
                    {
                        PdfPCell = new PdfPCell(new Phrase(new Chunk(dt.Columns[column].ColumnName.ToString(), fnt)));
                        PdfTable.AddCell(PdfPCell);
                    }
                }

                for (int column = 0; column < dt.Columns.Count; column++)
                {
                    PdfPCell = new PdfPCell(new Phrase(new Chunk(dt.Rows[rows][column].ToString(), fnt)));
                    PdfTable.AddCell(PdfPCell);
                }
            }

            // Finally Add pdf table to the document 
            pdfDoc.Add(PdfTable);
        }

        pdfDoc.Close();

        Response.ContentType = "application/pdf";

        //Set default file Name as current datetime
        Response.AddHeader("content-disposition", "attachment; filename=" + "Line-Shift Report" + ".pdf");

        System.Web.HttpContext.Current.Response.Write(pdfDoc);

        Response.Flush();
        Response.End();
    }

    catch (Exception ex)
    {
        Response.Write(ex.ToString());
    }
}

protected void Button1_Click1(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    if (Session["source_table"] != null)
    {
        ExportToPdf(Session["source_table"] as DataTable);
    }
    else
    {
        Response.Write("No data to Export!");
    }
}

Can anyone help me on this?

What library are you using to generate the PDF? The documentation should indicate how to do what you are looking to do. In any event, you probably have a better chance of getting an answer if you state what library (e.g., ActivePDF, etc) you're using. — Tim, Jul 02 '11 at 09:37
I'd recommend doing a search on ITextSharp and adding header/footers, page numbers, etc - there's a number of posts here on SO about these topics. You also might want to add a tag for ITextSharp to your question. Unfortunately I haven't used ITextSharp. — Tim, Jul 02 '11 at 09:49
@Sweety you got solution? actually i'm trying the same using itextsharp. while searching i found your post. if you got solution can you please tell me how should i achieve the same? — OnkarDhane, Nov 19 '12 at 09:31
I recently added an answer that does not use pageEvents - http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18996323/add-header-and-footer-for-pdf-using-itextsharp#answer-20059613 — Dom, Nov 18 '13 at 22:51

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 03 '11 at 03:56

Create a new page events class:

public class PageEvents : PdfPageEventHelper  
   {        
       public override void OnStartPage(PdfWriter writer, Document document)  
       {  
           base.OnStartPage(writer, document);    
           document.Add(...header...);  
       }  
   }

and now in your codes:

   class Program  
   {  
       static void Main(string[] args)  
       {  
           using (var pdfDoc = new Document(...))  
           {  
               var pdfWriter = PdfWriter.GetInstance(pdfDoc, new FileStream("Test.pdf", FileMode.Create));  
               pdfWriter.PageEvent = new PageEvents();  
               ....

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 02 '11 at 13:52

0

you will have to create pdftables for header and for footer. Fill the cells with header images /headings. and in footer table u'll have to fill cell with page no.

answered Jul 02 '11 at 13:52

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