Creating PDF File using Visual C# Form and MS Word Template

The code below is used to create Visual C# form that capable of populate MS Word template and convert the result to .PDF File.

For detail , I recommend you to check the tutorial video step by step in my Youtube Channel.

Or, watch it directly here.

using System;

using System.Collections.Generic;

using System.ComponentModel;

using System.Data;

using System.Drawing;

using System.Linq;

using System.Text;

using System.Threading.Tasks;

using System.Windows.Forms;

namespace CreatePDF

{

    public partial class Form1 : Form

    {

        public Form1()

        {

            InitializeComponent();

        }

        private void label1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)

        {

            

        }

        private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)

        {

            // read input

            string Name     = NameBox.Text;

            string Address  = AddressBox.Text;

            string Phone    = PhoneBox.Text;

            // template path

            string tmpPath = @"C:\Users\User\Documents\TUTORIAL\CreatePDF\Template.docx";

            // output path

            string outputName = @"C:\Users\User\Documents\TUTORIAL\CreatePDF\Output.pdf";

            // shadow file name

            string shadowFile = @"C:\Users\User\Documents\TUTORIAL\CreatePDF\temp.docx";

            // Create shadow File

            System.IO.File.Copy(tmpPath, shadowFile, true);

            // open word

            Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.Application app = new Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.Application();

            Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.Document doc = app.Documents.Open(shadowFile);

            // fill the "Name" bookmarks

            object oBookMark = "NameField";

            doc.Bookmarks.get_Item(ref oBookMark).Range.Text = Name;

            // fill the "Address" bookmarks

            oBookMark = "AddressField";

            doc.Bookmarks.get_Item(ref oBookMark).Range.Text = Address;

            // fill the "Phone" bookmarks

            oBookMark = "PhoneField";

            doc.Bookmarks.get_Item(ref oBookMark).Range.Text = Phone;

            doc.ExportAsFixedFormat(outputName, Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.WdExportFormat.wdExportFormatPDF);

            doc.Close();

            app.Quit();

            System.IO.File.Delete(shadowFile);

            

        }

    }

}