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The sample demonstrates how to export data and pictures from database into a table in PDF document and set table format.

using System;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.OleDb;
using System.Drawing;
using System.IO;
using Spire.Pdf;
using Spire.Pdf.Graphics;
using Spire.Pdf.Tables;
namespace ImageTable
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
//Create a pdf document.
PdfDocument doc = new PdfDocument();
//margin
PdfUnitConvertor unitCvtr = new PdfUnitConvertor();
PdfMargins margin = new PdfMargins();
margin.Top = unitCvtr.ConvertUnits(2.54f, PdfGraphicsUnit.Centimeter, PdfGraphicsUnit.Point);
margin.Bottom = margin.Top;
margin.Left = unitCvtr.ConvertUnits(3.17f, PdfGraphicsUnit.Centimeter, PdfGraphicsUnit.Point);
margin.Right = margin.Left;
// Create one page
PdfPageBase page = doc.Pages.Add(PdfPageSize.A4, margin);
float y = 10;
//title
PdfBrush brush1 = PdfBrushes.Black;
PdfTrueTypeFont font1 = new PdfTrueTypeFont(new Font("Arial", 16f, FontStyle.Bold));
PdfStringFormat format1 = new PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Center);
page.Canvas.DrawString("Country List", font1, brush1, page.Canvas.ClientSize.Width / 2, y, format1);
y = y + font1.MeasureString("Country List", format1).Height;
y = y + 5;
//create data table
PdfTable table = new PdfTable();
table.Style.CellPadding = 2;
table.Style.BorderPen = new PdfPen(brush1, 0.75f);
table.Style.DefaultStyle.BackgroundBrush = PdfBrushes.SkyBlue;
table.Style.DefaultStyle.Font = new PdfTrueTypeFont(new Font("Arial", 10f));
table.Style.AlternateStyle = new PdfCellStyle();
table.Style.AlternateStyle.BackgroundBrush = PdfBrushes.LightYellow;
table.Style.AlternateStyle.Font = new PdfTrueTypeFont(new Font("Arial", 10f));
table.Style.HeaderSource = PdfHeaderSource.ColumnCaptions;
table.Style.HeaderStyle.BackgroundBrush = PdfBrushes.CadetBlue;
table.Style.HeaderStyle.Font = new PdfTrueTypeFont(new Font("Arial", 11f, FontStyle.Bold));
table.Style.HeaderStyle.StringFormat = new PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Center);
table.Style.ShowHeader = true;
using (OleDbConnection conn = new OleDbConnection())
{
conn.ConnectionString = @"Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=demo.mdb";
OleDbCommand command = new OleDbCommand();
command.CommandText
= " select Name, '' as Flag, Capital, Continent, Area, Population, Flag as FlagData from country ";
command.Connection = conn;
using (OleDbDataAdapter dataAdapter = new OleDbDataAdapter(command))
{
DataTable dataTable = new DataTable();
dataAdapter.Fill(dataTable);
dataTable.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("FlagImage", typeof(PdfImage)));
table.DataSourceType = PdfTableDataSourceType.TableDirect;
table.DataSource = dataTable;
}
}
float width
= page.Canvas.ClientSize.Width
- (table.Columns.Count + 1) * table.Style.BorderPen.Width;
table.Columns[0].Width = width * 0.21f;
table.Columns[0].StringFormat
= new PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Left, PdfVerticalAlignment.Middle);
table.Columns[1].Width = width * 0.10f;
table.Columns[1].StringFormat
= new PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Left, PdfVerticalAlignment.Middle);
table.Columns[2].Width = width * 0.19f;
table.Columns[2].StringFormat
= new PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Left, PdfVerticalAlignment.Middle);
table.Columns[3].Width = width * 0.21f;
table.Columns[3].StringFormat
= new PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Left, PdfVerticalAlignment.Middle);
table.Columns[4].Width = width * 0.12f;
table.Columns[4].StringFormat
= new PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Right, PdfVerticalAlignment.Middle);
table.Columns[5].Width = width * 0.17f;
table.Columns[5].StringFormat
= new PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Right, PdfVerticalAlignment.Middle);
table.BeginRowLayout += new BeginRowLayoutEventHandler(table_BeginRowLayout);
table.EndCellLayout += new EndCellLayoutEventHandler(table_EndCellLayout);
PdfTableLayoutFormat tableLayout = new PdfTableLayoutFormat();
tableLayout.Break = PdfLayoutBreakType.FitElement;
tableLayout.Layout = PdfLayoutType.Paginate;
tableLayout.EndColumnIndex = table.Columns.Count - 2 - 1;
PdfLayoutResult result = table.Draw(page, new PointF(0, y), tableLayout);
y = y + result.Bounds.Height + 5;
PdfBrush brush2 = PdfBrushes.Gray;
PdfTrueTypeFont font2 = new PdfTrueTypeFont(new Font("Arial", 9f));
page.Canvas.DrawString(String.Format("* {0} countries in the list.", table.Rows.Count),
font2, brush2, 5, y);
//Save pdf file.
doc.SaveToFile("ImageTable.pdf");
doc.Close();
//Launching the Pdf file.
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("ImageTable.pdf");
}
static void table_EndCellLayout(object sender, EndCellLayoutEventArgs args)
{
if (args.RowIndex < 0)
{
//header
return;
}
if (args.CellIndex == 1)
{
DataTable dataTable = (sender as PdfTable).DataSource as DataTable;
PdfImage image = dataTable.Rows[args.RowIndex][7] as PdfImage;
float x = (args.Bounds.Width - image.PhysicalDimension.Width) / 2 + args.Bounds.X;
float y = (args.Bounds.Height - image.PhysicalDimension.Height) / 2 + args.Bounds.Y;
args.Graphics.DrawImage(image, x, y);
}
}
static void table_BeginRowLayout(object sender, BeginRowLayoutEventArgs args)
{
if (args.RowIndex < 0)
{
//header
return;
}
DataTable dataTable = (sender as PdfTable).DataSource as DataTable;
byte[] imageData = dataTable.Rows[args.RowIndex][6] as byte[];
using (MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream(imageData))
{
PdfImage image = PdfImage.FromStream(stream);
args.MinimalHeight = 4 + image.PhysicalDimension.Height;
dataTable.Rows[args.RowIndex][7] = image;
}
}
}
}
Imports System.Data
Imports System.Data.OleDb
Imports System.Drawing
Imports System.IO
Imports Spire.Pdf
Imports Spire.Pdf.Graphics
Imports Spire.Pdf.Tables
Namespace ImageTable
Friend Class Program
Shared Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)
'Create a pdf document.
Dim doc As New PdfDocument()
'margin
Dim unitCvtr As New PdfUnitConvertor()
Dim margin As New PdfMargins()
margin.Top = unitCvtr.ConvertUnits(2.54F, PdfGraphicsUnit.Centimeter, PdfGraphicsUnit.Point)
margin.Bottom = margin.Top
margin.Left = unitCvtr.ConvertUnits(3.17F, PdfGraphicsUnit.Centimeter, PdfGraphicsUnit.Point)
margin.Right = margin.Left
' Create one page
Dim page As PdfPageBase = doc.Pages.Add(PdfPageSize.A4, margin)
Dim y As Single = 10
'title
Dim brush1 As PdfBrush = PdfBrushes.Black
Dim font1 As New PdfTrueTypeFont(New Font("Arial", 16.0F, FontStyle.Bold))
Dim format1 As New PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Center)
page.Canvas.DrawString("Country List", font1, brush1, page.Canvas.ClientSize.Width \ 2, y, format1)
y = y + font1.MeasureString("Country List", format1).Height
y = y + 5
'create data table
Dim table As New PdfTable()
table.Style.CellPadding = 2
table.Style.BorderPen = New PdfPen(brush1, 0.75F)
table.Style.DefaultStyle.BackgroundBrush = PdfBrushes.SkyBlue
table.Style.DefaultStyle.Font = New PdfTrueTypeFont(New Font("Arial", 10.0F))
table.Style.AlternateStyle = New PdfCellStyle()
table.Style.AlternateStyle.BackgroundBrush = PdfBrushes.LightYellow
table.Style.AlternateStyle.Font = New PdfTrueTypeFont(New Font("Arial", 10.0F))
table.Style.HeaderSource = PdfHeaderSource.ColumnCaptions
table.Style.HeaderStyle.BackgroundBrush = PdfBrushes.CadetBlue
table.Style.HeaderStyle.Font = New PdfTrueTypeFont(New Font("Arial", 11.0F, FontStyle.Bold))
table.Style.HeaderStyle.StringFormat = New PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Center)
table.Style.ShowHeader = True
Using conn As New OleDbConnection()
conn.ConnectionString = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=demo.mdb"
Dim command As New OleDbCommand()
command.CommandText _
= " select Name, '' as Flag, Capital, Continent, Area, Population, Flag as FlagData from country "
command.Connection = conn
Using dataAdapter As New OleDbDataAdapter(command)
Dim dataTable As New DataTable()
dataAdapter.Fill(dataTable)
dataTable.Columns.Add(New DataColumn("FlagImage", GetType(PdfImage)))
table.DataSourceType = PdfTableDataSourceType.TableDirect
table.DataSource = dataTable
End Using
End Using
Dim width As Single = page.Canvas.ClientSize.Width - (table.Columns.Count + 1) * table.Style.BorderPen.Width
table.Columns(0).Width = width * 0.21F
table.Columns(0).StringFormat = New PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Left, PdfVerticalAlignment.Middle)
table.Columns(1).Width = width * 0.1F
table.Columns(1).StringFormat = New PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Left, PdfVerticalAlignment.Middle)
table.Columns(2).Width = width * 0.19F
table.Columns(2).StringFormat = New PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Left, PdfVerticalAlignment.Middle)
table.Columns(3).Width = width * 0.21F
table.Columns(3).StringFormat = New PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Left, PdfVerticalAlignment.Middle)
table.Columns(4).Width = width * 0.12F
table.Columns(4).StringFormat = New PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Right, PdfVerticalAlignment.Middle)
table.Columns(5).Width = width * 0.17F
table.Columns(5).StringFormat = New PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Right, PdfVerticalAlignment.Middle)
AddHandler table.BeginRowLayout, AddressOf table_BeginRowLayout
AddHandler table.EndCellLayout, AddressOf table_EndCellLayout
Dim tableLayout As New PdfTableLayoutFormat()
tableLayout.Break = PdfLayoutBreakType.FitElement
tableLayout.Layout = PdfLayoutType.Paginate
tableLayout.EndColumnIndex = table.Columns.Count - 2 - 1
Dim result As PdfLayoutResult = table.Draw(page, New PointF(0, y), tableLayout)
y = y + result.Bounds.Height + 5
Dim brush2 As PdfBrush = PdfBrushes.Gray
Dim font2 As New PdfTrueTypeFont(New Font("Arial", 9.0F))
page.Canvas.DrawString(String.Format("* {0} countries in the list.", table.Rows.Count), font2, brush2, 5, y)
'Save pdf file.
doc.SaveToFile("ImageTable.pdf")
doc.Close()
'Launching the Pdf file.
Process.Start("ImageTable.pdf")
End Sub
Private Shared Sub table_EndCellLayout(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal args As EndCellLayoutEventArgs)
If args.RowIndex < 0 Then
'header
Return
End If
If args.CellIndex = 1 Then
Dim dataTable As DataTable = TryCast((TryCast(sender, PdfTable)).DataSource, DataTable)
Dim image As PdfImage = TryCast(dataTable.Rows(args.RowIndex)(7), PdfImage)
Dim x As Single = (args.Bounds.Width - image.PhysicalDimension.Width) / 2 + args.Bounds.X
Dim y As Single = (args.Bounds.Height - image.PhysicalDimension.Height) / 2 + args.Bounds.Y
args.Graphics.DrawImage(image, x, y)
End If
End Sub
Private Shared Sub table_BeginRowLayout(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal args As BeginRowLayoutEventArgs)
If args.RowIndex < 0 Then
'header
Return
End If
Dim dataTable As DataTable = TryCast((TryCast(sender, PdfTable)).DataSource, DataTable)
Dim imageData() As Byte = TryCast(dataTable.Rows(args.RowIndex)(6), Byte())
Using stream As New MemoryStream(imageData)
Dim image As PdfImage = PdfImage.FromStream(stream)
args.MinimalHeight = 4 + image.PhysicalDimension.Height
dataTable.Rows(args.RowIndex)(7) = image
End Using
End Sub
End Class
End Namespace
