Viewing PDF in Windows forms using C# [closed]

Question

Is there any way to view PDF files in a Winforms tool? I've seen solutions such as converting the pdf file into images and showing them in an picture box. However, I am asking whether i can view the file as PDF. Is there any tool from adobe or from Microsoft that supports this?

Answer 1

you can use System.Diagnostics.Process.Start as well as WIN32 ShellExecute function by means of interop, for opening PDF files using the default viewer:

System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("SOMEAPP.EXE","Path/SomeFile.Ext");  [System.Runtime.InteropServices.DllImport("shell32. dll")] private static extern long ShellExecute(Int32 hWnd, string lpOperation,                                      string lpFile, string lpParameters,                                          string lpDirectory, long nShowCmd); 

Another approach is to place a WebBrowser Control into your Form and then use the Navigate method for opening the PDF file:

ThewebBrowserControl.Navigate(@"c:\the_file.pdf"); 

Answer 2

i think the easiest way is to use the Adobe PDF reader COM Component

1. right click on your toolbox & select "Choose Items"
2. Select the "COM Components" tab
3. Select "Adobe PDF Reader" then click ok
4. Drag & Drop the control on your form & modify the "src" Property to the PDF files you want to read

i hope this helps