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How to use a frame border-image for PDF exported documentation

This articles explains to use the frame border-image for PDF exported documentation using Bold Report Report Writer component with Syncfusion PDF libraries.

You can refer the Report Writer documentation for getting the PDF document from Report.

You have to use Syncfusion.Pdf for use the frame border-image for PDF exported documentation. You can refer the following code snippet for how to use the frame border-image for PDF exported documentation.

        [HttpPost]
        public IActionResult RDLPDF()
        {

            // Export the RDL To PDF.
            FileStream mainReportStream = new FileStream(_hostingEnvironment.WebRootPath + @"\Reports\SampleReport.rdl", FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
            BoldReports.Writer.ReportWriter writer = new BoldReports.Writer.ReportWriter();
            writer.LoadReport(mainReportStream);
            MemoryStream memoryStream = new MemoryStream();
            writer.Save(memoryStream, BoldReports.Writer.WriterFormat.PDF);

            // Download the generated export document to the client side.
            memoryStream.Position = 0;
            FileStreamResult fileStreamResult = new FileStreamResult(memoryStream, "application/pdf");

            var fileStream1 = fileStreamResult.FileStream;


            // Combine the Exported PDF and templatecombine
            PdfDocument finalDoc = new PdfDocument();

            FileStream fileStream2 = new FileStream(_hostingEnvironment.WebRootPath + @"\PDF\Template.pdf", FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);

            // Creates a PDF stream for merging

            Stream[] streams = { fileStream1, fileStream2 };

            // Merges the PDF Document.

            PdfDocumentBase.Merge(finalDoc, streams);

            //Save the document into the stream

            MemoryStream combinestream = new MemoryStream();

            finalDoc.Save(combinestream);

            combinestream.Position = 0;

            FileStreamResult fileStreamResult1 = new FileStreamResult(combinestream, "application/pdf");

            var pagenumber = fileStreamResult1.FileStream;

            // Add a Page number for combined PDF
            PdfLoadedDocument loadedDoc = new PdfLoadedDocument(pagenumber);

            // Create a new PDF document
            PdfDocument doc = new PdfDocument();
            doc.PageSettings.Margins.All = 0;

            //Add a page to the document
            PdfPage page = doc.Pages.Add();

            //Create PDF graphics for the page
            PdfGraphics graphics = page.Graphics;

            FileStream fileStream3 = new FileStream(_hostingEnvironment.WebRootPath + @"\f25e9269edfa67ef53e840eea0a98c30.jpg", FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);

            //Load the image from the disk
            PdfBitmap image = new PdfBitmap(fileStream3);

            //Draw the image
            graphics.DrawImage(image, 0, 0, page.GetClientSize().Width, page.GetClientSize().Height);

            //Save the document
            MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream();
            doc.Save(ms);

            //Close the document
            doc.Close(true);

            //Load the border design PDF document
            PdfLoadedDocument loadedDocument1 = new PdfLoadedDocument(ms);

            //Create a new document
            PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
            document.PageSettings.Margins.All = 0;

            //Add the border design in each page of an existing PDF document
            for (int i = 0; i < loadedDoc.Pages.Count; i++)
            {
                //Add a PDF page
                PdfPage pdfPage = document.Pages.Add();

                //Create a template from the first document
                PdfPageBase loadedPage = loadedDocument1.Pages[0];
                PdfTemplate template = loadedPage.CreateTemplate();

                //Draw the loaded template into a new document
                pdfPage.Graphics.DrawPdfTemplate(template, PointF.Empty, page.GetClientSize());

                //Create a template from the second document
                loadedPage = loadedDoc.Pages[i];
                template = loadedPage.CreateTemplate();

                //Draw the loaded template into a new document
                pdfPage.Graphics.DrawPdfTemplate(template, PointF.Empty, page.GetClientSize());
            }

            MemoryStream pagenumberstream = new MemoryStream();

            document.Save(pagenumberstream);
            //Close the PDF documents
            document.Close(true);
            loadedDocument1.Close(true);
            loadedDoc.Close(true);

            string contentType = "application/pdf";

            //Define the file name
            string fileName = "Combinewithpagenumber.pdf";

            //Creates a FileContentResult object by using the file contents, content type, and file name
            pagenumberstream.Position = 0;

            return File(pagenumberstream, contentType, fileName);

        }

PDF document with the frame border sample