Generate PDF Reports in ASP.NET with C# or VB

using IronPdf;

ChromePdfRenderer renderer = new ChromePdfRenderer();

renderer.RenderHtmlFileAsPdf("report.html").SaveAs("report.pdf");

Imports IronPdf

Private renderer As New ChromePdfRenderer()

renderer.RenderHtmlFileAsPdf("report.html").SaveAs("report.pdf")

using IronPdf;
using IronSoftware.Drawing;

ChromePdfRenderer renderer = new ChromePdfRenderer();

// Add a header to very page easily
renderer.RenderingOptions.FirstPageNumber = 1;
renderer.RenderingOptions.TextHeader.DrawDividerLine = true;
renderer.RenderingOptions.TextHeader.CenterText = "{url}";
renderer.RenderingOptions.TextHeader.Font = FontTypes.Arial;
renderer.RenderingOptions.TextHeader.FontSize = 12;

// Add a footer too
renderer.RenderingOptions.TextFooter.DrawDividerLine = true;
renderer.RenderingOptions.TextFooter.Font = FontTypes.Arial;
renderer.RenderingOptions.TextFooter.FontSize = 10;
renderer.RenderingOptions.TextFooter.LeftText = "{date} {time}";
renderer.RenderingOptions.TextFooter.RightText = "{page} of {total-pages}";

renderer.RenderHtmlFileAsPdf(@"c:\my\exported\report.html").SaveAs("report.pdf");

Imports IronPdf
Imports IronSoftware.Drawing

Private renderer As New ChromePdfRenderer()

' Add a header to very page easily
renderer.RenderingOptions.FirstPageNumber = 1
renderer.RenderingOptions.TextHeader.DrawDividerLine = True
renderer.RenderingOptions.TextHeader.CenterText = "{url}"
renderer.RenderingOptions.TextHeader.Font = FontTypes.Arial
renderer.RenderingOptions.TextHeader.FontSize = 12

' Add a footer too
renderer.RenderingOptions.TextFooter.DrawDividerLine = True
renderer.RenderingOptions.TextFooter.Font = FontTypes.Arial
renderer.RenderingOptions.TextFooter.FontSize = 10
renderer.RenderingOptions.TextFooter.LeftText = "{date} {time}"
renderer.RenderingOptions.TextFooter.RightText = "{page} of {total-pages}"

renderer.RenderHtmlFileAsPdf("c:\my\exported\report.html").SaveAs("report.pdf")

using CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine;
using CrystalDecisions.Shared;
using System.IO;
using IronPdf;

public static void ExportRptToPdf(string rptPath, string pdfOutputPath)
{
    ReportDocument rpt = new ReportDocument();
    rpt.Load(rptPath);

    // Set export options
    DiskFileDestinationOptions diskOpts = new DiskFileDestinationOptions()
    {
        DiskFileName = @"c:\tmp\html\b.html"
    };

    ExportOptions exportOpts = ExportOptions.CreateExportOptions();
    exportOpts.ExportDestinationType = ExportDestinationType.DiskFile;
    exportOpts.ExportFormatType = ExportFormatType.HTML40;
    exportOpts.ExportDestinationOptions = diskOpts;

    // Export report to HTML
    rpt.Export();

    // Convert HTML to PDF
    var Renderer = new ChromePdfRenderer();
    Renderer.RenderingOptions.TextHeader.CenterText = "{url}";
    Renderer.RenderingOptions.TextFooter.LeftText = "{date} {time}";
    Renderer.RenderingOptions.TextFooter.RightText = "{page} of {total-pages}";

    Renderer.RenderFileAsPdf(diskOpts.DiskFileName).SaveAs(pdfOutputPath);

    Console.WriteLine("Report Written To {0}", Path.GetFullPath(pdfOutputPath));
}

Imports CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine
Imports CrystalDecisions.Shared
Imports System.IO
Imports IronPdf

Public Shared Sub ExportRptToPdf(ByVal rptPath As String, ByVal pdfOutputPath As String)
	Dim rpt As New ReportDocument()
	rpt.Load(rptPath)

	' Set export options
	Dim diskOpts As New DiskFileDestinationOptions() With {.DiskFileName = "c:\tmp\html\b.html"}

	Dim exportOpts As ExportOptions = ExportOptions.CreateExportOptions()
	exportOpts.ExportDestinationType = ExportDestinationType.DiskFile
	exportOpts.ExportFormatType = ExportFormatType.HTML40
	exportOpts.ExportDestinationOptions = diskOpts

	' Export report to HTML
	rpt.Export()

	' Convert HTML to PDF
	Dim Renderer = New ChromePdfRenderer()
	Renderer.RenderingOptions.TextHeader.CenterText = "{url}"
	Renderer.RenderingOptions.TextFooter.LeftText = "{date} {time}"
	Renderer.RenderingOptions.TextFooter.RightText = "{page} of {total-pages}"

	Renderer.RenderFileAsPdf(diskOpts.DiskFileName).SaveAs(pdfOutputPath)

	Console.WriteLine("Report Written To {0}", Path.GetFullPath(pdfOutputPath))
End Sub

using System.IO;
using System.Xml;
using System.Xml.Xsl;
using IronPdf;

public static void ConvertXmlToPdf(string xml, string xslt, string pdfOutputPath)
{
    XslCompiledTransform transform = new XslCompiledTransform();
    using (XmlReader reader = XmlReader.Create(new StringReader(xslt)))
    {
        transform.Load(reader);
    }

    StringWriter results = new StringWriter();
    using (XmlReader reader = XmlReader.Create(new StringReader(xml)))
    {
        transform.Transform(reader, null, results);
    }

    ChromePdfRenderer renderer = new ChromePdfRenderer();
    renderer.RenderHtmlAsPdf(results.ToString()).SaveAs(pdfOutputPath);
}

Imports System.IO
Imports System.Xml
Imports System.Xml.Xsl
Imports IronPdf

Public Shared Sub ConvertXmlToPdf(ByVal xml As String, ByVal xslt As String, ByVal pdfOutputPath As String)
	Dim transform As New XslCompiledTransform()
	Using reader As XmlReader = XmlReader.Create(New StringReader(xslt))
		transform.Load(reader)
	End Using

	Dim results As New StringWriter()
	Using reader As XmlReader = XmlReader.Create(New StringReader(xml))
		transform.Transform(reader, Nothing, results)
	End Using

	Dim renderer As New ChromePdfRenderer()
	renderer.RenderHtmlAsPdf(results.ToString()).SaveAs(pdfOutputPath)
End Sub

using IronPdf.Signing;

// Sign our PDF Report using a p12 or pix digital certificate file
new PdfSignature("IronSoftware.pfx", "123456").SignPdfFile("signed.pdf");

Imports IronPdf.Signing

' Sign our PDF Report using a p12 or pix digital certificate file
Call (New PdfSignature("IronSoftware.pfx", "123456")).SignPdfFile("signed.pdf")

using IronPdf;

public static void RenderAspxToPdf()
{
    var AspxToPdfOptions = new ChromePdfRenderOptions()
    {
        EnableJavaScript = false, // Disable JavaScript for simplicity
        // ...many more options available
    };

    AspxToPdf.RenderThisPageAsPdf(AspxToPdf.FileBehavior.Attachment, "Report.pdf", AspxToPdfOptions);
}

Imports IronPdf

Public Shared Sub RenderAspxToPdf()
	Dim AspxToPdfOptions = New ChromePdfRenderOptions() With {.EnableJavaScript = False}

	AspxToPdf.RenderThisPageAsPdf(AspxToPdf.FileBehavior.Attachment, "Report.pdf", AspxToPdfOptions)
End Sub