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      Many2PDF ActiveX/.NET - Convert HTML, RTF, Text, JPG and more to PDF
 
General

What is Gnostice Many2PDF?
Why do I need Gnostice Many2PDF?
Can I edit PDF documents using Many2PDF?
Who can use Many2PDF?
What are the minimum requirements for using Many2PDF?
Can I try Many2PDF before I buy?
What are the limitations of the trial edition?
Does Gnostice Many2PDF require Adobe® Acrobat™ to work?
Do I need to supply any additional files with my application for Many2PDF to work?
How do I buy Gnostice Many2PDF? 
Can I create PDF documents from scratch using Many2PDF?

Technical

How do I Convert an HTML document to PDF using Many2PDF?

General

What is Gnostice Many2PDF?
Gnostice Many2PDF ActiveX/.NET is a versatile component for Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft Visual Studio .NET users to enable conversion of HTML, RTF, Text and image (BMP, JPEG, EMF, WMF) documents to PDF. Many2PDF accomplishes this conversion with only ONE line of code.

Why do I need Gnostice Many2PDF?
Converting documents to PDF makes documents easier to use and distribute. PDF documents can be self contained with all information to render the document within the document, which enables them to look and print the same on any platform. With Many2PDF the task of converting can be performed from within your application programs, while otherwise they would have to depend of external applications to do the conversion.

Can I edit PDF documents using Many2PDF?
No, you cannot edit PDF documents using Many2PDF. Please have a look at Gnostice PDFtoolkit for editing and managing PDF documents.

Who can use Many2PDF?
If you are a software developer and you use Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft Visual Studio .NET, Microsoft Visual FoxPro, Borland Delphi 8 .NET or Borland C#Builder to develop your software, you can use Many2PDF.

What are the minimum requirements for using Many2PDF?
Please see the System Requirements for complete details.

Can I try Many2PDF before I buy?
YES. The FREE full-feature trial versions of Many2PDF are available on the Download page.

What are the limitations of the trial edition?
Trial versions have the following limitations:
• Each page of the converted document will contain a message stating the document was created using the trial version of Gnostice Many2PDF and the Gnostice web site address printed across the top.
• Converted documents will contain no more than 5 pages of the original PDF document.

Does Gnostice Many2PDF require Adobe® Acrobat™ to work?
NO. Many2PDF does not require any external software or DLLs to work.

Do I need to supply any additional files with my application for Many2PDF to work?
You only need to supply the library files along with the compiled executable (EXE) application to your users. Please see the Deployment topic in Help. Further, the License restricts the distribution of certain files supplied with Many2PDF. Please check the License section for details.

How do I buy Gnostice Many2PDF?
You can buy Many2PDF online and get instant access to the registered version. There are several payment options available. Please check the Buy Now section for details.

Can I create PDF documents from scratch using Many2PDF?
No, Many2PDF can be used only for converting PDF documents to other formats. To create PDF files from scratch, please take a look at Gnostice eDocEngine.
 

Technical

How do I convert an HTML document to PDF using Many2PDF?

Multiple PDF documents can be merged using the MergeDocs function, as shown below:

  [VB]
    Private Sub Command1_Click()
      ' Set the input and output file names
      gtMany2PDFX1.InputFile = "C:\Sample.html"
      gtMany2PDFX1.OutputPDFFileName = "C:\Output"
      ' Set file to open automatically on conversion
      gtMany2PDFX1.OpenAfterCreate = True
      ' Invoke command to convert document
      gtMany2PDFX1.RenderDocument()
    End Sub

  [VC++]
    void CPdftomanyDlg::OnButton1()
    {
      // Set the input and output file names
      m_manytopdf.SetInputFile("C:\\Sample.html");
      m_manytopdf.SetOutputPDFFileName("C:\\Output");
      // Set file to open automatically on conversion
      m_manytopdf.SetOpenAfterCreate(true);
      // Invoke command to convert document
      m_manytopdf.RenderDocument(1);
    }

  [VB.NET]
    Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
      'Set the input and output file names
      AxgtMany2PDFX1.InputFile = "C:\Sample.html"
      AxgtMany2PDFX1.OutputPDFFileName = "C:\Output"
      ' Set file to open automatically on conversion
      AxgtMany2PDFX1.OpenAfterCreate = true
      'Invoke command to convert document
      AxgtMany2PDFX1.RenderDocument()
    End Sub

  [C#.NET]
    private void button1_Click(object Sender, System.EventArgs e)
    {
      // Set the input and output file names
      axgtMany2PDFX1.InputFile = @"C:\Sample.html";
      axgtMany2PDFX1.OutputPDFFileName = @"C:\Output";
      // Set file to open automatically on conversion
      axgtMany2PDFX1.OpenAfterCreate = true;
      // Invoke command to convert document
      axgtMany2PDFX1.RenderDocument();
    }
 


 
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