Convert an Excel document to PDF in ASP.NET MVC

29 Nov 20243 minutes to read

Syncfusion® XlsIO is a .NET Excel library used to create, read, edit and convert Excel documents programmatically without Microsoft Excel or interop dependencies. Using this library, you can convert an Excel document to PDF in ASP.NET MVC.

Steps to convert an Excel document to PDF in C#

Step 1: Create a new ASP.NET Web Application Project.

Step 2: Name the project, choose the framework and click Create button.

Step 3: Select the MVC application.

Step 4: Install the Syncfusion.ExcelToPdfConverter.AspNet.Mvc5 NuGet package as a reference to your project from NuGet.org.

NOTE

Starting with v16.2.0.x, if you reference Syncfusion® assemblies from trial setup or from the NuGet feed, you also have to add “Syncfusion.Licensing” assembly reference and include a license key in your projects. Please refer to this link to know about registering Syncfusion® license key in your applications to use our components.

Step 5: Add a new button in the Index.cshtml as shown below.

CSHTML

@{Html.BeginForm("ConvertExceltoPDF", "Home", FormMethod.Get);
    {
        <div>
            <input type="submit" value="Convert Excel to PDF" style="width:150px;height:27px" />
        </div>
    }
    Html.EndForm();
}

Step 6: Include the following namespaces in HomeController.cs.

C#

using Syncfusion.XlsIO;
using Syncfusion.Pdf;
using Syncfusion.ExcelToPdfConverter;

Step 7: Include the below code snippet in HomeController.cs to convert an Excel document to PDF.

C#

using (ExcelEngine excelEngine = new ExcelEngine())
{
  IApplication application = excelEngine.Excel;
  application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Xlsx;
  FileStream excelStream = new FileStream("Sample.xlsx", FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
  IWorkbook workbook = application.Workbooks.Open(excelStream);

  //Initialize ExcelToPdfConverter
  ExcelToPdfConverter converter = new ExcelToPdfConverter(workbook);

  //Initialize PDF document
  PdfDocument pdfDocument = new PdfDocument();

  //Convert Excel document into PDF document
  pdfDocument = converter.Convert();

  //Create the MemoryStream to save the converted PDF.      
  MemoryStream pdfStream = new MemoryStream();

  //Save the converted PDF document to MemoryStream.
  pdfDocument.Save(pdfStream);
  pdfStream.Position = 0;

  //Download PDF document in the browser.
  return File(pdfStream, "application/pdf", "Sample.pdf");
}

A complete working example of how to convert an Excel document to PDF in ASP.NET MVC is present on this GitHub page.

By executing the program, you will get the PDF document as follows.

Click here to explore the rich set of Syncfusion® Excel library (XlsIO) features.

An online sample link to convert an Excel document to PDF in ASP.NET MVC.