We have done several posts that uses the LEADTOOLS Document Converter to convert and merge multiple images and documents, including PDF. However, if all you need is to merge multiple PDF files into a single PDF file, LEADTOOLS has a PDFFile class that can combine PDF files with one-line of code.
The PDFFile class is available for .NET FX, .NET Core, and Java. In addition to PDF file merge, the PDFFile class provides much more including getting information about the file, getting PDF metadata, encrypting and decrypting PDFs, distilling PostScript to PDF, digital signing, bookmarking, annotating, and web optimizing.
Below are some C#, VB, and Java code snippets that can be used to combine PDF files into one PDF file.
Merge PDF Files C# Code
private static void Main(string[] args)
{
// Check to make sure number of args is correct, files exist, etc...
if (FailsPreFlight(args)) return;
try
{
MergePdfFiles(args.Skip(1).ToArray(), args[0]);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
}
}
private static void MergePdfFiles(string[] sourceFilePaths, string destinationFilePath)
{
// create the destination file
File.Copy(sourceFilePaths.First(), destinationFilePath, true);
new PDFFile(destinationFilePath).MergeWith(
sourceFilePaths.Skip(1).ToArray(),
destinationFilePath);
}
Merge PDF Files VB Code
New PDFFile(destinationFilePath).MergeWith( _
sourceFilePaths.Skip(1).ToArray(), destinationFilePath)
Merge PDF Files Java Code
new PDFFile(destinationFilePathString).mergeWith(
Arrays.copyOfRange(sourceFilePathStrings, 1, sourceFilePathStrings.length),
destinationFilePathString);
The LEADTOOLS PDFFile class makes merging PDF files quick work for applications that will be running on Windows, ASP.NET, macOS, iOS, Android, and Linux. The library provides complete control over the processfor times you need to do more than just merge.
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