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PdfCompliance Enumeration

Specifies the PDF standards compliance level.

Namespace: SautinSoft.Document
Assembly: SautinSoft.Document (in SautinSoft.Document.dll) Version: 2024.1.24
Syntax
public enum PdfCompliance
Members
Member nameValueDescription
PDF_120 The output file will comply with the PDF 1.2 standard.
PDF_131 The output file will comply with the PDF 1.3 standard.
PDF_142 The output file will comply with the PDF 1.4 standard.
PDF_153 The output file will comply with the PDF 1.5 standard.
PDF_164 The output file will comply with the PDF 1.6 standard.
PDF_175 The output file will comply with the PDF 1.7 standard.
PDF_A1a6 The output file will comply with the PDF/A-1a (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDF/A) standard.
PDF_A1b7 The output file will comply with the PDF/A-1b (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDF/A) standard.
PDF_A2a8 The output file will comply with the PDF/A-2a (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDF/A) standard.
PDF_A2b9 The output file will comply with the PDF/A-2b (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDF/A) standard.
PDF_A2u10 The output file will comply with the PDF/A-2u (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDF/A) standard.
PDF_A3a11 The output file will comply with the PDF/A-3a (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDF/A) standard.
PDF_A3b12 The output file will comply with the PDF/A-3b (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDF/A) standard.
PDF_A3u13 The output file will comply with the PDF/A-3u (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDF/A) standard.
Example

See Developer Guide: Creates a new document and saves it as PDF file

Creates a new document and saves it as PDF file using C#
using System.IO;
using SautinSoft.Document;

namespace Example
{
    class Program
    {

        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            // Get your free 30-day key here:   
            // https://sautinsoft.com/start-for-free/

            SaveToPdfFile();
            SaveToPdfStream();
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Creates a new document and saves it as PDF file.
        /// </summary>
        /// <remarks>
        /// Details: https://www.sautinsoft.com/products/document/help/net/developer-guide/save-document-as-pdf-net-csharp-vb.php
        /// </remarks>
        static void SaveToPdfFile()
        {
            // Assume we already have a document 'dc'.
            DocumentCore dc = new DocumentCore();
            dc.Content.End.Insert("Hey Guys and Girls!\nFrom file.", new CharacterFormat() { FontColor = Color.Green, Size = 20});

            string filePath = @"Result-file.pdf";

            dc.Save(filePath, new PdfSaveOptions()
            {
                Compliance = PdfCompliance.PDF_A1a,
                PreserveFormFields = true
            });

            // Open the result for demonstration purposes.
            System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(new System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo(filePath) { UseShellExecute = true });
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Creates a new document and saves it as PDF/A using MemoryStream.
        /// </summary>
        /// <remarks>
        /// Details: https://www.sautinsoft.com/products/document/help/net/developer-guide/save-document-as-pdf-net-csharp-vb.php
        /// </remarks>
        static void SaveToPdfStream()
        {
            // There variables are necessary only for demonstration purposes.
            byte[] fileData = null;
            string filePath = @"Result-stream.pdf";

            // Assume we already have a document 'dc'.
            DocumentCore dc = new DocumentCore();
            dc.Content.End.Insert("Hey Guys and Girls!\nFrom MemoryStream.", new CharacterFormat() { FontColor = Color.Orange, Size = 20 });

            // Let's save our document to a MemoryStream.
            using (MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream())
            {
                dc.Save(ms, new PdfSaveOptions()
                {
                    PageIndex = 0,
                    PageCount = 1,
                    Compliance = PdfCompliance.PDF_A1a
                });
                fileData = ms.ToArray();
            }
            File.WriteAllBytes(filePath, fileData);

            // Open the result for demonstration purposes.
            System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(new System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo(filePath) { UseShellExecute = true });

        }
    }
}
Creates a new document and saves it as PDF file using VB.Net
Imports System
Imports System.IO
Imports SautinSoft.Document

Module Sample
    Sub Main()
        SaveToPdfFile()
        SaveToPdfStream()
    End Sub
    ''' Get your free 30-day key here:   
    ''' https://sautinsoft.com/start-for-free/
    ''' <summary>
    ''' Creates a new document and saves it as PDF file.
    ''' </summary>
    ''' <remarks>
    ''' Details: https://www.sautinsoft.com/products/document/help/net/developer-guide/save-document-as-pdf-net-csharp-vb.php
    ''' </remarks>
    Sub SaveToPdfFile()
        ' Assume we already have a document 'dc'.
        Dim dc As New DocumentCore()
        dc.Content.End.Insert("Hey Guys and Girls!" & vbLf & "From file.", New CharacterFormat() With {
            .FontColor = Color.Green,
            .Size = 20
        })

        Dim filePath As String = "Result-file.pdf"

        dc.Save(filePath, New PdfSaveOptions() With {
                .Compliance = PdfCompliance.PDF_A1a,
                .PreserveFormFields = True
            })

        ' Open the result for demonstration purposes.
        System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(New System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo(filePath) With {.UseShellExecute = True})
    End Sub

    ''' <summary>
    ''' Creates a new document and saves it as PDF/A using MemoryStream.
    ''' </summary>
    ''' <remarks>
    ''' Details: https://www.sautinsoft.com/products/document/help/net/developer-guide/save-document-as-pdf-net-csharp-vb.php
    ''' </remarks>
    Sub SaveToPdfStream()
        ' There variables are necessary only for demonstration purposes.
        Dim fileData() As Byte = Nothing
        Dim filePath As String = "Result-stream.pdf"

        ' Assume we already have a document 'dc'.
        Dim dc As New DocumentCore()
        dc.Content.End.Insert("Hey Guys and Girls!" & vbLf & "From MemoryStream.", New CharacterFormat() With {
            .FontColor = Color.Orange,
            .Size = 20
        })

        ' Let's save our document to a MemoryStream.
        Using ms As New MemoryStream()
            dc.Save(ms, New PdfSaveOptions() With {
                .PageIndex = 0,
                .PageCount = 1,
                .Compliance = PdfCompliance.PDF_A1a
            })
            fileData = ms.ToArray()
        End Using
        File.WriteAllBytes(filePath, fileData)

        ' Open the result for demonstration purposes.
        System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(New System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo(filePath) With {.UseShellExecute = True})

    End Sub
End Module
See Also