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Converting ANY supported document format to a PDF document

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The feature of converting documents from different formats specifically to PDF format is probably the most frequent and asked. GdPicture.NET offers you this conversion from the wide variety of supported formats listed here. Using the GdPictureDocumentConverter class it is very quick and easy one-step operation. In addition, you can choose the PDF conformance level you require. Here is the fundamental workflow you need to follow.

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'We assume that GdPicture has been correctly installed and unlocked.
Using oConverter As GdPictureDocumentConverter = New GdPictureDocumentConverter()
    'Select your source document and its document format.
    Dim status As GdPictureStatus = oConverter.LoadFromFile("input.docx", GdPicture14.DocumentFormat.DocumentFormatDOCX)
    If status = GdPictureStatus.OK Then
        MessageBox.Show("The file has been loaded successfully.", "Conversion to PDF Example", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Information)
        'Select the conformance of the resulting PDF document.
        status = oConverter.SaveAsPDF("output.pdf", PdfConformance.PDF_A_1a)
        If status = GdPictureStatus.OK Then
            MessageBox.Show("The file has been saved successfully.", "Conversion to PDF Example", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Information)
        Else
            MessageBox.Show("The file has failed to save. Status: " + status.ToString(), "Conversion to PDF Example", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error)
        End If
    Else
        MessageBox.Show("The file has failed to load. Status: " + status.ToString(), "Conversion to PDF Example", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error)
    End If
End Using
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//We assume that GdPicture has been correctly installed and unlocked.
using (GdPictureDocumentConverter oConverter = new GdPictureDocumentConverter())
{
    //Select your source document and its document format.
    GdPictureStatus status = oConverter.LoadFromFile("input.docx", GdPicture14.DocumentFormat.DocumentFormatDOCX);
    if (status == GdPictureStatus.OK)
    {
        MessageBox.Show("The file has been loaded successfully.", "Conversion to PDF Example", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Information);
        //Select the conformance of the resulting PDF document.
        status = oConverter.SaveAsPDF("output.pdf", PdfConformance.PDF_A_1a);
        if (status == GdPictureStatus.OK)
        {
            MessageBox.Show("The file has been saved successfully.", "Conversion to PDF Example", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Information);
        }
        else
        {
            MessageBox.Show("The file has failed to save. Status: " + status.ToString(), "Conversion to PDF Example", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error);
        }
    }
    else
    {
        MessageBox.Show("The file has failed to load. Status: " + status.ToString(), "Conversion to PDF Example", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error);
    }
}