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Hello Folks
I need to add a functionality to my Project that integrates/embeds XML file into the pdf Document.
This is basically should be e-invoice in Zugferd Format. So what i have read so far is that Zugferd invoice
is a PDF/A format document that contains PDF invoice and xml version of the invoice.
I could not find a way to implement this type of Code in Al - Business Central. . Has anyone done something of similar kind?
Regards
Swati
I do not have any specific experience with any of those pdf .net libraries.
But i see there are a lot if them available, so the trick is to find one that covers what you need.
But it looks to me that you are on the right track.
Thanks for you reply.
Do you have any idea which .Net Library is available for this functionality.
I found the below code in internet . It is using iText Library which we will have to buy i guess as its not already included in .Net libraries.
Is this the right direction i am looking my solution in ?
using iText.Forms;
using iText.Kernel.Pdf;
using iText.Pdfa;
using iText.Layout.Element;
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.IO;
using System.IO.Compression;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
namespace PdfXml
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
string pdfIn = "\\xfar\\pdfin.pdf";
string pdfOut = "\\xfar\\pdfoutU.pdf";
string cdaIn = "\\xfar\\cda.xml";
StreamReader Reader = new StreamReader(cdaIn);
var content = new StringBuilder();
string line;
while (Reader.EndOfStream == false)
{
line = Reader.ReadLine();
content.AppendLine(line);
}
byte[] bytes = Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(content.ToString());
PdfDocument pdfDoc = new PdfDocument(new PdfReader(pdfIn), new PdfWriter(pdfOut));
PdfStream stream = new PdfStream();;
PdfNameTree nameTree1 = pdfDoc.GetCatalog().GetNameTree(new PdfName("XFAResource"));
stream.SetCompressionLevel(9);
stream.SetData(bytes, true);
nameTree1.AddEntry("dataset", stream);
nameTree1.BuildTree();
nameTree1.SetModified();
Console.WriteLine("ok");
}
pdfDoc.Close();
}
}
}
Ok, then I understand.
Are you in BC on prem or in BC online.
In BC On prem you could use a .net library to do this, if you are in BC Online you would have to run it through an Azure function.
zugferd_5F00_2p1_5F00_XRECHNUNG_5F00_Elektron.pdf
Hello Inge
Thanks a lot for taking out your time to answer this question. But it is opposite of what i am looking for. I don't need to insert/attach pdf into xml rather vice versa
If you might have seen in pdf/a type documents . On opening them with Acrobat reader , you find an attachment with the pdf file . In my case i need to add xml file as an attachment to the pdf file.
I have attached an example. If you open it in Acrobat reader you will find an xml attached to it.
So the requirement is generate PDF/A format document through Business Central Code
You can use the xmldocument datatype to create your xml file.
And in one of the tags in your xml document you can fill in the base64 encoded data for a pdf representation of the same invoice.
Is it something like that you are looking for?
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