DynamicPDF™ for .NET Compatibility

DynamicPDF v4.0 for .NET is compatible with DynamicPDF Generator and Merger v3.x for .NET. However, there are some depreciated classes, methods and properties and the default behavior of the MergeOptions class has changed. All code written against v3.x will compile against v4.0 but you will receive compiler warnings when using any depreciated items until they are changed.

A basic difference between the way documents are merged in v3.x and v4.0 is that by default, v3.0 did not preserve form fields. Version 4.0 will now preserve form fields by default. If this is not the desired behavior, simply use a MergeOptions class in the MergeDocument constructor or Append method with the FormFields property set to false:

Visual Basic Code:

MergeOptions MyOptions = New MergeOptions( False );

C# Code:

MergeOptions mergeOptions = new MergeOptions( false );

Here is a list of the depreciated items and suggested resolutions:

1. HtmlTextArea Class – Use the FormattedTextArea class instead.
2. HtmlTextAreaStyle Class – Use the FormattedTextAreaStyle class instead.
3. Document.DrawToWeb methods – Remove the System.Web.UI.Page argument and leave the other aruguments as is.

   Visual Basic Code:

   MyDocument.DrawToWeb(Me); -> MyDocument.DrawToWeb();

   C# Code:

   document.DrawToWeb(this); -> document.DrawToWeb();

4. ceTe.DynamicPDF.Color class static properties – The static properties for specifying predefined colors are now depreciated. Use the static properties of the RbgColor, CmykColor or Grayscale classes instead.
5. ceTe.DynamicPDF.Apply enumeration - Use constructors for the Rectangle, Circle or Path page elements that do not use this enumeration. Set the border width to 0 if no border is desired and fill color to null (Nothing in VB) if no fill color is desired.

Previous Version Compatibility

Compatibility of DynamicPDF™ Generator and Merger v3.0 for .NET and DynamicPDF Generator.NET and Merger .NET