How to Import Bookmark from xml to existing pdf?

Question

I am currently working on pdf projects (dotnet/c#[Itextsharp pdf]) I want to export and import bookmarks from one pdf to another pdf (both pdf are having same content only difference are with bookmark/without bookmark and one is normal pdf and another linked pdf). Exporting bookmarks to xml is working fine but I don`t have the idea of importing exported bookmark(xml) to another pdf. Can any body suggest solution. Here I am attaching my code. string inputpdf = D:\chapter1.pdf; string outputbookmark=D:\chapter1Bookmark.xml; PdfReader reader = new PdfReader(inputpdf); IList > bookmarks = SimpleBookmark.GetBookmark(reader); using (StreamWriter Sw = new StreamWriter(outputbookmark)) { SimpleBookmark.ExportToXML(bookmarks SwISO8859-1 true); } reader.Close();

alice yang · Answer

Hi The following links might help: http://www.e-iceblue.com/Tutorials/Spire.PDF/Spire.PDF-Program-Guide/Get-Bookmarks-Get-PDF-Bookmarks-in-C-VB.NET.html http://www.e-iceblue.com/Tutorials/Spire.PDF/Spire.PDF-Program-Guide/PDF-Bookmark-Add-PDF-Bookmark-in-C-VB.NET.html

Vinay Singh · Answer

Hi check the below links http://stackoverflow.com/questions/566899/is-there-a-straight-forward-way-to-append-one-pdf-doc-to-another-using-itextshar https://sourceforge.net/projects/pdfmerge/ http://superuser.com/questions/276311/how-to-import-export-and-edit-bookmarks-of-a-pdf-file

Nachiappan Rajendran · Answer

Thanks karthik for a quick response But I already look this one. Aspose will work but I need to know about its license. Is developer can use there for there purpose for free or it open source or paid one. If we use Itextsharp I hope it free and open source I did not have idea about Aspose license. Please clarrify on this. I will not go for second option because it is using third party tool. I need to import bookmark programmatically via itextsharp or any other plugin with in code level.

Karthik Elumalai · Answer

Hi Nachiappan Rajendran Hope the below link will help to solve your problem http://www.aspose.com/docs/display/pdfnet/Import+Bookmarks+from+XML+to+an+Existing+PDF+File+(Facades) http://superuser.com/questions/276311/how-to-import-export-and-edit-bookmarks-of-a-pdf-file kindly let me know your thoughts. thanks karthik