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Reporting for WinForms - Export a Report to ZUGFeRD

This example demonstrates how to export a simple report to a PDF/A-3b (ISO 19005-3) file that conforms to the ZUGFeRD specification used for electronic invoices in Germany.

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ZUGFeRD_sample/Form1.cs(vb)
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using System; using System.Diagnostics; using System.IO; using System.Windows.Forms; using DevExpress.XtraPrinting; namespace ZUGFeRD_sample { public partial class Form1 : Form { public Form1() { InitializeComponent(); } private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { var report = new XtraReport1(); report.XmlDataPath = "ZUGFeRD-rechnung.xml"; string additionalMetadata = File.ReadAllText("ZUGFeRD_DocumentInfo.txt") + File.ReadAllText("ZUGFeRD_PdfASchema.txt"); PdfExportOptions options = new PdfExportOptions() { PdfACompatibility = PdfACompatibility.PdfA3b, AdditionalMetadata = additionalMetadata }; options.Attachments.Add(new PdfAttachment() { FilePath = "ZUGFeRD-rechnung.xml", Type = "text/xml", Description = "Rechnungsdaten im ZUGFeRD-XML-Format", }); report.ExportToPdf("result.pdf", options); Process.Start("result.pdf"); } } }

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