Create
Create PDF document from given content.
Task version: 2.2.0
Required Frends version: 5.7+
Required .NET version: 8.0
Compatible Agents: Crossplatform
Source code: https://github.com/FrendsPlatform/Frends.Pdf/
Task Parameters
Directory : String
PDF document destination Directory.
Default: C:\Output
Example: F:\outputfiles
FileName : String
Filename for created PDF file.
Default: example_file.pdf
Example: output.pdf
FileExistsAction : FileExistsActionEnum
What to do if destination file already exists.
Possible values:
Error: What to do if destination file already exists.Overwrite: What to do if destination file already exists.Rename: What to do if destination file already exists.
Default: 0
Example: Error
Title : String
Optional PDF document title.
Default: -
Example: Very important document.
Author : String
Optional PDF document Author.
Default: -
Example: Erik Example
Size : PageSizeEnum
Document page size.
Possible values:
A0: Document page size.A1: Document page size.A2: Document page size.A3: Document page size.A4: Document page size.A5: Document page size.A6: Document page size.B5: Document page size.Ledger: Document page size.Legal: Document page size.Letter: Document page size.
Default: 4
Example: A4
Orientation : PageOrientationEnum
Page orientation.
Possible values:
Portrait: Page orientation.Landscape: Page orientation.
Default: 0
Example: Portrait
MarginLeftInCm : Double
Page margin left in CM.
Default: 2.5
Example: 2.5
MarginTopInCm : Double
Page margin top in CM.
Default: 2
Example: 2
MarginRightInCm : Double
Page margin right in CM.
Default: 2.5
Example: 2.5
MarginBottomInCm : Double
Page margin bottom in CM.
Default: 2
Example: 2
Contents : PageContentElement[]
Document content.
Default: -
Example: Array of PageContentElements
ThrowErrorOnFailure : Boolean
True: Throws error on failure
False: Returns an object{ Success = false }
Default: True
Example: true
CustomFontsLocation : String
Path to a directory with fonts to use.
If empty, a task will use default system locations
Otherwise, CustomFontsLocation will be used as well as default system locations, unless it does not exist.
Default: -
Example: C:\MyDir\fonts
FallbackFontName : String
Font family name that will be used if a specific font couldn't be resolved.
This font will be used as an ErrorFontName as well.
Using bundled Victor Mono font if nothing is provided.
Default: -
Example: Arial
Task Result
Success : Boolean
Indicates if the operation was successful.
Example: true
FileName : String
Name of the file which was created.
Example: C:\tmp\example_file.pdf
Task Changelog
Changelog for Task Frends.Pdf.Create.
[2.2.0] - 2026-05-28
Changed
Removed outdated Linux package requirements from the documentation
[2.1.0] - 2026-05-06
Fixed
Fallback font is now used as an error font as well.
Add bundled font to use in case any other font can't be resolved.
[2.0.0] - 2026-02-03
Changed
[Breaking Change] Upgrade to .net8.0
[Breaking Change] Remove the deprecated option to choose Unicode vs. ANSI text (Code is always Unicode now)
Added
Add an option to set up a custom fonts directory
Add an option to set up the default font
Add support for Linux systems
Fixed
Resolve issues with not responsive Windows GDI methods (Failing to get fonts)
[1.2.0] - 2026-02-03
Changed
Rename task prefix from PDF to Pdf
[1.1.0] - 2024-08-23
Changed
Updated the Newtonsoft.Json package to version 13.0.3.
[1.0.1] - 2023-03-01
Fixed
Fixed document link to task portal.
Added requirements to the summary.
[1.0.0] - 2022-05-10
Added
Initial implementation of Frends.PDF.Create.
Last updated
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