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Merge Any Documents From URLs - VB.NET

PDF Merge sample in VB.NET demonstrating ‘Merge Any Documents From URLs’

Module1.vb
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Net
Imports Newtonsoft.Json
Imports Newtonsoft.Json.Linq

Module Module1

	' The authentication key (API Key).
	' Get your own by registering at https://app.pdf.co
	Const API_KEY As String = "***********************************"

	' Direct URLs of files to merge. Supports documents, spreadsheets, images as sources.
    ' You can also upload your own file into PDF.co and use it as url. Check "Upload File" samples for code snippets: https://github.com/bytescout/pdf-co-api-samples/tree/master/File%20Upload/   
	Dim SourceFiles As String() = { 
		    "https://bytescout-com.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/files/demo-files/cloud-api/pdf-merge/sample1.pdf",
			"https://bytescout-com.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/files/demo-files/cloud-api/doc-to-pdf/sample.docx"
			}

	' Destination PDF file name
	const DestinationFile as string = ".\result.pdf"

	Sub Main()

		' Create standard .NET web client instance
		Dim webClient As WebClient = New WebClient()

		' Set API Key
		webClient.Headers.Add("x-api-key", API_KEY)

        ' Set JSON content type
        webClient.Headers.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

		' Prepare URL for `Merge Document` API call
		Dim url As String = "https://api.pdf.co/v1/pdf/merge2"

        ' Prepare requests params as JSON
        ' See documentation: https : //apidocs.pdf.co
        Dim parameters As New Dictionary(Of String, Object)
		parameters.Add("name", Path.GetFileName(DestinationFile))
		parameters.Add("url", string.Join(",", SourceFiles))

        ' Convert dictionary of params to JSON
        Dim jsonPayload As String = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(parameters)

		Try
			' Execute POST request with JSON payload
			Dim response As String = webClient.UploadString(url, jsonPayload)

			' Parse JSON response
			Dim json As JObject = JObject.Parse(response)

			If json("error").ToObject(Of Boolean) = False Then

				' Get URL of generated PDF file
				Dim resultFileUrl As String = json("url").ToString()

				' Download PDF file
				webClient.DownloadFile(resultFileUrl, DestinationFile)

				Console.WriteLine("Generated PDF file saved as ""{0}"" file.", DestinationFile)

			Else
				Console.WriteLine(json("message").ToString())
			End If

		Catch ex As WebException
			Console.WriteLine(ex.ToString())
		End Try

		webClient.Dispose()

		Console.WriteLine()
		Console.WriteLine("Press any key...")
		Console.ReadKey()

	End Sub

End Module

Resources.Designer.vb
'------------------------------------------------------------------------------
' <auto-generated>
'     This code was generated by a tool.
'     Runtime Version:4.0.30319.42000
'
'     Changes to this file may cause incorrect behavior and will be lost if
'     the code is regenerated.
' </auto-generated>
'------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Option Strict On
Option Explicit On


Namespace My.Resources

	'This class was auto-generated by the StronglyTypedResourceBuilder
	'class via a tool like ResGen or Visual Studio.
	'To add or remove a member, edit your .ResX file then rerun ResGen
	'with the /str option, or rebuild your VS project.
	'''<summary>
	'''  A strongly-typed resource class, for looking up localized strings, etc.
	'''</summary>
	<Global.System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCodeAttribute("System.Resources.Tools.StronglyTypedResourceBuilder", "4.0.0.0"), _
	 Global.System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute(), _
	 Global.System.Runtime.CompilerServices.CompilerGeneratedAttribute(), _
	 Global.Microsoft.VisualBasic.HideModuleNameAttribute()> _
	Friend Module Resources

		Private resourceMan As Global.System.Resources.ResourceManager

		Private resourceCulture As Global.System.Globalization.CultureInfo

		'''<summary>
		'''  Returns the cached ResourceManager instance used by this class.
		'''</summary>
		<Global.System.ComponentModel.EditorBrowsableAttribute(Global.System.ComponentModel.EditorBrowsableState.Advanced)> _
		Friend ReadOnly Property ResourceManager() As Global.System.Resources.ResourceManager
			Get
				If Object.ReferenceEquals(resourceMan, Nothing) Then
					Dim temp As Global.System.Resources.ResourceManager = New Global.System.Resources.ResourceManager("ByteScoutWebApiExample.Resources", GetType(Resources).Assembly)
					resourceMan = temp
				End If
				Return resourceMan
			End Get
		End Property

		'''<summary>
		'''  Overrides the current thread's CurrentUICulture property for all
		'''  resource lookups using this strongly typed resource class.
		'''</summary>
		<Global.System.ComponentModel.EditorBrowsableAttribute(Global.System.ComponentModel.EditorBrowsableState.Advanced)> _
		Friend Property Culture() As Global.System.Globalization.CultureInfo
			Get
				Return resourceCulture
			End Get
			Set(ByVal value As Global.System.Globalization.CultureInfo)
				resourceCulture = value
			End Set
		End Property
	End Module
End Namespace

Settings.Designer.vb
'------------------------------------------------------------------------------
' <auto-generated>
'     This code was generated by a tool.
'     Runtime Version:4.0.30319.42000
'
'     Changes to this file may cause incorrect behavior and will be lost if
'     the code is regenerated.
' </auto-generated>
'------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Option Strict On
Option Explicit On


Namespace My

	<Global.System.Runtime.CompilerServices.CompilerGeneratedAttribute(), _
	 Global.System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCodeAttribute("Microsoft.VisualStudio.Editors.SettingsDesigner.SettingsSingleFileGenerator", "11.0.0.0"), _
	 Global.System.ComponentModel.EditorBrowsableAttribute(Global.System.ComponentModel.EditorBrowsableState.Advanced)> _
	Partial Friend NotInheritable Class MySettings
		Inherits Global.System.Configuration.ApplicationSettingsBase

		Private Shared defaultInstance As MySettings = CType(Global.System.Configuration.ApplicationSettingsBase.Synchronized(New MySettings), MySettings)

#Region "My.Settings Auto-Save Functionality"
#If _MyType = "WindowsForms" Then
        Private Shared addedHandler As Boolean

        Private Shared addedHandlerLockObject As New Object

        <Global.System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute(), Global.System.ComponentModel.EditorBrowsableAttribute(Global.System.ComponentModel.EditorBrowsableState.Advanced)> _
        Private Shared Sub AutoSaveSettings(ByVal sender As Global.System.Object, ByVal e As Global.System.EventArgs)
            If My.Application.SaveMySettingsOnExit Then
                My.Settings.Save()
            End If
        End Sub
#End If
#End Region

		Public Shared ReadOnly Property [Default]() As MySettings
			Get

#If _MyType = "WindowsForms" Then
                   If Not addedHandler Then
                        SyncLock addedHandlerLockObject
                            If Not addedHandler Then
                                AddHandler My.Application.Shutdown, AddressOf AutoSaveSettings
                                addedHandler = True
                            End If
                        End SyncLock
                    End If
#End If
				Return defaultInstance
			End Get
		End Property
	End Class
End Namespace

Namespace My

	<Global.Microsoft.VisualBasic.HideModuleNameAttribute(), _
	 Global.System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute(), _
	 Global.System.Runtime.CompilerServices.CompilerGeneratedAttribute()> _
	Friend Module MySettingsProperty

		<Global.System.ComponentModel.Design.HelpKeywordAttribute("My.Settings")> _
		Friend ReadOnly Property Settings() As Global.ByteScoutWebApiExample.My.MySettings
			Get
				Return Global.ByteScoutWebApiExample.My.MySettings.Default
			End Get
		End Property
	End Module
End Namespace

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