Question Creating a PDF document with iText

[Manie Verster]

string pdfReport = "";
DateTime now = DateTime.Now;
if (RecipeID == "0")
{
    pdfReport += "Recipe_All_" + now.ToString("yyyyMMddHHmmss") + ".pdf";
}
else
{
    pdfReport += "Recipe_" + RecipeName + "_" + now.ToString("yyyyMMddHHmmss") + ".pdf";
}
string pdfFilePath = "C:\\Projects\\RecipeManager\\PDF Reports\\" + pdfReport;
PdfWriter writer = new PdfWriter(pdfFilePath);

Hi guys,

I need some help, please. I am trying to create a PDF document from database data to serve as a report. I, however, did not get to the data part yet because I am getting an unknown error on the code shown in bold above. I am using iText to create this document. Please can someone help me? The error is shown below.

Stack trace:

Inner exception:

I tried to show as much information here as possible but if you need more just ask. I am completely new to this so please ignore the stupity.

 

[JohnH]

Install Nuget package itext7.bouncy-castle-adapter

Bouncy Castle changes

Overview In the scope of the 8.0.0 release, we've introduced several major breaking changes in the way we handle bouncy-castle dependencies. Now we no longer use org.bouncycastle dependencies directly in our kernel and sign modules. Instead, all the necessary bouncy-castle related classes are groupe

kb.itextpdf.com

 

[Manie Verster]

Thank you @JohnH, that was indeed the solution to my problem.