How to convert PDF to flash from C#?

In this article, I will show you how to convert PDF to Flash by C#. The software I use is named as VeryDOC PDF to Vector Converter, by which you can also convert PDF file to EMF, WMF, SVG, Postscript (PS), EPS, SWF (Flash), XPS, HPGL, PCL etc. from C# code. By the developer version of PDF to Vector Converter SDK, you can also run the conversion from Visual Basic, C/C++, Delphi, ASP, PHP, C#, .NET, etc. Please check more detail information of this software on homepage, in the following part, let us check how to use this software.

Step 1. Free download PDF to Vector Converter SDK Developer License

For compressing easily, we have compressed this software package to zip file. When downloading finishes, please extract the zip file to some folder then you can use this software normally.
There are executable file, code templates, help document and other files. Please run the conversion according to the example.

Step 2. Convert PDF to Flash by C#.

Here are some code of convert PDF to Flash by C#, please have a check. Make use of the PROCESS class available in SYSTEM.DIOGNOSTICS namaspace, use the following piece of code to execute the pdf2vec.exe file,
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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Diagnostics;

namespace ConsoleApplication1
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
Process proc = new Process();
proc.StartInfo.FileName = @"C:\\pdf2vec.exe";
string strArguments = "";
strArguments += "-swfburst";
strArguments += " D:\\temp\\sample.pdf D:\\temp\\out.swf";
Console.WriteLine(strArguments);
proc.StartInfo.Arguments = @strArguments;
proc.Start();
proc.WaitForExit();
}
}
}
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Sample code #2 (C# example),
Please by following steps to call pdf2vec.exe inside a special user account,
1. Please download and install EXEShell COM Library (freeware) from following URL first,
https://www.verydoc.com/exeshell.html
https://www.verydoc.com/download/exeshell.zip
2. Please use following C# code to run the conversion inside a special user account,
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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
namespace ConsoleApplication1
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
System.Type otype = System.Type.GetTypeFromProgID("exeshell.shell");
Object o = System.Activator.CreateInstance(otype);
otype.InvokeMember("RunCommandLine", System.Reflection.BindingFlags.InvokeMethod, null, o,
new object[] { "UserName", "Password", @"C:\pdf2vec.exe ""C:\test.pdf"" ""C:\out.swf""" });
otype = null;
}
}
}
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Remark:
You may encounter Error 1314 in some Windows systems when you switch between user accounts, this is caused by permission setting, please by following steps to solve this 1314 Error,
ERROR 1314:
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1314 A required privilege is not held by the client. ERROR_PRIVILEGE_NOT_HELD
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To resolve this issue:
1. Click Start, click Run, type "secpol.msc", and then press ENTER.
2. Double-click "Local Policies".
3. Double-click "User Rights Assignment".
4. Double-click "Replace a process level token".
5. Click "Add", and then double-click the "Everyone" group
6. Click "OK".
7. You may have to logout or even reboot to have this change take effect.