C# - showing pdf files from mySQL database without using acrobat reader, how?

[User 13627408]

hello..
I'm developing a software? for my thesis using C# winform application.. it is an offline system.. and we are not allowed to make a web application..

my goal is to show pdf files from MySQL database without using Adobe Acrobat reader or any pdf viewer that has a printing tool because I want to disable the printing process.. please help me.. Is it possible to show pdf file in a panel? if so, how?.. or even in a picturebox?..

I want to disable the printing process because I want to control my printing process with a coin acceptor and an ARDUINO..

thank you..I hope you could help me..
Shiela Amante

[Dave Kreskowiak]

Is it possible? Sure. You just have to write the massive pile of code that interprets and renders the PDF. USE AN EXISTING LIBRARY! Turning in an application for your thesis that isn't complete because you're wasting a couple of YEARS writing your own PDF interpreter and rendering engine is just f'ing STUPID!

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Dave Kreskowiak

[Lost User]

To "show" a pdf (under control of an app) one typically uses the "print preview" option (of a given pdf printer driver) in the app via the "print / printer dialog". (PdfSharp can generate pdf's / previews from raw content if you want to get fancy). The "app" controls the printing in this case; not the user. If your pdf source is "hidden", you have effectively taken control of the "printing process".

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[sameer549]

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[Lost User]

There is no library that forces you to implement a printing-button. You're not ready for a thesis.

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