still getting error. actually i am using asp.net on the click event of a button the pdf will be generated so in code i make a function which will generate a pdf. errors after placing the code in "" are: only assignment,call,increment,decrement and new object expressions can be used as a statement the name background does not exist in current context. and many more.

one more thing i would like to ask. the pdf generated using itextsharp will be generated to the client when he/she will completed the form filling process then on clicking the generate pdf button the pdf will be generated regarding the details which are fi;;ed by the client. now i would like to ask is there any need of licence etc to use for itextsharp commericially purpose. THANKS IN ADVANCE. plz reply ASAP.

k. Thanks for your continuous replies...... I have written the following code for highlight the text in pdf using itextsharp in asp.net

Know your client

; but i am getting the error in opening and closing tag of

and

the error is expected ; and also the text know your client error is doesnot exist in current context. plz reply as soon as possible.

k. Thanks for the reply. I add the code in my pdf generate func but it is providing me the error style="background-color:green;">Know your client

;** in first opening tag of

error is: ;expected in the second the text which i would like to highlight i.e the name know does not exist in the current context. and again at last closing tag of

error is: ;expected**

k. can u tell me how can we set the background color of the text written in paragraph as Paragraph heading=new paragraph("know your client"); doc.add(heading); I want to color or highlight the text "know your client" plz reply

I have one form that is built in asp.net containing fields such as name, bank deatils etc. after filling that online form the user will submit the data and on clicking a button pdf of the whole form filled by the user must be generated. how can i do this using itext sharp? also mention another any open source third party tool for this job if available and better than itextsharp?? plz reply ASAP.