How to generate PDF with Multilevel list with hierarchical numbering in C# application

Question

Hi, I am new to C#, I am creating a small application, and I need to generate some PDF reports from C# application programmatically. Most of the reports will be Word-like multilevel lists with hierarchical numbering (these numbers have to be calculated automatically). And I want that the levels have indent from the left. I tried several PDF libraries, but none of them can calculate hierarchical numbering. Maybe someone could tell me some library, or how to do it without a library?

I mean something like this:

Answer 1

PDF is graphics language, not reporting language. maybe you want a reports toolkit that supports pdf output.

to your question. you would write code to handle the indenting and numbering, similar to the logic you would use with Console.Write()

Answer 2

or how to do it without a library?

Just use :

PrintDocument.PrinterSettings.PrinterName = "Microsoft Print to PDF";
PrintDocument.PrinterSettings.PrintToFile = true;
PrintDocument.PrinterSettings.PrintFileName = "your_pdf_filename"";

and you can draw/write anything in PrintPageEventHandler which will be saved into the .pdf file