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I am trying to export a formatted Pdf file using the code below.I tried to fully qualify the 'Font' but i still get the same error and even more. This error flagged after fully qualifying the 'Font' ,'Argument 1:cannot convert from 'iTextSharp.text.pdf.BaseFont' to 'System.Drawing.FontFamily'.This is the code.

void ExportDataTableToPdf(DataTable dtaTable, String strPdfPath, string strHeader)
 {
 System.IO.FileStream fs = new FileStream(strPdfPath, FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write, FileShare.None);
 Document document = new Document();
 document.SetPageSize(iTextSharp.text.PageSize.A4);
 PdfWriter writer = PdfWriter.GetInstance(document, fs);
 document.Open();

 //Report header
 BaseFont bsHead = BaseFont.CreateFont(BaseFont.TIMES_ROMAN, BaseFont.CP1252, BaseFont.NOT_EMBEDDED);
 Font fsHead = new Font(bsHead, 16, 1, Color.Gray); /***Red underlined code ***/
 Paragraph pfgHeading = new Paragraph();
 pfgHeading.Alignment = Element.ALIGN_CENTER;
 pfgHeading.Add(new Chunk(strHeader.ToUpper(), fsHead));
 document.Add(pfgHeading);

 //Author
 Paragraph prgAuthor = new Paragraph();
 BaseFont btnAuthor = BaseFont.CreateFont(BaseFont.TIMES_ROMAN, BaseFont.CP1252, BaseFont.NOT_EMBEDDED);
 Font fsAuthor = new Font(btnAuthor, 8, 2, Color.Gray); /***Red underlined code ***/
 prgAuthor.Alignment = Element.ALIGN_RIGHT;
 prgAuthor.Add(new Chunk("Author:2Deep", fsAuthor));
 prgAuthor.Add(new Chunk("nRun Date:" + DateTime.Now.ToShortDateString(), fsAuthor));
 document.Add(prgAuthor);

 //Line separator
 Paragraph p = new Paragraph(new Chunk(new iTextSharp.text.pdf.draw.LineSeparator(0.0F, 100.0F, Color.Black, ,Element.ALIGN_LEFT)));
 document.Add(p);

 //line break
 document.Add(new Chunk("n", fsHead));

 //Write Table
 PdfPTable table = new PdfPTable(dtaTable.Columns.Count);

 //Table Header
 BaseFont btnColumnHeader = BaseFont.CreateFont(BaseFont.TIMES_ROMAN, BaseFont.CP1252, BaseFont.NOT_EMBEDDED);
 Font fntColumnHeader = new Font(btnColumnHeader, 10, 1, Color.White); /***Red underlined code ***/
 for (int i = 0; i < dtaTable.Columns.Count; i++)
 
 PdfPCell cell = new PdfPCell(); /***Red underlined code ***/
 cell.BackgroundColor = Color.Gray;
 cell.AddElement(new Chunk(dtaTable.Columns[i].ColumnName.ToUpper(), fntColumnHeader));
 table.AddCell(cell);
 

 //table data
 for (int i=0; i < dtaTable.Rows.Count; i++)
 
 for (int j=0; j < dtaTable.Columns.Count; j++)
 
 table.AddCell(dtaTable.Rows[i][j].ToString());


 
 
 document.Add(table);
 document.Close();
 writer.Close();
 fs.Close();

You have using System.Drawing; and using 'iTextSharp.text.pdf; at the top of your code file (or within the namespace definition).

Now, in System.Drawing there is a Font type, and likewise in iTextSharp.text.pdf there is also a Font object. Visual Studio is unable to determine which one you want to use, so you have to stop the situation being ambiguous.

You can do this in a number of ways:

1. Remove the unwanted using (if you're using nothing from System.Drawing, for example, remove the using System.Drawing; declaration).


2. Explicitly state the type you want to use in your code. Instead of Font a = new Font(), use System.Drawing.Font a = new System.Drawing.Font();
   


3. Alias the type with a using statement: using TheFont = System.Drawing.Font and then in your code write something like TheFont = new TheFont();