Showing multiple PDF Files in WebBrowser control (Windows Form)

I’m trying to show PDF files in Windows Form WebBrowser control. I do this by WebBrowser.Navigate() method. It is work when I want show one PDF file, which is not enough for me. I need when a user clicks a button , WebBrowser show another PDF file. What I have to do?

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Avoid using WebBrowser control just to show a pdf. Try using one of the many free PDF libraries available for .net such as PDFSharp.

This will allow you to draw pdf's on to the Form and using TabControl you can create tabs programmatically and place a new pdf viewer inside of the tab.

You could easily make a 2 different files PDF viewer (side by side or top and bottom) by using the PDFSharp. Or you can use the ActiveX control for Adobe Reader.

Edit: It was my understanding that PDFSharp can render pdf's directly. This can only be done by exporting the page to a Jpeg/Png and then displaying the images. Sorry for any confusion.

At your place I'd do tabControl, and foreach tabControl, I'd put a webbroswer inwhich there would be a PDF by Tab.

EDIT : A WebBroswer isn't like internet explorer. Internet Explorer has the "Feature" of having multiple tabs (just like Chrome, etc). The WebBroswer Element is only the content of the tab :)

EDIT2 : After many years into this, I would recommend using a PDF library also. As a prototype usecase it might work, but in real world, we never know how many there will be. the best would probably to: either let the option to the user to open in a competent software i.e. Acrobat Reader where tab is natively used (DC), or use a PDF Library.

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