Export to PDF Using iTextSharp from ASP.NET Application

Priti Ranjan Dash
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I am using the data from the RadGrid here to export.

export

Steps:

Download and add reference to iTextSharp.dll files and others to the project.

Code at the .cs file,

privatevoidExport_ToPDF_InHtmlFormat()
{#region--Exporting RadGrid Data in Html format to PDF--
try {
string _Name = string.Empty;
string _ShippingAddress = string.Empty;
string _CityName = string.Empty;
string _PinCode = string.Empty;
string _StateName = string.Empty;
string _ContactNo = string.Empty;
// Formatting the body of the Document
string body = "";
body = "<html><body style='margin-left:20px;'><img src='http://www.swashconvergence.com/images/logo-kencloud.png'/></body></html>";
body += "<br />";
body += "<h1>KenPartner Contact Details</h1>";
body += "<br />";
// Looping through the Grid Data
//RadGridTotalCOD.AllowPaging = false;
foreach(GridDataItem item inRadGridTotalCOD.MasterTableView.Items)
{
// retrieving data from the grid
_Name = item["ApplicantName"].Text;
_ShippingAddress = item["ShippingAddress"].Text;
_CityName = item["CityName"].Text;
_PinCode = item["Pincode"].Text;
_StateName = item["StateName"].Text;
_ContactNo = item["ContactNo"].Text;
// Configuring the Body of PDF
body += "<br /><br />";
body += "<h1>To, </h1>";
body += "<br /><h1>" + _Name + "</h1> ";
body += "<br /><h1>" + _ShippingAddress + "</h1> ";
body += "<br /><h1>" + _CityName + " " + "-" + " " + _PinCode + " " + "</h1>";
body += "<br /><h1>" + _StateName + "</h1> ";
body += "<br /><h1>Contact No" + " " + "-" + " " + _ContactNo + "</h1> ";
body += "<br /><br />";
}
// Export ToPDf
using(StringWritersw = newStringWriter()) {
using(HtmlTextWriterhtw = newHtmlTextWriter(sw)) {
htw.Write(body);
StringReadersr = newStringReader(sw.ToString());
DocumentpdfDoc = newDocument(PageSize.A2, 10 f, 10 f, 10 f, 0 f);
HTMLWorkerhtmlparser = newHTMLWorker(pdfDoc);
PdfWriter.GetInstance(pdfDoc, Response.OutputStream);
// Open The Pdf
pdfDoc.Open();
htmlparser.Parse(sr);
pdfDoc.Close();
// Current Date
stringCurrentDate = DateTime.Now.ToString("dd/MMM/yyyy");
Response.ContentType = "application/pdf";
// Give the Dacument Name
Response.AddHeader("content-disposition", "attachment;filename=MyContact " + CurrentDate + ".pdf");
Response.Cache.SetCacheability(HttpCacheability.NoCache);
Response.Write(pdfDoc);
Response.End();
}
}
} catch (ArgumentNullExceptionExc)
{
LblErrorMsg.Text = "Application Error : " + Exc.Message;
} catch (InvalidCastExceptionExc)
{
LblErrorMsg.Text = "Application Error : " + Exc.Message;
} catch (InvalidOperationExceptionExc)
{
LblErrorMsg.Text = "Application Error : " + Exc.Message;
} catch (FormatExceptionExc)
{
LblErrorMsg.Text = "Application Error : " + Exc.Message;
} catch (ExceptionExc)
{
LblErrorMsg.Text = "Application Error : " + Exc.Message;
}
#endregion
}