Question

I create a PDF file using itextsharp. It’s created successfully and open with adobe reader 9 not in adobe reader 7 and 8. Please help me to fix this error.

This is my partial code :

      try
    {
        //yourFont = BaseFont.CreateFont(Application.StartupPath + "/verdana.TTF", BaseFont.WINANSI, BaseFont.EMBEDDED);
        pgSize = new iTextSharp.text.Rectangle(320, 455);

        doc = new Document(pgSize, 15, 5, 12, 4);
        fnt = new iTextSharp.text.Font(yourFont, 7, 3);
        fnt1 = new iTextSharp.text.Font(yourFont, 5, 0);
        fnt2 = new iTextSharp.text.Font(yourFont, 3, 2);
        fnt3 = new iTextSharp.text.Font(yourFont, 4, 6);


        PdfWriter.GetInstance(doc, new FileStream(Server.MapPath("Payslip.pdf"), FileMode.Create));
        //PdfWriter.GetInstance(doc, new FileStream(Server.MapPath("Payslip.pdf"), FileMode.Create)); //Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.Desktop) + "\\Payslip.pdf"

        doc.Open();
        DataView DView = (DataView)Session["data_value"];
        dtData = DView.ToTable();
        dr = dtData.Select("fldemp_no='" + Session["EmployeeID"].ToString() + "'");
        doc.NewPage();
        iTextSharp.text.Image ObjImg = iTextSharp.text.Image.GetInstance(Server.MapPath("~/Bin/Head.png"));
        ObjImg.Alignment = iTextSharp.text.Image.ALIGN_CENTER;
        ObjImg.ScaleToFit(220f, 150f);
        ObjImg.SpacingBefore = 13f;
        ObjImg.SpacingAfter = 1f;
        doc.Add(ObjImg);

        maintable = new PdfPTable(1);
        cell = new PdfPCell(new Phrase("Pay Slip for the month of " + dr[0]["fldmonth"].ToString(), fnt1));
        cell.HorizontalAlignment = Element.ALIGN_CENTER;
        cell.Border = 0;
        maintable.AddCell(cell);
        doc.Add(maintable);

        maintable = new PdfPTable(2);
        empdetright = new PdfPTable(2);

        empdetleft = new PdfPTable(2);
        cell = new PdfPCell(new Phrase("Emp No", fnt1));
        cell.Border = 0;
        empdetright.AddCell(cell);

        cell = new PdfPCell(new Phrase(": " + dr[0]["fldemp_no"].ToString(), fnt1));
        cell.Border = 0;
        empdetright.AddCell(cell);

        cell = new PdfPCell(new Phrase("Emp Name", fnt1));
        cell.Border = 0;
        empdetright.AddCell(cell);
        cell = new PdfPCell(new Phrase(": " + dr[0]["fldempname"].ToString(), fnt1));
        cell.Border = 0;
        empdetright.AddCell(cell);

        .......

         doc.Close();

        Process.Start(Server.MapPath("Payslip.pdf"));

The above code is run on local machine not on server. Please help me to fix this error..

Answer 1

Process.Start will attempt to open the file in the computer it is running (the server).

This is unlikely to be what you want. You should be uploading the file to the browser and let it decide (using Response.WriteFile, for instance).