Question

I need to create a pdf file from data obtained from a database. I have to retrieve the data from database and generate these data as a pdf file.

I would like to have pointers (helpful information).

Thank you.

Answer 1

you can use itextsharp for that

protected void btnExportPdf_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    Response.ContentType = "application/pdf";
    Response.AddHeader("content-disposition", "attachment;filename=BusinessUnit.pdf");
    Response.Cache.SetCacheability(System.Web.HttpCacheability.NoCache);
    StringWriter sw = new StringWriter();
    HtmlTextWriter hw = new HtmlTextWriter(sw);
    GridView grd = new GridView();
    grd.DataSource = yourdatatable.DefaultView//get data from DB in Datatable
    grd.DataBind();
    grd.RenderControl(hw);
    StringReader sr = new StringReader(sw.ToString());
    Document pdfDoc = new Document(PageSize.A2, 8f, 8f, 8f, 8f);
    HTMLWorker htmlparser = new HTMLWorker(pdfDoc);
    PdfWriter.GetInstance(pdfDoc, Response.OutputStream);
    pdfDoc.Open();
    htmlparser.Parse(sr);
    pdfDoc.Close();
    Response.Write(pdfDoc);
    Response.End();
}