Question

I’m trying to generate a PDF file using AJAX call in Rails3. The following code generates a PDF file which I have created using PRAWN gem.

 <%= link_to "Generate pdf", books_path(@book, :format => 'pdf') %>

I do not want user to view the PDF until they order it. So, the goal is to create a PDF file in the server.

Any ideas or thoughts much appreciated.

Answer 1

Thanks Ariejan.
I modified your code as following and it did just what I wanted.

 <%= link_to "Generate Story Book", pdfbook_stories_path(:format => 'pdf'), :remote => true %> 

And for the controller,

def pdfbook
    @stories = current_account.stories
    respond_to do |format|
        format.pdf {}
    end

end