Dynamically create PDF from URL click

[Raterus]

If you have crystal reports, which comes with visual studio, this should be relatively straight forward to accomplish.

 

[Christopher Kimbell]

Hi,

This is what we want to achieve:

1. The user clicks on url.
2. The web server produces a PDF file based on information in a database.
3. This PDF file is sent back to the client, who can then choose to save it
or open it.

Is this feasible?

The reason for this is that the web application will be used in closed
environment,
the PDF files can then be used outside this closed system.

Other soultions and recommendations for PDF toolkits are also welcome.


Chris

 

[Lucas Tam]

This is what we want to achieve:

1. The user clicks on url.
2. The web server produces a PDF file based on information in a
database. 3. This PDF file is sent back to the client, who can then
choose to save it or open it.

Is this feasible?

Yes.

You can use Crystal Reprots (included with VS.NET) to generate PDF reports
with formatting.

 

[Levi Rosol]

are you able to build an HTML doc of the info you want to send to PDF? if
so, I have successfully used htmldoc to do exactly what you are talking
about to build some online contracts.

Here is a link to an example of what I'm talking about:
http://www.codeproject.com/aspnet/HTML2PDF.asp

and here is a link to the tool actually doing the work, but make sure to
read the codeproject one: http://easysw.com/

 

[Christopher Kimbell]

Thanks guys,

I think I have enough to get me started.

CHris