Adding Extra Information to PDF file or Excel file when you export a grid

[andieje]

Hello

Please can you advise me how you add extra information to a pdf file and an excel file when you export a grid.

I have seen that i can add some custom information in the CommandItemTemplate but I cannot find any real information about how i populate the controls etc that I put in the template.

The best that i have been able to see is something like this in the page pre render event

 Protected Sub Page_PreRender(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Me.PreRender
        Dim l As Label = RadGrid1.MasterTableView.GetItems(GridItemType.CommandItem)(0).FindControl("lblSomeLabel")
        l.Text = "some text"
    End Sub

However I do not know if this is the best/efficient way of doing this.

Thanks

[Daniel]

Hello Andieje,

Another possible way to add custom text in the CommandItem is to use the ItemCreated event:

Protected Sub RadGrid1_ItemCreated(sender As Object, e As GridItemEventArgs)
    If TypeOf e.Item Is GridCommandItem Then
        'e.Item.Cells(0).Text = "my text" ....
    End If
End Sub

Regards,
Daniel
the Telerik team

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