Export to PDF- with a Rad Grid and asp.net grid using ItextSharp

[Sanket]

I have an aspx page that contains an asp.net grid created from codebehing and rendered on pageload. This acts as the header for a RadGrid that contains the detail. Both the grids are in separate pannel.
I am using iTextSharp to export both the grids into a pdf. I am using the code below to create a form dynamically and then rerender it into a pdf:

HtmlForm

 

form = new HtmlForm();

 

form.Controls.Add(MyRadGrid1);

 

StringWriter sw = new StringWriter();

 

 

HtmlTextWriter hTextWriter = new HtmlTextWriter(sw);

 

form.Controls[0].RenderControl(hTextWriter);

I am getting several errors during the 'form.Controls[0].RenderControl(hTextWriter)' .
This code is unable to render all the telerik controls in the RadGrid.

Is there any other way that this could be achieved? Should i look into other options that will be better than itextSharp ?

Thanks in advance.

[Eyup]

Hi Sanket,

You can make avail of the in-built PDF export functionality of RadGrid:
http://demos.telerik.com/aspnet-ajax/grid/examples/generalfeatures/pdfexport/defaultcs.aspx

Or check out the provided example in the last post of the following thread:
http://www.telerik.com/community/forums/aspnet-ajax/grid/print-whole-radgrid-from-clientside-during-print.aspx

Hope this helps.

All the best,
Eyup
the Telerik team

[Ogunseye]

The link given wld only export the gridview, but in my case, i have an asp:panel containing 3 diffferent radgrids and i want to export the entire panel to pdf using itextsharp.

Please it is urgent

[Eyup]

Hello Ogunseye,

Please note that combining third-party controls with Telerik UI controls is beyond our support scope. I highly suggest that you check the following samples and determine which one meets your specific requirements:

• https://github.com/telerik/aspnet-sdk/tree/master/Grid/ThreeRadGridsExport
• http://www.telerik.com/community/forums/aspnet-ajax/grid/export-3-radgrid-to-one-pdf.aspx
• http://www.telerik.com/community/forums/aspnet-ajax/grid/print-whole-radgrid-from-clientside-during-print.aspx#2605282 (from the previous post).

I hope this will prove helpful.

Regards,
Eyup
Telerik

[Garry]

I have some experience with Zetpdf.com as well. It's really convenient and easy to use