Trying to invoke ExportToPdf function on a radEditor, but runs into errors that say the xhtml has to be valid. I'm normally a huge fan of valid xhtml/css code, however, my users, many of which are non-technical, are using the radEditor. They often cut and paste MS Word content into the window. I want to be able to possibly export the contents to PDF using the builtin function, but it requires all the content to be valid xhtml. Is there a way to turn off this requirement? To try and get the users to convert their content via the radEditor tools into Valid xhtml is going to be next to impossible. Also it appears through the conversion function that it does not allow the developer to set the header xhtml? i.e. before running .ExportToPDF, i would like to attach my print stylesheet to the contents for use when it converts over to PDF for proper printing. Am I doing something wrong here, or is this not possible?
Thanks,
Paul
Thanks,
Paul
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Hello Paul,
You can modify the editor content before you call the ExportToPdf() method. This way you can add the stylesheet you want at the beginning of the content. For example:
RadEditor1.Content = "<style>.text { color:black;}</style>" + RadEditor1.Content;
RadEditor1.ExportToPdf();
The XHTML requirement is there only to make sure that the editor content can be transferred to an XML document, which is then used to create the PDF document. This means that you only need to make sure that all tags are properly closed before the content is submitted to the server. Usually, this task is performed by the ConvertToXhtml editor content filter. In your case this filter is either disabled or it cannot process the MS Word pasted content properly.
Regards,
Lini
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You can modify the editor content before you call the ExportToPdf() method. This way you can add the stylesheet you want at the beginning of the content. For example:
RadEditor1.Content = "<style>.text { color:black;}</style>" + RadEditor1.Content;
RadEditor1.ExportToPdf();
The XHTML requirement is there only to make sure that the editor content can be transferred to an XML document, which is then used to create the PDF document. This means that you only need to make sure that all tags are properly closed before the content is submitted to the server. Usually, this task is performed by the ConvertToXhtml editor content filter. In your case this filter is either disabled or it cannot process the MS Word pasted content properly.
Regards,
Lini
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answered on 19 Dec 2008, 12:57 AM
greetings Lini,
i have tried your example exactly & have not been able to make the styles show up.
is there something i am missing ?
also, for some editor content values i am getting a PDF error- " .... could not open xxx.pdf because it is either not a supported file type or because the file has been damaged."
is this due to xhtml compiance or a different cause? using adober reader 8.1.3
thanks,
marcos paz.
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Hi Marcos,
Please, see the following forum thread on the subject: ExportToPdf putting out blank content?.
My suggestion is to also try another Html2Pdf converter tool to export the produced content to PDF, because the current editor's tool is still in development and does not work well in all scenarios.
Best regards,
Rumen
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Please, see the following forum thread on the subject: ExportToPdf putting out blank content?.
My suggestion is to also try another Html2Pdf converter tool to export the produced content to PDF, because the current editor's tool is still in development and does not work well in all scenarios.
Best regards,
Rumen
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