[Solved] Gridview export to pdf

[leo]

 I am trying to export a telerik gridview to pdf. Although I have managed to do that, I would like to include inside the pdf text like title, or use some values from textboxes inside the aspx page.

I am not sure if the current version of telerik support these actions. Which version of telerik supports these actions and where can I find more information about this if I would like to have this functionality?

What is the code needed for this functionality? so that I can test it with my current version..
Thanks

[Princy]

Hi Leo,

You can know more about PDF export in this article. You can find the available PDF specific settings and events which might help you with your requirements.
Please try and let me know if any concern.

Thanks,
Princy

[leo]

I have seen the link, it is very useful.

However what I want to do is to also add some other data to the exported pdf document, apart from the grid view. For instance, I would like to add a textbox value for instance or labels. Is it possible to add these as well together with gridview??
Thanks

[Princy]

Hi Leo,

You can add text to PDF on the OnPdfExporting event of the RadGrid as shown below.

C#:

protected void RadGrid1_PdfExporting(object sender, GridPdfExportingArgs e)
{
 string headertext = "<div width=\"100%\" style=\"text-align:center;\">HEADER HERE</div>";
 e.RawHTML = headertext + e.RawHTML;

 string footertext = "<div>FOOTER HERE</div>";
 e.RawHTML = e.RawHTML + footertext;
}

Thanks,
Princy

[leo]

This did not work, it never enters to this code. not sure if the problem is the telerik version I use...

[Princy]

Hi Leo,

Please take a look at this sample. It works fine at my end. Provide your code snippet if this doesn't help.

ASPX:

<asp:Button ID="btnPDFExport" runat="server" Text="Export to PDF" OnClick="btnPDFExport_Click" />
<telerik:RadGrid ID="RadGrid1" runat="server" AutoGenerateColumns="false" DataSourceID="SqlDataSource1" AllowPaging="true" OnPdfExporting="RadGrid1_PdfExporting">
    <ExportSettings ExportOnlyData="true" IgnorePaging="true" OpenInNewWindow="true">
    </ExportSettings>
    <MasterTableView CommandItemDisplay="Top">
        <CommandItemSettings ShowExportToPdfButton="true" />
        <Columns>
            <telerik:GridBoundColumn UniqueName="OrderID" DataField="OrderID" HeaderText="OrderID" />
            <telerik:GridBoundColumn DataField="ShipCity" HeaderText="ShipCity" UniqueName="ShipCity" />
        </Columns>
    </MasterTableView>
</telerik:RadGrid>

C#:

protected void RadGrid1_PdfExporting(object sender, GridPdfExportingArgs e)
{
 string headertext = "<div width=\"100%\" style=\"text-align:center;\">HEADER HERE</div>";
 e.RawHTML = headertext + e.RawHTML;

 string footertext = "<div>FOOTER HERE</div>";
 e.RawHTML = e.RawHTML + footertext;
}
protected void btnPDFExport_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
 RadGrid1.MasterTableView.ExportToPdf();
}

Thanks,
Princy