[Solved] PDF in Window

[JULIA]

Hello,

is there a way to open a Window and assign it's content to be a streamed PDF file?

Regards,
Timo

[JULIA]

Hello,

or is there a way to render a classic ASP.NET UserControl or the ReportViewer control inside the window?

Regards,
Timo

[Hristo Germanov]

Hi Timo,

I have implemented your scenario by using an iframe element inside a window. On the other hand you can nest ASP.NET web form controls in a window.

Attached is a sample project how to do that.

Sincerely yours,
Hristo Germanov
the Telerik team

[JULIA]

Hello,

thanks. Maybe do you have a sample for the ReportViewControl? I need a solution to show a pdf which is a byte[] or a rdlc file.

Regards,
Timo

[Atanas Korchev]

Hi Timo,

What do you mean by ReportViewer control? Could you please elaborate? There is a code library showing how to use the Telerik report viewer in an ASP.NET MVC application. You can find it here.

Kind regards,
Atanas Korchev
the Telerik team

[JULIA]

Hello,

i mean the Microsoft ReportViewerControl to show a .rdlc file or stream a pdf in as byte array.

Regards,
Timo

[Atanas Korchev]

Hello Timo,

We have not tested the Microsoft ReportViewer control in ASP.NET MVC. It seems it is not supported by checking this stack overflow question. If you manage to get the ReportViewer control working in an ASP.NET MVC application it should be easy to put it in a window.

Regards,
Atanas Korchev
the Telerik team

[JULIA]

Hello,

at the moment i use a classic webform (Contract.aspx).

protected void Page_Load( object sender, EventArgs e )
{
    var reportingHelper = new ReportingHelper();
    var file = reportingHelper.RenderLocalReport( parameters, "~/Files/MyFile.rdlc" );
    Response.ContentType = MimeType.PDF;
    Response.AddHeader( "content-disposistion", "inline; filename=MyFile.pdf" );
    Response.BinaryWrite( file );
    Response.End();
}

The window code:

.Content(() =>
{%>
    <iframe src='<%= string.Format("{0}WebForms/Contract.aspx", Url.Content("~/")) %>' width="100%" height="100%" >
        <p>IFrame is not supported.</p>
    </iframe>
<%})

This works. but i need this dynamic. how can i refresh the iframe if i click on a button inside a gridrow. or is there a way to reload the window?

$('#contractButton').bind('click', function openWindow(e) {
    // refresh window content and get dataKey
    $('#contractWindow').data('tWindow').open();
}).toggle(!$('#contractWindow').is(':visible'));

Regards,
Timo

[Atanas Korchev]

Hi Timo,

You can try the refresh client side method.

Greetings,
Atanas Korchev
the Telerik team

[JULIA]

Hello,

the refresh method doesn't solve the problem. the Page_Load handler is executed one time ( initial page load ).

$('#contractButton').bind('click', function openWindow(e) {
    $('#contractWindow').data('tWindow').open();
    $('#contractWindow').data('tWindow').refresh();
}).toggle(!$('#contractWindow').is(':visible'));

Regards,
Timo

[Atanas Korchev]

Hello Timo,

Perhaps the browser is caching the iframe. You can try updating the "src" attribute of the iframe so it is updated:


var src = '<%= string.Format("{0}WebForms/Contract.aspx", Url.Content("~/")) %>';
src += '?rand=' + new Date();

var iframe = $('#contractWindow').find('iframe');
iframe.attr('src', src);


All the best,
Atanas Korchev
the Telerik team