RadGrid with custom css throws exeption if exporting to Pdf

[Joffrey]

Hi there

I have a RadGrid and if i want to export it to Pdf it throws the following error:

[SystemException: System.InvalidCastException: Das Objekt des Typs Telerik.Web.Apoc.Layout.BlockArea kann nicht in Typ Telerik.Web.Apoc.Layout.AreaContainer umgewandelt werden.

   bei Telerik.Web.Apoc.Fo.Flow.BlockContainer.Layout(Area area)

   bei Telerik.Web.Apoc.Fo.Flow.Block.Layout(Area area)

   bei Telerik.Web.Apoc.Fo.Flow.TableCell.Layout(Area area)

   bei Telerik.Web.Apoc.Fo.Flow.TableRow.Layout(Area area)

   bei Telerik.Web.Apoc.Fo.Flow.AbstractTableBody.Layout(Area area)

   bei Telerik.Web.Apoc.Fo.Flow.Table.Layout(Area area)

   bei Telerik.Web.Apoc.Fo.Flow.Block.Layout(Area area)

   bei Telerik.Web.Apoc.Fo.Flow.Flow.Layout(Area area, Region region)

   bei Telerik.Web.Apoc.Fo.Flow.Flow.Layout(Area area)

   bei Telerik.Web.Apoc.Fo.Pagination.PageSequence.Format(AreaTree areaTree)

   bei Telerik.Web.Apoc.StreamRenderer.Render(PageSequence pageSequence)

   bei Telerik.Web.Apoc.Fo.FOTreeBuilder.EndElement()

   bei Telerik.Web.Apoc.Fo.FOTreeBuilder.Parse(XmlReader reader)]

   Telerik.Web.Apoc.ApocDriver.FireApocError(String message) +100

   Telerik.Web.Apoc.Fo.FOTreeBuilder.Parse(XmlReader reader) +713

I use the following code in my aspx (this is only the relevant part):
(This gives me a nice dropshadow around the image, and it works...)

	<telerik:GridTemplateColumn UniqueName="TemplateColumn1">
	<ItemTemplate>
	<div style="width:240px; padding:0 0 0 10px;">
	<div style="float:left;
	background: url(../Images/shadowAlpha.png) no-repeat bottom right !important;
	background: url(../Images/shadow.gif) no-repeat bottom right;
	margin: 10px 0 0 10px !important;
	margin: 10px 0 0 5px;">
	<img style="display: block;
	position: relative;
	background-color: #fff;
	border: 1px solid #a9a9a9;
	margin: -6px 6px 6px -6px;
	padding: 4px;" src="../Images/Newhaven.jpg" alt="test"/>
	</div>
	</div>
	</ItemTemplate>
	<HeaderStyle Width="10px" />
	</telerik:GridTemplateColumn>

I drilled the error down to the first div (line 3), if I remove the "width" style-attribute the exportToPdf() works. The problem is that I cant remove the width because of "float:left". If removed it doesnt show the dropshadow propperly.

Does anyone know a solution to this problem?

Thanks
Joffrey

[Dimo]

Hi Joffrey,

I created a simple web page, using your code, but I did not receive the specified error. Can you send the complete page?

Kind regards,
Dimo
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[Joffrey]

Hi Dimo

I solved the problem myself. After playing around a bit I found a solution.
I had to remove the width:240px; that was causing the error.
But then I had to edit the Itemstyle itself:

<

ItemStyle Width="240px" />

Now it works perfectly.

If you still want the whole page, I can post it nevertheless.
Thanks for your efforts
Joffrey