EditOverview
This sample shows how generate a report from a collection of objects. A PDF document is generated on the fly and sent to the client as response.
Technologies: ASP.NET
Data source: IList
Programming language: C#
Features: PDF Export
Location: samples\Web\IListReport
EditCode Discussion
The report generation is triggered by a client-side button click. The CreateTestList method has been omitted.
protected void Button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
contributors = CreateTestList();
// instance reporting engine
// assign parameters
ReportEngine engine = new ReportEngine();
string reportPath = Server.MapPath("ContributorList.srd");
ReportModel reportModel = ReportEngine.LoadReportModel(reportPath);
PageBuilder pageBuilder = engine.CreatePageBuilder(reportModel, contributors);
pageBuilder.BuildExportList();
string outputPath = Server.MapPath("ContributorList.pdf");
// render report
PdfRenderer pdfRenderer =
PdfRenderer.CreateInstance(pageBuilder.Pages, outputPath, false);
pdfRenderer.Start();
pdfRenderer.RenderOutput();
pdfRenderer.End();
// send report to the client
Response.ContentType = "Application/pdf";
Response.WriteFile(outputPath);
Response.End();
}
EditScreenshots
None applicable.
EditSetup
No database setup necessary, only ASP.NET with IIS or ASP.NET Development Server required.
