Render WebForms DataGridView to PDF

How to export WebForm to PDF using Aspose.PDF/Aspose.HTML

Introduction

Generally, to convert WebForm to PDF document uses additional tools. This sample shows how to use Aspose.PDF library to render WebForm to PDF. The Aspose Export GridView To Pdf Control is also included in this sample to show how to render GridView control to PDF document.

How to render WebForm to PDF

The original idea for render WebForm to PDF is to create helper class, which inherited from System.Web.UI.Page, and overriding a Render method.

void Render(HtmlTextWriter writer)
{
    if (RenderToPDF)
    {
        // render web page for PDF document
    }
    else
    {
        // render web page in browser
        base.Render(writer);
    }
}

There are two Aspose tools can be used for render HTML to PDF:

• Aspose.PDF for .NET
• Aspose Export GridView control (based on Aspose.PDF)

Source Files

In this sample we have 2 demo reports.

• Default.aspx demonstrate export to PDF using Aspose.PDF
• Report2.aspx demonstrate export to PDF using Aspose Export GridView control (based on Aspose.PDF)

Additional files

Helpers\PdfPage.cs - contains a helper class, which shows how to use Aspose.PDF API.

The Aspose.Pdf.GridViewExport project contains extened GridView control for demonstration in Report2.aspx