Export the data from silverlight datagrid to PDF!

AnhTruong · ‎12-16-2011

Hello all,

I would like to hear any suggestions how to export the silverlight ArcGIS datagrid to Adobe PDF file. Thanks for your inputs.

DeminHu · ‎12-16-2011

What I did is : downloaded silverPDF.dll, it worked for me.

Hello all,

I would like to hear any suggestions how to export the silverlight ArcGIS datagrid to Adobe PDF file. Thanks for your inputs.

AnhTruong · ‎12-17-2011

My problem is to export the datagrid data with paging to PDF file via Export button. I use the ArcGIS API for Silverlight sample at
http://help.arcgis.com/en/webapi/silverlight/samples/start.htm#QueryWithoutMap to implement an export function. You can click the attached link and is it looking similar that you did before? If so, can you send me the codes that you add in your export function when you use the silverPDF library that worked for you. Thanks in advance.

What I did is : downloaded silverPDF.dll, it worked for me.

DeminHu · ‎12-19-2011

What I did is as the following, it mighe not a good way, but it really solved my problems.

#1. Create a grid or panel to hold the data:
       <ScrollViewer x:Name="ImageScrollviewer" Visibility="Collapsed" Width="2" Height="2" HorizontalScrollBarVisibility="Auto" HorizontalAlignment="Left" VerticalAlignment="Bottom" VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Auto">
            <Image x:Name="TestPdf" /> or <Stackpanel /> or <Grid /> you have to customize here according to the print page you like         </ScrollViewer>
       Since this scrollviewer's size is small, they are under some other controls, just set visibility to visble when you decide to convert to pdf or image. It will not affect your interfacce.

#2. convert "TestPdf" : WriteableBitmap bitmap = new WriteableBitmap(TestPdf, new TranslateTransform()) ......

#3. Use SilverPDF :   PdfDocument pdfDoc = new PdfDocument();
                            ExportToPdf.AddPdfMapPage(bitmap, pdfDoc);
you can add as many pages on the same pdf doc.

Hope it helps.

AnhTruong · ‎12-21-2011

Hi,

Thanks for your more details. I can add the silverPDF.dll but it generated the error when compiling, so I could not continue any furthers.

What I did is as the following, it mighe not a good way, but it really solved my problems.

#1. Create a grid or panel to hold the data:
       <ScrollViewer x:Name="ImageScrollviewer" Visibility="Collapsed" Width="2" Height="2" HorizontalScrollBarVisibility="Auto" HorizontalAlignment="Left" VerticalAlignment="Bottom" VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Auto">
            <Image x:Name="TestPdf" /> or <Stackpanel /> or <Grid /> you have to customize here according to the print page you like         </ScrollViewer>
       Since this scrollviewer's size is small, they are under some other controls, just set visibility to visble when you decide to convert to pdf or image. It will not affect your interfacce.

#2. convert "TestPdf" : WriteableBitmap bitmap = new WriteableBitmap(TestPdf, new TranslateTransform()) ......

#3. Use SilverPDF :   PdfDocument pdfDoc = new PdfDocument();
                            ExportToPdf.AddPdfMapPage(bitmap, pdfDoc);
you can add as many pages on the same pdf doc.

Hope it helps.

DeminHu · ‎12-21-2011

Actually I used SilverPDF.dll and ESRI print sample together for my work, I can export the map ( cross domain resources, graphics layers) and query result together as PDF, if you like, I can extract some code as a complied sample for you , but probably the size will be too big to post here.

AnhTruong · ‎12-21-2011

I posted my issues couple of week ago to looking for helps from ArcGIS API for Silverlight expertise, but still waiting for detailed solutions. I am newbie to work on ArcGIS API for Silverlight, so I am still learning on ArcGIS. What I need help to export the data in QueryNoMap example(http://help.arcgis.com/en/webapi/silverlight/samples/start.htm#QueryWithoutMap) to PDF and Excel. I could not find any similar codes to get them done. If possible please send the codes to my personal email at avt2K8@gmail.com. I really appreciate it. Thanks for experience sharing.

Actually I used SilverPDF.dll and ESRI print sample together for my work, I can export the map ( cross domain resources, graphics layers) and query result together as PDF, if you like, I can extract some code as a complied sample for you , but probably the size will be too big to post here.

DeminHu · ‎12-21-2011

I will try to extract my code and compile, then email to you, but probably I can get time to do it tomorrow.

I posted my issues couple of week ago to looking for helps from ArcGIS API for Silverlight expertise, but still waiting for detailed solutions. I am newbie to work on ArcGIS API for Silverlight, so I am still learning on ArcGIS. What I need help to export the data in QueryNoMap example(http://help.arcgis.com/en/webapi/silverlight/samples/start.htm#QueryWithoutMap) to PDF and Excel. I could not find any similar codes to get them done. If possible please send the codes to my personal email at avt2K8@gmail.com. I really appreciate it. Thanks for experience sharing.

DeminHu · ‎12-22-2011

Sorry, I could not get any chance to extract the code as a sample application for you today, but I put some code in a zip file, please see if it can give you some clue to work out.

Aggain, I used ESRI print sample and SilverPDF.dll.

AnhTruong · ‎12-27-2011

Thanks for your attached sample code. My problem is different from yours because I export the data without map. I will look and figure out how to apply. Any other contributors from ArcGIS expertise are welcome.

Sorry, I could not get any chance to extract the code as a sample application for you today, but I put some code in a zip file, please see if it can give you some clue to work out.

Again, I used ESRI print sample and SilverPDF.dll.