We are using Kendo Grid for listing and needs to export record with filter to doc/Docx file.
Does Any one has idea about how to export IEumarable object to Doc/Docx file.
Here Code Snippet:
public FileResult ExportToWord([DataSourceRequest]DataSourceRequest request)
{
IEnumerable rows = dtView.ToDataSourceResult(request).Data;
MemoryStream output = new MemoryStream();
workbook.Write(output);
return File(output.ToArray(), "application/vnd.ms-word", "GridExcelExport.doc");
}
Any Help ?
You can try below code
public ActionResult ExportData()
{
GridView gv = new GridView();
gv.DataSource = db.Studentrecord.ToList();
gv.DataBind();
Response.ClearContent();
Response.Buffer = true;
Response.AddHeader("content-disposition", "attachment; filename=Marklist.doc");
Response.ContentType = "application/vnd.ms-word ";
Response.Charset = string.Empty;
StringWriter sw = new StringWriter();
HtmlTextWriter htw = new HtmlTextWriter(sw);
gv.RenderControl(htw);
Response.Output.Write(sw.ToString());
Response.Flush();
Response.End();
return RedirectToAction("StudentDetails");
}
I use ASP.net MVC 3.
I have these two requirement.
Frist one is creating invoice in my application. I want to export the datas to pdf , word , excel file. I downloaded itextsharp dll, can anyone tel me is there anyother alternative to datas in the ui to pdf, word and excel document?
Second is I need print the document after clicking the print button. How to connect printer with the print button in the exported document ?
You can use a snippet.
This one is great. Take a look on it.
This is an example of usage:
HTML
<asp:GridView ID="GridView1" runat="server"
AutoGenerateColumns = "false" Font-Names = "Arial"
Font-Size = "11pt" AlternatingRowStyle-BackColor = "#C2D69B"
HeaderStyle-BackColor = "green" AllowPaging ="true"
OnPageIndexChanging = "OnPaging" >
<Columns>
<asp:BoundField ItemStyle-Width = "150px" DataField = "CustomerID"
HeaderText = "CustomerID" />
<asp:BoundField ItemStyle-Width = "150px" DataField = "City"
HeaderText = "City"/>
<asp:BoundField ItemStyle-Width = "150px" DataField = "Country"
HeaderText = "Country"/>
<asp:BoundField ItemStyle-Width = "150px" DataField = "PostalCode"
HeaderText = "PostalCode"/>
</Columns>
</asp:GridView>
C# for pdf example
protected void btnExportPDF_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
Response.ContentType = "application/pdf";
Response.AddHeader("content-disposition",
"attachment;filename=GridViewExport.pdf");
Response.Cache.SetCacheability(HttpCacheability.NoCache);
StringWriter sw = new StringWriter();
HtmlTextWriter hw = new HtmlTextWriter(sw);
GridView1.AllowPaging = false;
GridView1.DataBind();
GridView1.RenderControl(hw);
StringReader sr = new StringReader(sw.ToString());
Document pdfDoc = new Document(PageSize.A4, 10f,10f,10f,0f);
HTMLWorker htmlparser = new HTMLWorker(pdfDoc);
PdfWriter.GetInstance(pdfDoc, Response.OutputStream);
pdfDoc.Open();
htmlparser.Parse(sr);
pdfDoc.Close();
Response.Write(pdfDoc);
Response.End();
}
C# for excel example
protected void btnExportExcel_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
Response.Clear();
Response.Buffer = true;
Response.AddHeader("content-disposition",
"attachment;filename=GridViewExport.xls");
Response.Charset = "";
Response.ContentType = "application/vnd.ms-excel";
StringWriter sw = new StringWriter();
HtmlTextWriter hw = new HtmlTextWriter(sw);
GridView1.AllowPaging = false;
GridView1.DataBind();
//Change the Header Row back to white color
GridView1.HeaderRow.Style.Add("background-color", "#FFFFFF");
//Apply style to Individual Cells
GridView1.HeaderRow.Cells[0].Style.Add("background-color", "green");
GridView1.HeaderRow.Cells[1].Style.Add("background-color", "green");
GridView1.HeaderRow.Cells[2].Style.Add("background-color", "green");
GridView1.HeaderRow.Cells[3].Style.Add("background-color", "green");
for (int i = 0; i < GridView1.Rows.Count;i++ )
{
GridViewRow row = GridView1.Rows[i];
//Change Color back to white
row.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.White;
//Apply text style to each Row
row.Attributes.Add("class", "textmode");
//Apply style to Individual Cells of Alternating Row
if (i % 2 != 0)
{
row.Cells[0].Style.Add("background-color", "#C2D69B");
row.Cells[1].Style.Add("background-color", "#C2D69B");
row.Cells[2].Style.Add("background-color", "#C2D69B");
row.Cells[3].Style.Add("background-color", "#C2D69B");
}
}
GridView1.RenderControl(hw);
//style to format numbers to string
string style = #"<style> .textmode { mso-number-format:\#; } </style>";
Response.Write(style);
Response.Output.Write(sw.ToString());
Response.Flush();
Response.End();
}
I am having trouble exporting data to Excel. The following seems to render the gridview into my View, instead of prompting the user to open with Excel, which I have installed on my machine.
Public ActionResult ExportToExcel()
{
var products = this.Repository.Products.ToList();
var grid = new GridView();
grid.DataSource = from p in products
select new
{
Id = p.Id,
Name = p.Name
};
grid.DataBind();
Response.ClearContent();
Response.Buffer = true;
Response.AddHeader("content-disposition", "attachment; filename=MyExcelFile.xls");
Response.ContentType = "application/ms-excel";
Response.Charset = "";
StringWriter sw = new StringWriter();
HtmlTextWriter htw = new HtmlTextWriter(sw);
grid.RenderControl(htw);
Response.Output.Write(sw.ToString());
Response.Flush();
Response.End();
return View("MyView");
}
What am I doing wrong?
I have tried your code and it works just fine.
The file is being created without any problem, this is the code I used (it's your code, I just changed the datasource for testing):
public ActionResult ExportToExcel()
{
var products = new System.Data.DataTable("teste");
products.Columns.Add("col1", typeof(int));
products.Columns.Add("col2", typeof(string));
products.Rows.Add(1, "product 1");
products.Rows.Add(2, "product 2");
products.Rows.Add(3, "product 3");
products.Rows.Add(4, "product 4");
products.Rows.Add(5, "product 5");
products.Rows.Add(6, "product 6");
products.Rows.Add(7, "product 7");
var grid = new GridView();
grid.DataSource = products;
grid.DataBind();
Response.ClearContent();
Response.Buffer = true;
Response.AddHeader("content-disposition", "attachment; filename=MyExcelFile.xls");
Response.ContentType = "application/ms-excel";
Response.Charset = "";
StringWriter sw = new StringWriter();
HtmlTextWriter htw = new HtmlTextWriter(sw);
grid.RenderControl(htw);
Response.Output.Write(sw.ToString());
Response.Flush();
Response.End();
return View("MyView");
}
You can call helper class in any controller
//view
#Html.ActionLink("Export to Excel", "Excel")
//controller Action
public void Excel()
{
var model = db.GetModel()
Export export = new Export();
export.ToExcel(Response, model);
}
//helper class
public class Export
{ public void ToExcel(HttpResponseBase Response, object clientsList)
{
var grid = new System.Web.UI.WebControls.GridView();
grid.DataSource = clientsList;
grid.DataBind();
Response.ClearContent();
Response.AddHeader("content-disposition", "attachment; filename=FileName.xls");
Response.ContentType = "application/excel";
StringWriter sw = new StringWriter();
HtmlTextWriter htw = new HtmlTextWriter(sw);
grid.RenderControl(htw);
Response.Write(sw.ToString());
Response.End();
}
}
Step 1: View page code
<input type="button" id="btnExport" value="Export" class="btn btn-primary" />
<script>
$(document).ready(function () {
$('#btnExport').click(function () {
window.location = '/Inventory/ExportInventory';
});
});
</script>
Step 2: Controller Code
public ActionResult ExportInventory()
{
//Load Data
var dataInventory = _inventoryService.InventoryListByPharmacyId(pId);
string xml=String.Empty;
XmlDocument xmlDoc = new XmlDocument();
XmlSerializer xmlSerializer = new XmlSerializer(dataInventory.GetType());
using (MemoryStream xmlStream = new MemoryStream())
{
xmlSerializer.Serialize(xmlStream, dataInventory);
xmlStream.Position = 0;
xmlDoc.Load(xmlStream);
xml = xmlDoc.InnerXml;
}
var fName = string.Format("Inventory-{0}", DateTime.Now.ToString("s"));
byte[] fileContents = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(xml);
return File(fileContents, "application/vnd.ms-excel", fName);
}
using (MemoryStream mem = new MemoryStream())
{
SpreadsheetDocument spreadsheetDocument = SpreadsheetDocument.Create(mem, SpreadsheetDocumentType.Workbook);
// Add a WorkbookPart to the document.
WorkbookPart workbookpart = spreadsheetDocument.AddWorkbookPart();
workbookpart.Workbook = new Workbook();
// Add a WorksheetPart to the WorkbookPart.
WorksheetPart worksheetPart = workbookpart.AddNewPart<WorksheetPart>();
worksheetPart.Worksheet = new Worksheet(new SheetData());
// Add Sheets to the Workbook.
Sheets sheets = spreadsheetDocument.WorkbookPart.Workbook.AppendChild<Sheets>(new Sheets());
SheetData sheetData = worksheetPart.Worksheet.GetFirstChild<SheetData>();
// Add a row to the cell table.
Row row;
row = new Row() { RowIndex = 1 };
sheetData.Append(row);
// In the new row, find the column location to insert a cell in A1.
Cell refCell = null;
foreach (Cell cell in row.Elements<Cell>())
{
if (string.Compare(cell.CellReference.Value, "A1", true) > 0)
{
refCell = cell;
break;
}
}
// Add the cell to the cell table at A1.
Cell newCell = new Cell() { CellReference = "A1" };
row.InsertBefore(newCell, refCell);
// Set the cell value to be a numeric value of 100.
newCell.CellValue = new CellValue("100");
newCell.DataType = new EnumValue<CellValues>(CellValues.Number);
// Append a new worksheet and associate it with the workbook.
Sheet sheet = new Sheet()
{
Id = spreadsheetDocument.WorkbookPart.GetIdOfPart(worksheetPart),
SheetId = 1,
Name = "mySheet"
};
sheets.Append(sheet);
workbookpart.Workbook.Save();
spreadsheetDocument.Close();
return File(mem.ToArray(), System.Net.Mime.MediaTypeNames.Application.Octet, "text.xlsx");
}
I have done this before, I think you need to remove the ActionResult. Make it a void and remove the return View(MyView). this is the solution
I used a list in my controller class to set data into grid view. The code works fine for me:
public ActionResult ExpExcl()
{
List<PersonModel> person= new List<PersonModel>
{
new PersonModel() {FirstName= "Jenny", LastName="Mathew", Age= 23},
new PersonModel() {FirstName= "Paul", LastName="Meehan", Age=25}
};
var grid= new GridView();
grid.DataSource= person;
grid.DataBind();
Response.ClearContent();
Response.AddHeader("content-disposition","attachement; filename=data.xls");
Response.ContentType="application/excel";
StringWriter sw= new StringWriter();
HtmlTextWriter htw= new HtmlTextWriter(sw);
grid.RenderControl(htw);
Response.Output.Write(sw.ToString());
Response.Flush();
Response.End();
return View();
}
The modest way to export excel in MVC is using Microsoft CloseXml. I wrote a simple function for exporting my query result as excel sheet:
using ClosedXML.Excel;
...
public ActionResult ToExcel(List<Dictionary<string, string>> data, Dictionary<string, string> columnMap, string fileName, string sheetName)
{
var dtDataBuffer = new System.Data.DataTable("buffer");
foreach (string col in columnMap.Values)
{
dtDataBuffer.Columns.Add(col, typeof(string));
}
foreach (var row in data)
{
List<string> rowData = new List<string> { };
foreach (string col in columnMap.Keys)
{
rowData.Add(row[col]);
}
dtDataBuffer.Rows.Add(rowData.ToArray());
}
var memoryStream = new MemoryStream();
using (var workbook = new XLWorkbook())
{
var worksheet = workbook.Worksheets.Add(dtDataBuffer, sheetName);
worksheet.Rows().Style.Alignment.Horizontal = XLAlignmentHorizontalValues.Center;
worksheet.Rows().Style.Alignment.Vertical = XLAlignmentVerticalValues.Center;
worksheet.Columns().AdjustToContents();
workbook.SaveAs(memoryStream);
}
return File(memoryStream.ToArray(), "application/vnd.ms-excel", fileName);
}
And this is a usage example (in practice I use my own class to run query and generate data. You can find it here for Oracle and SQL Server):
public ActionResult myReportExport(){
var data=List<Dictionary<string, string>>(){
{{"Column1_Index","Column1_Value"},{"Column2_Index","Column2_Value"},...}
...
};
return ToExcel(data, new Dictionary<string, string> {
{ "Column1_Index", "Column1 Title" } ,
{ "Column2_Index", "Column2 Title" } ,
...
},
"myFileName.xlsx",
"my sheet name"
);
}
I was trying to export pdf file from database in asp.net. Here, I followed this link: http://www.aspsnippets.com/Articles/Export-DataSet-or-DataTable-to-Word-Excel-PDF-and-CSV-Formats.aspx
For Export .doc file:
string strQuery = "select CustomerID, ContactName, City, PostalCode" +
" from customers";
SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand(strQuery);
DataTable dt = GetData(cmd);
//Create a dummy GridView
GridView GridView1 = new GridView();
GridView1.AllowPaging = false;
GridView1.DataSource = dt;
GridView1.DataBind();
Response.Clear();
Response.Buffer = true;
Response.AddHeader("content-disposition",
"attachment;filename=DataTable.doc");
Response.Charset = "";
Response.ContentType = "application/vnd.ms-word ";
StringWriter sw = new StringWriter();
HtmlTextWriter hw = new HtmlTextWriter(sw);
GridView1.RenderControl(hw);
GridView1.Caption = "<br><br><br>" + "<h3>" + "Register Users Table" + "</h3>" + "<br>";
Response.Output.Write(sw.ToString());
Response.Flush();
Response.End();
Here Caption was displayed the top of the GridView in the .doc file
For Export .pdf file:
string strQuery = "select CustomerID, ContactName, City, PostalCode" +
" from customers";
SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand(strQuery);
DataTable dt = GetData(cmd);
//Create a dummy GridView
GridView GridView1 = new GridView();
GridView1.AllowPaging = false;
GridView1.DataSource = dt;
GridView1.DataBind();
Response.ContentType = "application/pdf";
Response.AddHeader("content-disposition",
"attachment;filename=DataTable.pdf");
Response.Cache.SetCacheability(HttpCacheability.NoCache);
StringWriter sw = new StringWriter();
HtmlTextWriter hw = new HtmlTextWriter(sw);
GridView1.RenderControl(hw);
GridView1.Caption = "<br><br><br>" + "<h3>" + "Register Users Table" + "</h3>" + "<br>";
StringReader sr = new StringReader(sw.ToString());
Document pdfDoc = new Document(PageSize.A4, 10f, 10f, 10f, 0f);
HTMLWorker htmlparser = new HTMLWorker(pdfDoc);
PdfWriter.GetInstance(pdfDoc, Response.OutputStream);
pdfDoc.Open();
htmlparser.Parse(sr);
pdfDoc.Close();
Response.Write(pdfDoc);
Response.End();
Here the Caption of the GridView not displayed... How to display the caption of the Gridview in Exporting the pdf file in C# asp.net
How to do this.. Is there any wrong in my code??
Thanks in advance..
I am trying to generate a pdf out of an MVC3 webpage. I've viewed all the usual tutorials, but as is often the case when one is in a hurry and doesn't really know what one is doing, I'm making a dog's breakfast of it.
When I click the action link on the view to generate the pdf, the file appears to be created, but when I try to open it, I get the ever so helpful message from Adobe Reader that "... the file is damaged and cannot be repaired".
Where have I gone wrong?
public FileStreamResult PDFGenerator()
{
Stream fileStream = GeneratePDF();
HttpContext.Response.AddHeader("content-disposition", "attachment; filename=form.pdf");
return new FileStreamResult(fileStream, "application/pdf");
}
private Stream GeneratePDF()
{
MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream();
Document doc = new Document();
PdfWriter writer = PdfWriter.GetInstance(doc, ms);
doc.Open();
doc.Add(new Paragraph("Hello"));
ms.Position = 0;
ms.Flush();
writer.Flush();
return ms;
}
You must close the document. Try like this:
public ActionResult PDFGenerator()
{
var doc = new Document();
using (var stream = new MemoryStream())
{
var writer = PdfWriter.GetInstance(doc, stream);
doc.Open();
doc.Add(new Paragraph("Hello"));
doc.Close();
return File(stream.ToArray(), "application/pdf", "test.pdf");
}
}
But that's ugly. I would recommend you a more MVCish approach which consists in writing a custom ActionResult. As an additional advantage of this is that your controller actions will be more easier to unit test in isolation:
public class PdfResult : FileResult
{
public PdfResult(): base("application/pdf")
{ }
public PdfResult(string contentType): base(contentType)
{ }
protected override void WriteFile(HttpResponseBase response)
{
var cd = new ContentDisposition
{
Inline = false,
FileName = "test.pdf"
};
response.AppendHeader("Content-Disposition", cd.ToString());
var doc = new Document();
var writer = PdfWriter.GetInstance(doc, response.OutputStream);
doc.Open();
doc.Add(new Paragraph("Hello"));
doc.Close();
}
}
and then in your controller action:
public ActionResult PDFGenerator()
{
return new PdfResult();
}
Of course this can be taken a step further and have this PdfResult take a view model as constructor argument and generate the PDF based on some properties on this view model:
public ActionResult PDFGenerator()
{
MyViewModel model = ...
return new PdfResult(model);
}
Now things are beginning to look nice.