How to export a Diagram to a PdfDocument server side
The Syncfusion Essential HTML converter supports HTML to PDF conversion by using the advanced Blink rendering engine. This converter can be easily integrated into any application on .NET platforms and export HTML to PDF.
We can export the diagram to pdf using blink render engine by getting the URL of the page and convert it into pdf. We have prepared a working sample of “How to export a Diagram to Pdf using Blink engine” and download link provided in the bottom of the document. In this sample, we have provided a button to export the diagram to pdf. For more info, please refer to the following code snippet and the documentation links below.
The following code shows how to export URL to pdf.
protected void Button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
//Initialize the HTML to PDF converter with Blink rendering engine
HtmlToPdfConverter htmlConverter = new HtmlToPdfConverter(HtmlRenderingEngine.Blink);
BlinkConverterSettings blinkConverterSettings = new BlinkConverterSettings();
blinkConverterSettings.Orientation = PdfPageOrientation.Portrait;
//Set the BlinkBinaries folder path
blinkConverterSettings.BlinkPath = Server.MapPath("~/BlinkBinaries");
//Assign Blink converter settings to HTML converter
htmlConverter.ConverterSettings = blinkConverterSettings;
//Get the current URL
string url = HttpContext.Current.Request.Url.AbsoluteUri;
//Convert URL to PDF
PdfDocument document = htmlConverter.ConvertPartialHtml(url, "Calendar1");
//Save the document
document.Save("Sample.pdf", HttpContext.Current.Response, HttpReadType.Save);
}
Documentation link: https://help.syncfusion.com/file-formats/pdf/convert-html-to-pdf/blink
Documentation link for prerequisites: https://help.syncfusion.com/file-formats/pdf/convert-html-to-pdf/blink#prerequisites-for-windows
Sample Link:https://www.syncfusion.com/downloads/support/directtrac/general/ze/HtmlToPDF_WebForms1247561045
Note:
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