Generate PDF from ASP.NET

[MeDhanush]

Hi Guys,

Can anyone pl direct me on how to generate a PDF document from
ASP.NET.
I know it can be done using Crystal Reports.
I'm looking for any other alternative approaches.
First of all, can it be done without using any third party component ?
If not what are best components ?

Thanks for your advices.
Kishore

[Ken Cox [Microsoft MVP]]

Hi Kishore,

There are quite a few .Net implementations of PDF creators, some commercial
and some open source.

I've had fairly good success with this one:

http://itextsharp.sourceforge.net
"MeDhanush" <me*******@yaho o.com> wrote in message
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Hi Guys,

Can anyone pl direct me on how to generate a PDF document from
ASP.NET.
I know it can be done using Crystal Reports.
I'm looking for any other alternative approaches.
First of all, can it be done without using any third party component ?
If not what are best components ?

Thanks for your advices.
Kishore

[David Bartosik - MS MVP]

adding to Ken's post, I've been evaluating activepdf (www.activepdf.com), it
looks pretty robust so far.

--
David Bartosik - Microsoft MVP
Visit www.davidbartosik.com
for Publisher and Web Design
Tips and How-to's.

"MeDhanush" <me*******@yaho o.com> wrote in message
news:15******** *************** **@posting.goog le.com...

Hi Guys,

Can anyone pl direct me on how to generate a PDF document from
ASP.NET.
I know it can be done using Crystal Reports.
I'm looking for any other alternative approaches.
First of all, can it be done without using any third party component ?
If not what are best components ?

Thanks for your advices.
Kishore

[MeDhanush]

Ken\David,

Thanks for the replies.
Based on my requirement ( i did't mention it in the original posting,
sorry for that),
1. iTextSharp is currently only ver 0.04, so i really don't like to go
PROD with 0.04. (http://sourceforge.net/projects/itextsharp/)
But the good part is, it is developed in c#
2.activepdf did't mention about development platform, whether they
developed it in c# or using interop.( or I may be missing the link to
web page)

I'm really looking for a managed pdf converter.

So, my shot would be for one of the following
1.Dynamic PDF
a.DynamicPDF™ Generator.NET
http://dynamicpdf.com/Products/Generator.NET/
2.Siberix
a.PDF Library http://www.siberix.com/pdf/index.html
b.Frame Set http://www.siberix.com/frameset/index.html

Can you guys pl comment on this.

Thanks again
Kishore
"David Bartosik - MS MVP" <db*******@mvps .org> wrote in message news:<O3******* *******@tk2msft ngp13.phx.gbl>. ..

adding to Ken's post, I've been evaluating activepdf (www.activepdf.com), it
looks pretty robust so far.

--
David Bartosik - Microsoft MVP
Visit www.davidbartosik.com
for Publisher and Web Design
Tips and How-to's.

"MeDhanush" <me*******@yaho o.com> wrote in message
news:15******** *************** **@posting.goog le.com...

Hi Guys,

Can anyone pl direct me on how to generate a PDF document from
ASP.NET.
I know it can be done using Crystal Reports.
I'm looking for any other alternative approaches.
First of all, can it be done without using any third party component ?
If not what are best components ?

Thanks for your advices.
Kishore

[Ken Cox [Microsoft MVP]]

I've found iTextSharp to be quite stable and I use it in a production
environment.

The advantage is that if you find a bug, you have the source code so you can
fix it.

"MeDhanush" <me*******@yaho o.com> wrote in message
news:15******** *************** ***@posting.goo gle.com...

Ken\David,

Thanks for the replies.
Based on my requirement ( i did't mention it in the original posting,
sorry for that),
1. iTextSharp is currently only ver 0.04, so i really don't like to go
PROD with 0.04. (http://sourceforge.net/projects/itextsharp/)
But the good part is, it is developed in c#
2.activepdf did't mention about development platform, whether they
developed it in c# or using interop.( or I may be missing the link to
web page)

I'm really looking for a managed pdf converter.

So, my shot would be for one of the following
1.Dynamic PDF
a.DynamicPDF™ Generator.NET
http://dynamicpdf.com/Products/Generator.NET/
2.Siberix
a.PDF Library http://www.siberix.com/pdf/index.html
b.Frame Set http://www.siberix.com/frameset/index.html

Can you guys pl comment on this.

Thanks again
Kishore
"David Bartosik - MS MVP" <db*******@mvps .org> wrote in message
news:<O3******* *******@tk2msft ngp13.phx.gbl>. ..

adding to Ken's post, I've been evaluating activepdf (www.activepdf.com),
it
looks pretty robust so far.

--
David Bartosik - Microsoft MVP
Visit www.davidbartosik.com
for Publisher and Web Design
Tips and How-to's.

"MeDhanush" <me*******@yaho o.com> wrote in message
news:15******** *************** **@posting.goog le.com...

> Hi Guys,
>
> Can anyone pl direct me on how to generate a PDF document from
> ASP.NET.
> I know it can be done using Crystal Reports.
> I'm looking for any other alternative approaches.
> First of all, can it be done without using any third party component ?
> If not what are best components ?
>
> Thanks for your advices.
> Kishore

[Ken Cox [Microsoft MVP]]

Hi Kishore,

I see you got the answer from the iTextSharp author. Just for anyone
following this thread or picking it through a search, here's Gerald Henson's
reply:

"Just generate a key file using sn.exe, set the location of the key file in
the assemblyinfo.cs file of the itextsharp project, then rebuild. "

Ken
"MeDhanush" <me*******@yaho o.com> wrote in message
news:15******** *************** ***@posting.goo gle.com...

Hi,

Thanks for the help of previous postings..,
When I'm building the application along with itextsharp.dll, VS.NET
complaining that this dll is not signed.

My application has .snk file.

I don't think I can sign itextsharp.dll.

Is there any way I can suppress this signature checking or is it
technically all the DLL's needs to signed, if my application has a
.snk ?

TIA
Kishore

"Ken Cox [Microsoft MVP]" <BA************ @sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:<OR******* *******@TK2MSFT NGP11.phx.gbl>. ..

I've found iTextSharp to be quite stable and I use it in a production
environment.

The advantage is that if you find a bug, you have the source code so you
can
fix it.

"MeDhanush" <me*******@yaho o.com> wrote in message
news:15******** *************** ***@posting.goo gle.com...

> Ken\David,
>
> Thanks for the replies.
> Based on my requirement ( i did't mention it in the original posting,
> sorry for that),
> 1. iTextSharp is currently only ver 0.04, so i really don't like to go
> PROD with 0.04. (http://sourceforge.net/projects/itextsharp/)
> But the good part is, it is developed in c#
> 2.activepdf did't mention about development platform, whether they
> developed it in c# or using interop.( or I may be missing the link to
> web page)
>
> I'm really looking for a managed pdf converter.
>
> So, my shot would be for one of the following
> 1.Dynamic PDF
> a.DynamicPDF? Generator.NET
> http://dynamicpdf.com/Products/Generator.NET/
> 2.Siberix
> a.PDF Library http://www.siberix.com/pdf/index.html
> b.Frame Set http://www.siberix.com/frameset/index.html
>
> Can you guys pl comment on this.
>
> Thanks again
> Kishore
>
>
> "David Bartosik - MS MVP" <db*******@mvps .org> wrote in message
> news:<O3******* *******@tk2msft ngp13.phx.gbl>. ..
>> adding to Ken's post, I've been evaluating activepdf
>> (www.activepdf.com),
>> it
>> looks pretty robust so far.
>>
>> --
>> David Bartosik - Microsoft MVP
>> Visit www.davidbartosik.com
>> for Publisher and Web Design
>> Tips and How-to's.
>>
>> "MeDhanush" <me*******@yaho o.com> wrote in message
>> news:15******** *************** **@posting.goog le.com...
>> > Hi Guys,
>> >
>> > Can anyone pl direct me on how to generate a PDF document from
>> > ASP.NET.
>> > I know it can be done using Crystal Reports.
>> > I'm looking for any other alternative approaches.
>> > First of all, can it be done without using any third party component
>> > ?
>> > If not what are best components ?
>> >
>> > Thanks for your advices.
>> > Kishore