Reg : PDF format

[Anna Srinivasan]

Hi,
I am using export to pdf function.
I have taken example from syncfusion northwind pdf sample.

1)Increse number of columns in the datable.
2)Do export To pdf .
while i am getting in the pdf format my columns width are getting reduced.

Note: If number of columns less then 10, pdf format is more readable otherwise not.

Help me..!

[Administrator]

Hi Anna,

I am afraid this is a limitation of the PDF format. There seems to be no way to increase the width of the PDF document so the alternative approach would be to limit the number of columns in each page, we would have to make the remaining columns continue on the next page. [This would be the same behavior as printing a grid that is 100+ coumns wide on a A4 Paper.]. We will have a Grid to PDF exporter component soon, that would automatically do that.

Thanks,

Stephen.

>Hi,
> I am using export to pdf function.
>I have taken example from syncfusion northwind pdf sample.
>
>1)Increse number of columns in the datable.
>2)Do export To pdf .
>while i am getting in the pdf format my columns width are getting reduced.
>
>Note: If number of columns less then 10, pdf format is more readable otherwise not.
>
>Help me..!

[Anna Srinivasan]

Hi,
Atleast for few columns(<5) i want to set the column witdth what is there in gridgroupingcontrol.

How do i do that...?

Source for PDF -- DataTable.

Following code i am using to get pdf file

DataTable dt = new DataTable();

int numCols = grid.TableDescriptor.VisibleColumns.Count;
foreach(GridVisibleColumnDescriptor cd in grid.TableDescriptor.VisibleColumns) {
string s = grid.TableDescriptor.Columns[cd.Name].HeaderText;
dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn(s, grid.TableDescriptor.Columns[cd.Name].FieldDescriptor.GetPropertyType()));
}

foreach(Record r in grid.Table.FilteredRecords) {
DataRow dr = dt.NewRow();

foreach(GridVisibleColumnDescriptor cd in grid.TableDescriptor.VisibleColumns) {
string s = grid.TableDescriptor.Columns[cd.Name].HeaderText;
dr[s] = r.GetValue(cd.Name);
}
dt.Rows.Add(dr);
}

dt.AcceptChanges();

table.DataMember = dt.TableName;
table.DataSource = dt;
table.ConfigureTable(dt);

thanks, Anna