Need help in binding Datasource to PDFGrid

[Adrian Hedley]

Hi,

Bear with me as I am new to this..
I need to print Gridview (ASP.net) contents into a PDF page.
When binding my DataSource to the PdfGrid, it throws the following Exception:
StackTrace
System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
at Syncfusion.Pdf.Grid.PdfGrid.PopulateHeader()
at Syncfusion.Pdf.Grid.PdfGrid.SetDataSource()
at Syncfusion.Pdf.Grid.PdfGrid.set_DataSource(Object value)

Any help much appreciated..
Code snippet::
public void PrintToPdf()
{
PdfDocument doc = new PdfDocument();

//Add a page

PdfPage page = doc.Pages.Add();

//Create Pdf graphics for the page

PdfGraphics g = page.Graphics;

//Create a solid brush

PdfBrush brush = new PdfSolidBrush(Color.Black);

float fontSize = 20f;

//Set the font

PdfFont font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, fontSize);

DAL.emsDAL dal = new DAL.emsDAL();
try
{
PdfGrid grid = new PdfGrid();

List result = dal.getResults(1, 1, 1, new DateTime(2010, 7, 1), new DateTime(2010, 7, 5));//dal.getResults(plantID, chimID, pollID, dateFrom, dateTo);

// DataSource shows a count of 120.

grid.DataSource = result;// Exception is thrown here!!


grid.Draw(page.Graphics, PointF.Empty, 100);

}
catch (Exception ex)
{ }


//Stream the output to the browser.

if (this.CheckBox1.Checked)
{

doc.Save("Sample.pdf", Response, HttpReadType.Open);

}

else
{

doc.Save("Sample.pdf", Response, HttpReadType.Save);

}


}
//////////////////

Thanks for your time.

[Pravin Joshua D]

Hi Adrain,

Thank you for using Essential PDF.

It is not possible to pass a list as datasource for the PdfGrid.The datasource for a PdfGrid can be an array (two-dimensional, one-dimensional or nested), a DataTable, DataColumn, DataView or DataSet.

Please refer to the documentation in the link below, for more details.

Documentation:

http://help.syncfusion.com/ug_82/Reporting_PDF/GridCreation.html

Let us know if you have any questions.

Regards,
Pravin.