Generate PDF Reports

How to Generate PDF Report

DynamicPDF Designer creates PDF report templates (DLEX files) and then ReportWriter combines the data and DLEX to layout and create a PDF report.

Steps to Generate PDF report

1. Create a DocumentLayout object using a DLEX file as a template.
2. Create a NameValueLayoutData object and add the necessary data.
3. Add the Layout method on the DocumentLayout to create a Document object.
4. Invoke the Draw method on the Document to save the PDF.

Sample Code - C#

string data = File.ReadAllText(Util.GetPath("Resources/Data/SimpleReportWithCoverPage.json"));
var jsonData = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject(data);
DocumentLayout layoutReport = new DocumentLayout(Util.GetPath("Resources/DLEXs/SimpleReportWithCoverPage.dlex"));

NameValueLayoutData layoutData = new NameValueLayoutData();
layoutData.Add("ReportCreatedFor", "Alex Smith");
layoutData.Add("Products", jsonData);

Document document = layoutReport.Layout(layoutData);
document.Draw(Util.GetPath("Output/report-output-example.pdf"));

GitHub Project

Examples are provided in C# and VB.NET. Clone or view the example project at GitHub. The examples are available in these files.

• C# - GenerateReportExample.cs
• VB.NET - GenerateReportExample.vb

Getting Started

Get started easily by installing DynamicPDF Core Suite for .NET through NuGet or manually. Then, refer to the documentation for more information on using and purchasing the product.

NuGet Package

DynamicPDF Generator is available on NuGet and is part of the ceTe.DynamicPDF.CoreSuite.NET package. The easiest way to install the DynamicPDF Core Suite package is through the Visual Studio Package Manager. You can also download directly from NuGet.

DynamicPDF ReportWriter Information

More information on DynamicPDF Core Suite (ReportWriter) can be found on its webpage.

• DynamicPDF ReportWriter

DynamicPDF Designer Information

More information on DynamicPDF Designer can be found on the DynamicPDF SDK website.

Available on Other Platforms

DynamicPDF ReportWriter PDF Library is also available for COM/AxtiveX platforms. Refer to the product page for more details.

• COM/ActiveX - DynamicPDF ReportWriter for COM/ActiveX