HTML export to other formats

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Anybody know about any good, free .Net libraries to export HTML to PDF and / or Excel?

There are some cool component sets, like ExpertPDF, but pricing is just ridiculous.
 
Funny that, I searched google (with different strings) and only got commercial stuff with free trial downloads...

Have you used any of those that you refer to? I'm also specifically looking for something that exports HTML to PDF, without me having to rebuild the rendered HTML into PDF through some API.
 
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simp said:
Funny that, I searched google (with different strings) and only got commercial stuff with free trial downloads...

Have you used any of those that you refer to? I'm also specifically looking for something that exports HTML to PDF, without me having to rebuild the rendered HTML into PDF through some API.
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So you basically want to "print" the web page from the browser? If so, just install a PDF writer like CutePDF. You then just "print" the page to the PDF writer and it saves the PDF wherever you choose.
 
No I haven't implemented anything like that before. Usually what I do is I use reporting services' feature to export to PDF and just build a simple report layout with the stuff I want on there. Then I use a technique to export it and push the file as a download to the browser without having to open RS at all.

Usually does the trick but I can understand you need something like that.

If you're getting Trial software then you're not looking at the right place :) or searching the right thing. Lots of open source stuff out there ;)
 
If you were using Drupal/Joomla, you could have used one of their modules to offer that function. But since you're using .net, you'll have work with the suggestions above :p
 
AcidRaZor said:
No I haven't implemented anything like that before. Usually what I do is I use reporting services' feature to export to PDF and just build a simple report layout with the stuff I want on there. Then I use a technique to export it and push the file as a download to the browser without having to open RS at all.

Usually does the trick but I can understand you need something like that.

If you're getting Trial software then you're not looking at the right place :) or searching the right thing. Lots of open source stuff out there ;)
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Yup - also use the RS export to PDF feature. Makes life a lot easier...
 
Can you imagine the beancounters' response when told we need to install RS on another production server? ;)

Thanks for the input though.
 
Why? Just imagine his response when you tell him you get a version of RS for mahala with SQL Express Edition! :eek:
 
2 reasons : this solution is still SQL2000 (I know, I know, but if it aint broke, don't fix it), and surely SQL Express is not licensed for web deployment, is it?
 
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