Hi

I'm trying to save dynamically created invoices to a directory on my server so that I can send them as attachments to my clients once they've submitted their information. I don't want it to bring up the dialog box asking if I want to open or save the .pdf.

I found an earlier post on your site that deals with this exact issue (ASPXToPdf1_AfterRender) but when I try to implement the suggestions, I cannot get it to work.

1. I've created the AfterRender event as per code I found in your pages (I'm using VB.Net):
Protected Sub ASPXToPDF1_AfterRender(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
Dim result As HtmlToPdfResult = CType(ASPXToPDF1.Result, HtmlToPdfResult)
Dim doc As New PdfDocument
doc = result.PdfDocument
Dim str As String
str = Server.MapPath("Downloads\MyFileName.pdf")
doc.Save(str)
End Sub

2. After I called ASPXToPDF1.RenderAsPDF(str) I call ASPXToPDF1_AfterRender(sender, e)
(ASPXToPDF1.RenderAsPDF(str) works fine if I run it alone. It brings up the Open/Save dialog and
the pdf is rendered.) When I call ASPXToPDF1_AfterRender(sender, e), the system crashes with a
NullReferenceException on the line "doc = result.PdfDocument". When I check the content
for "result" it is "Nothing".

What am I doing wrong? Why is ASPXToPDF1.Result being cleared? Am I calling the ASPXToPDF1_AfterRender sub correctly?

I would appreciate your feedback.

Btw, I tried putting the commands of the Protected Sub ASPXToPDF1_AfterRender directly underneath the RenderAsPDF command as opposed to calling the Sub, but I got the same results.
i.e.
ASPXToPDF1.RenderAsPDF(str)
Dim result As HtmlToPdfResult = CType(ASPXToPDF1.Result, HtmlToPdfResult)
.....

The ASPXToPDF1.RenderAsPDF(str) is called in my Page_Load event.

Thanks for the feedback.

It is sorted out now.

ASPXToPDF1.RenderAsPDF(False) renders the pdf without showing the open/save dialog

In order for the AfterRender event to fire I had to add the "Handles" bit to the Sub declaration. For other newbies like myself here's the code I used:

Protected Sub ASPXToPDF1_AfterRender(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles ASPXToPDF1.AfterRender
Dim result As HtmlToPdfResult
result = CType(ASPXToPDF1.Result, HtmlToPdfResult)
Dim doc As New PdfDocument
doc = result.PdfDocument
Dim str As String
str = Server.MapPath("Downloads\MyFileName.pdf")
doc.Save(str)
End Sub


This matter is now resolved and can be closed. Thanks.