Code works fine on development

http://idealpi.azurewebsites.net/testpdf.aspx

//Set the response header
HttpResponse response = HttpContext.Current.Response;
response.Clear();
response.ClearHeaders();
response.ContentType = "application/pdf";

//Convert to the output stream
EO.Pdf.HtmlToPdf.ConvertUrl("www.google.com", response.OutputStream);

response.End();

when put on website with full trust in web.config
click button and spins for while and get error:

Unable to create worker thread.
Line 37: EO.Pdf.HtmlToPdf.ConvertUrl("www.google.com", response.OutputStream);
[Exception: Unable to create worker thread.]
EO.Pdf.Internal.lo..ctor() +399
EO.Pdf.Internal.lo.a(lo A_0, List`1 A_1, Boolean A_2) +802
EO.Pdf.Internal.lo.a(hi A_0, Boolean A_1) +196
EO.Pdf.Internal.lo.a(hi A_0) +611

[HtmlToPdfException: Convertion failed. Unable to create worker thread.]
EO.Pdf.Internal.lo.a(hi A_0) +746
EO.Pdf.HtmlToPdfSession..ctor(HtmlToPdfOptions A_0) +133
EO.Pdf.HtmlToPdf.ConvertUrl(String url, PdfDocument doc, HtmlToPdfOptions options) +58
EO.Pdf.HtmlToPdf.ConvertUrl(String url, Stream stream, HtmlToPdfOptions options) +50
EO.Pdf.HtmlToPdf.ConvertUrl(String url, Stream stream) +7
TestPdf.Button1_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e) in c:\DWASFiles\sites\idealpi\VirtualDirectory0\site\wwwroot\TestPdf.aspx.cs:37
System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.OnClick(EventArgs e) +118
System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.RaisePostBackEvent(String eventArgument) +112
System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.System.Web.UI.IPostBackEventHandler.RaisePostBackEvent(String eventArgument) +10
System.Web.UI.Page.RaisePostBackEvent(IPostBackEventHandler sourceControl, String eventArgument) +13
System.Web.UI.Page.RaisePostBackEvent(NameValueCollection postData) +36
System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint) +5563



also tried writing simple output
HtmlToPdfResult result = HtmlToPdf.ConvertHtml("<b>test</b>", doc);
and same problem

any Suggestions?

At this point I do not have access to that. However I will check if Trace.Write is logged.

I am using the Azure website or WAWS servers which is a different flavor of Azure.
they work more like godaddy or amazon than traditional azure deploy applications.

Greg

I agree that makes sense. I will check on a dedicated virtual server instead. Thx

I received response back from MS. they said
Based on the reply of EO, it performs the conversion via another process. And it should using named pipe to communicate with the process converting the document. This is not allowed in WAWS. Your web application are not allowed to lunch any process. This is for security purpose, and is by desing.

I would suggest you consider other alternatives which convert the document inside IIS worker process.

So I will look at using a virtual server.

Is this still true - that the EO.PDF wont work on Azure Web App as it tries to launch another process of its own ? We've been having a similar problem.