PDFExport

[edulid]

Hello,

I just downloaded the SmartGWT 3.0 EE Evaluation, but I am not able to do the pdf export.

I don't find the examples you mentioned in the forum, and there is no javadocs/examples for isomorphic_contentexport.jar, neither in the "javadocs" nor in the "server javadocs" directories. Where can I find an example?
I just want to export the contents of a grid.

Thanks

[Isomorphic]

Download a 3.x nightly. There isn't an example in the Showcase, there's just the JavaDoc. The only client-side method you need to call to export to .pdf is RPCManager.exportContent(). The server-side JavaDoc has sample code for the specific use case of saving the generated .pdf to a file.

[edulid]

When I try do download a nightly build, I get the message:
Your account does not have access to licenses for SmartGWT 3.0 Pro.

This is of course the case because I am using the evaluation.

[Isomorphic]

We're unable to reproduce this download error with the SmartGWT 3.0.x Eval. At what URL are you seeing this error? Do you encounter it with this link?

[edulid]

Are you sure the javadocs for the PdfExporter are included?

When I open the javadoc (for the server) on the nightly build you sent me, I see this packages:

com.isomorphic.base
com.isomorphic.criteria
com.isomorphic.criteria.criterion
com.isomorphic.datasource
com.isomorphic.hibernate
com.isomorphic.jpa
com.isomorphic.js
com.isomorphic.mail
com.isomorphic.messaging
com.isomorphic.rpc
com.isomorphic.servlet
com.isomorphic.sql
com.isomorphic.tools
com.isomorphic.util
com.isomorphic.velocity
com.isomorphic.xml

But I am looking for com.isomorphic.contentexport, where I can find the PdfExport class.

Where exactly is the example you mention? I cannot find it.

[edulid]

Did you forget to put the javadocs for this packet or am I just looking at the wrong location ?

[Isomorphic]

Sorry, we gave you a bad link. You want a 3.x nightly, from here.

[edulid]

OK, thank you, I found the docs on the new link.

I still have a question, how to export the contents of a ListGrid to a PDF. In the javadocs I see an example of exporting html, .,. but how to export a ListGrid?

To export a ListGrid to Excel, I only had to do this:

DSRequest*dsRequestProperties*=*new*DSRequest();**
dsRequestProperties.setExportAs((ExportFormat)EnumUtil.getEnum(ExportFormat.values(),*"xls"));**
dsRequestProperties.setExportDisplay(showInWindow*?*ExportDisplay.WINDOW*:*ExportDisplay.DOWNLOAD);**
**
countryList.exportData(dsRequestProperties);*

Is there any such method for directly exporting the ListGrid contents to PDF ?

[Isomorphic]

The example code is taking the printable HTML of the ListGrid, which is what you want. Just actually try the code.

[edulid]

Well I try, but still have some problems/questions:

The method is:

getPdfObject(java.lang.String html,
                         java.util.Map settings,
                         javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response,
                         RPCManager rpc)

so I try this:

Object[] objs = new Object[]{ listGrid};
Canvas.getPrintHTML(objs, null, new PrintHTMLCallback() {
String listGridHtml = "";
	@Override
public void setHTML(String html) {
	listGridHtml = html;
	PdfExport pdfExport = new PdfExport();
//how to get the RPC Manager?
	RPCManager rpc = new RPCManager();
//how to get the response?
	HttpServletResponse response = null;
	Map properties = new HashMap();
	pdfExport.getPdfObject(html, properties, response, rpc);
};

My problem is the HttpServletResponse response: we are in the client, trying to get a pdf from a list, why do we have to pass the response from the client? where do I get the response?
Same question for the RPCManager rpc. I am not sure how to do this and I am stuck here.

Thank you!

[edulid]

Can someone please help me ?

[Isomorphic]

We dont understand your confusion. Follow the sample code - it is not the same as yours, and shows sending the file to the httpSerlvetResponse *on the server* which is the only place this could possibly happen.