Sending generated pdf file from a gridview as an email attachment

Hello,

I managed to create a PDF file from a gridview using the following code:

string attachment = "attachment; filename=test.pdf";
Response.ClearContent();
Response.AddHeader("content-disposition", attachment);
Response.ContentType = "application/pdf";
StringWriter stw = new StringWriter();
HtmlTextWriter htextw = new HtmlTextWriter(stw);
gridview.RenderControl(htextw);
Document document = new Document();
PdfWriter.GetInstance(document, Response.OutputStream);
document.Open();
StringReader str = new StringReader(stw.ToString());
HTMLWorker htmlworker = new HTMLWorker(document);
htmlworker.Parse(str);
document.Close();
Response.Write(document);

I also want to send the PDF file as an email attachment. But I don't know which element of the above code should be used as the attachment file.

Attachment file = new Attachment(What should I insert here?????);
message.Attachments.Add(file);

TIA

Re: Sending generated pdf file from a gridview as an email attachment

Using fs As New FileStream(reportPath, FileMode.Create)
     fs.Write(fbytes, 0, fbytes.Length)
End Using

where you save this file is the path you give for the email attachment.

Re: Sending generated pdf file from a gridview as an email attachment

Thanks UstesG.

Tried that, but didnt recognize fbytes saying that it doesnt exist in the current context.

Also, I'm using C# instead of VB. I guess then, that the code should be something like the following:

string path= "C:\\";
FileStream fs = new FileStream(path, FileMode.Create);
fs.Write(fbytes, 0, fbytes.Length);
Attachment file= new Attachment(path);
message.Attachments.Add(file);

Is that correct? Or am I missing something? (Quite frankly, I'm still a beginner in .NET Development)

Re: Sending generated pdf file from a gridview as an email attachment

fbytes is your response stream saved to a byte array. Basically you have to save the html to disk first before you can attached it.

Re: Sending generated pdf file from a gridview as an email attachment

Could you please post an example?

I'm really strugglin with this

Re: Sending generated pdf file from a gridview as an email attachment

lets see if this gets you out of the rut....

Dim ms As New MemoryStream
Dim doc As New iTextSharp.text.Document()
Dim writer As PdfWriter = Nothing
writer = PdfWriter.GetInstance(doc, ms)

'build your pdf




'get doc into byte array
Dim fbytes As Byte() = ms.GetBuffer

'save bytestream to file
Using fs As New FileStream(reportPath, FileMode.Create)
     fs.Write(fbytes, 0, fbytes.Length)
End Using


'attach reportpath to email after here