Error converting HTML text to a pdf file using itextsharp in asp.net

Question

I am using the following code to convert contents in Editor(Ajax control) to pdf,

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Web;

using System.IO;
using iTextSharp.text.html.simpleparser;
using iTextSharp.text;
using iTextSharp.text.pdf;
using iTextSharp.text.html;
/// <summary>
/// Summary description for pdfgeneration
/// </summary>
public class pdfgeneration
{
    public pdfgeneration()
    {
        //
        // TODO: Add constructor logic here
        //
    }

    public void pdfgenerator(String name1, AjaxControlToolkit.HTMLEditor.Editor Editor1)
    {

        HttpContext.Current.Response.Clear();
        HttpContext.Current.Response.ContentType = "application/pdf";
        // Create PDF document
        Document pdfDocument = new Document(PageSize.A4, 70, 55, 40, 25);

        PdfWriter wri = PdfWriter.GetInstance(pdfDocument, new FileStream("e://" +name1 + ".pdf", FileMode.Create));

        PdfWriter.GetInstance(pdfDocument, HttpContext.Current.Response.OutputStream);

        pdfDocument.Open();
        string htmlText = Editor1.Content;
        System.Collections.Generic.List<IElement> htmlarraylist = HTMLWorker.ParseToList(new StringReader(htmlText), null);

        for (int k = 0; k < htmlarraylist.Count; k++)
        {
            pdfDocument.Add((IElement)htmlarraylist[k]);
        }

        pdfDocument.Close();
        HttpContext.Current.Response.End();
    }


}

I am initially hard coding the following HTML text in the Editor(Ajax control),

String editorcontent = "<br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/>" +
                 "<br/>" + "<P align='center'><b>" + courtname + "</b></P>"
                + "<br/><P align='center'>(Before" + jname + "," + desname + ")"
                + "<br/>" + "<P align='right'><b><u>" + DropDownList1.SelectedItem + " no. " + TextBox1.Text + "/" + TextBox2.Text + "</u></b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>"
                + "<br />"
  **//this table is the problem//**    + "<table><tr><td width='750px'><p align='left'>" + petitioner + "</p>" + "</td><td>" + "<p align='right'>" + "..Applicant" + "</p>" + "</td></tr>" + "<tr><td><p align='center'>" + "V/s" + "</p>" + "</td><td></td>" + "</tr>" + "<tr><td width='75px'><p align='left'>" + respondent + "</p>" + "</td><td>" + "<p align='right'>" + "..Respondent" + "</p>" + "</td></tr></table>"
                + "<br/><P align='center'><b><u>ORDER</u></b>";
            Editor1.Content = editorcontent;

If i remove the following table from the above code than the pdf is generated successfully. but once i include that table in my HTMl code i get the following Error

enter image description here

How to resolve my problem.

add <tbody></tbody> may be work.

Govind Malviya
– Govind Malviya

2011-05-02 11:52:43 +00:00
Commented May 2, 2011 at 11:52 — Govind Malviya
– Govind Malviya, Commented May 2, 2011 at 11:52
@Govind KamalaPrakash Malviya where exactly?

Ishan
– Ishan

2011-05-02 11:53:42 +00:00
Commented May 2, 2011 at 11:53 — Ishan
– Ishan, Commented May 2, 2011 at 11:53
<table><tbody> .... </tbody></table>

Govind Malviya
– Govind Malviya

2011-05-02 11:54:11 +00:00
Commented May 2, 2011 at 11:54 — Govind Malviya
– Govind Malviya, Commented May 2, 2011 at 11:54
@Govind KamalaPrakash Malviya Sorry that did not work.

Ishan
– Ishan

2011-05-02 12:00:04 +00:00
Commented May 2, 2011 at 12:00 — Ishan
– Ishan, Commented May 2, 2011 at 12:00
Exact duplicate question from same user. Grr.

Mark Storer
– Mark Storer

2011-05-02 17:35:52 +00:00
Commented May 2, 2011 at 17:35 — Mark Storer
– Mark Storer, Commented May 2, 2011 at 17:35

goTo-devNull · Accepted Answer · 2011-05-02 13:38:19Z

6

the current version of iTextSharp does not support cell width specified with 'px'. it does support percentage or numeric-only width cell widths.

when you tried hard-coding the HTML content, there was 'px' in two places:

<td width='750px'>
<td width='75px'>

remove 'px' and you'll be OK.

answered May 2, 2011 at 13:38

goTo-devNull

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