//Without using JSReportAttibute registered in GlobalActionFilter
public async Task <ActionResult> InvoiceDownloadAsync()
{
try
{
string filename = "myReport.pdf";
var invoiceModel = InvoiceModel.Example();
var htmlContent = MvcStringHelper.RenderViewToString(this.ControllerContext, "/Views/Home/Invoice.cshtml", invoiceModel);
(var contentType, var generatedFile) = await GeneratePDFAsync(htmlContent);
Response.Headers["Content-Disposition"] = $"attachment; filename=\"TestingApp.pdf\"";
// You may save your file here
//using (var fileStream = new FileStream(Path.Combine(folder, fileName), FileMode.Create))
//{
// await generatedFile.CopyToAsync(fileStream);
//}
// You may need this for re-use of the stream
generatedFile.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.Begin);
return(File(generatedFile.ToArray(), "application/pdf", filename));
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
var test = ex;
return(null);
}
}
public async Task <FileResult> PDFAsync()
{
string filename = "myReport.pdf";
var invoiceModel = InvoiceModel.Example();
var htmlContent = MvcStringHelper.RenderViewToString(this.ControllerContext, "/Views/Home/Invoice.cshtml", invoiceModel);
(var contentType, var generatedFile) = await GeneratePDFAsync(htmlContent);
Response.Headers["Content-Disposition"] = $"attachment; filename=" + filename;
generatedFile.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.Begin);
return(File(generatedFile.ToArray(), "application/pdf", filename));
}