Creating a PDF from HTML Code Sample

Generate a PDF document from dynamically built HTML content.

Key Objects Used

Code 

Dim FileInfo As finFileDownloadInfo
Dim sb As New StringBuilder()

' Build HTML content with PDF meta tags
With sb
  .Append("<html>")
  .Append("<head>")
  .Append("<meta name='pdf-PageSize' content='A4'/>")
  .Append("<meta name='pdf-PageOrientation' content='Portrait'/>")
  .Append("<meta name='pdf-LeftMargin' content='1.5cm'/>")
  .Append("<meta name='pdf-RightMargin' content='1.5cm'/>")
  .Append("</head>")
  .Append("<body>")
  .Append("<h1>Report Title</h1>")

  ' Always HTML-encode user input for security
  .AppendFormat("<p>{0}</p>", finBL.HtmlEncode(userNotes, True, True))

  .Append("</body>")
  .Append("</html>")
End With

' Generate PDF
FileInfo = finBL.CreateFileDownloadInfo()
If FileInfo.LoadPdfFromHtml(sb.ToString(), "report.pdf") Then
  ' FileInfo.ToXmlString() returns the file for download
End If
Source:
Sample Scripts / Script_CreatePdfFromHtml.xml (HTML Widget)