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Create pdf documents within an asp .net mvc project by generating your views as normal but returning a PdfActionResult. This converts regular produced razor/html to pdf documents in the browser using the iTextXmlWorker.

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# MvcRazorToPdf
Create pdf documents within an asp .net mvc project by generating your views as normal but returning a PdfActionResult.

* Demo link to follow

This converts regular produced razor/html to pdf documents in the browser using the iTextXmlWorker.

This uses the newer version/licence of iText/iTextXmlWorker and can process the html that is produced from your views.

## Installation instructions:

Run the following nuget command from your mvc project to install the [package] (http://nuget.org/packages/MvcRazorToPdf/):

`Install-Package MvcRazorToPdf`

## How to use it
1. Create a shared layout that is compatible with an iTextXmlWorker document [Simple example layout] (https://github.com/andyhutch77/MvcRazorToPdf/blob/master/MvcRazorToPdfExample/Views/Shared/_PdfLayout.cshtml)
2. Create a controller action that return a PdfActionResult (model optional) [Simple example contoller] (https://github.com/andyhutch77/MvcRazorToPdf/blob/master/MvcRazorToPdfExample/Controllers/PdfController.cs)
3. Create the view page to render as normal [Simple example view] (https://github.com/andyhutch77/MvcRazorToPdf/blob/master/MvcRazorToPdfExample/Views/Pdf/Index.cshtml)

[Complete example project] (https://github.com/andyhutch77/MvcRazorToPdf/tree/master/MvcRazorToPdfExample)

## Useful info

[iTextXmlWorker docs] (http://demo.itextsupport.com/xmlworker/itextdoc/flatsite.html).
[http://demo.itextsupport.com/xmlworker/] (http://demo.itextsupport.com/xmlworker/) if you have problems getting certain styles to render.

## Notes

Please note this project needs updating to a more modern version of .net MVC in the future.

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