The following VB.NET example demonstrates how to generate PDF from a webpage and then send the resultant output as an e-mail attachment.
NOTE: Refer to KB #10687 for instructions on how to reference WebGrabber in .NET.
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ConvertandEmail.vb - Class file detail provided below.
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Imports APServerNET
Imports APWebGrbNET
Public Class ConvertAndEmail
Public Sub exEmail()
' Define Variables
' EngineToUse (1=IE, 0=Native)
Dim intEngine As Integer = 1
' URL format: "http://www.activepdf.com" or "file://folder/file.htm"
Dim strURL As String = "http://www.activepdf.com/support/knowledgebase/view.cfm?kb=11687&code=vb.net"
' Timeout for various calls
Dim intTimeout As Integer = 60
' For local machine use these defaults
Dim strIP As String = "127.0.0.1"
Dim longPort As Long = 64320
' Instantiate Objects
Dim SVR As APServerNET.APServer = New APServerNET.APServer
Dim WG As APWebGrbNET.APWebGrabber = New APWebGrbNET.APWebGrabber
' Set activePDF Server properties
SVR.OutputDirectory = Application.StartupPath
SVR.PDFTimeout = intTimeout
' Must call before DoPrint to pass server settings to WG
WG.Prt2DiskSettings = SVR.ToString()
' Set WebGrabber properties
WG.EngineToUse = intEngine
WG.URL = strURL
WG.Timeout = intTimeout
WG.PrinterTimeout = intTimeout
If intEngine = 0 Then
WG.PrintBackgroundColors = 1
WG.TopBottomMargin = 150
WG.LeftRightMargin = 150
End If
' Set Email options
WG.SMTPServer = "255.255.255.255"
WG.EMailTo = "John Doe <johndoe@webgrabbertest.com>"
WG.EMailNameFrom = "John Doe"
WG.EMailIDFrom = "<johndoe@webgrabbertest.com>"
WG.EMailSubject = "WebGrabber Convert and Email Test"
WG.EMailText = "The converted PDF should be attached to this email."
' Start the conversion process
Dim lngDoPrintRtn As Long = WG.DoPrint(strIP, longPort)
If lngDoPrintRtn <> 0 Then
MsgBox("'DoPrint' failed with a '" & lngDoPrintRtn & "'" & vbCrLf & "KB article on Return codes:" & vbCrLf & "http://www.activepdf.com/support/kb/?id=10033&tk=ts", MsgBoxStyle.Critical, "Convert and Email Status")
Else
' Wait for conversion result
Dim strWaitRtn As String = WG.Wait(strIP, longPort, intTimeout, "")
If strWaitRtn <> "019" Then
MsgBox("'Wait' failed with a '" & strWaitRtn & "'" & vbCrLf & "KB article on Return codes:" & vbCrLf & "http://www.activepdf.com/support/kb/?id=10033&tk=ts", MsgBoxStyle.Critical, "Convert and Email Status")
End If
End If
' Run WG CleanUp
WG.CleanUp(strIP, longPort)
' Clear Objects
WG = Nothing
SVR = Nothing
' Done
MsgBox("Finished", MsgBoxStyle.Information, "Convert and Email Status")
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