We use ExpertPDF as it does HTML to PDF conversions. Actually we use 2 separate versions of it as one supports SVG really well but has issues with some HTML items whereas the other one does pretty much every thing HTML but not SVG :)
It works ok, but it's a little CPU intensive and sometimes if the app pool recycles, it seems to get 'wonky' (yes that's a tech term) and start eating memory slowly without letting it go until it hits our private bytes limit and forces another recycle after which it works as normal. My guess is that because it uses an external DLL (I think it is related to IE) and COM then this is where things go astray. I'd say this is ok as a library as it does do HTML to PDF quite well (we have people create templates in HTML) but if I had my way to redo it properly (it has been inplace for a long time), I would use an external service and take it off the box. At the very least, create my own site/vm to do the creation and call into that. In addition, I'd use a full .Net solution that does not require any interop. This way your sites are not affected by what might be a potential CPU suck and you can properly throttle and control the concurrency of PDF generation via queues (which you can still do on box but CPU usage is still affected). In addition, you can change PDF generation engines much more easily. - Glav From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Greg Low (????) Sent: Wednesday, 22 October 2014 2:43 PM To: ozDotNet Subject: PDF and .doc generators for websites Hi Folks, Anyone got strong opinions on particular PDF and .doc generators for use with MVC ? Regards, Greg Dr Greg Low 1300SQLSQL (1300 775 775) office | +61 419201410 mobile│ +61 3 8676 4913 fax SQL Down Under | Web: <http://www.sqldownunder.com/> www.sqldownunder.com
