thanks buddy.yup this solution works in turbogears 1.but i am using turbogears 2.yea but thanks for the help anyway :-)
On Sat, Jan 16, 2010 at 8:41 PM, Martin Eliasson <[email protected]>wrote: > I don't know why your code doesent work, but I have done the following in > TG1 (based on CherryPy) in order to generate pdf on-the-fly and serving it > to users using ReportLab: > > TG1 part: > > @expose() > def label_maker_make(self, file=None, tg_errors=None) > txtout = label_maker.main(file).getvalue() > cherrypy.response.headerMap["Content-Type"] = "application/x-pdf" > cherrypy.response.headerMap['Content-Length'] = len(txtout) > cherrypy.response.headerMap["Content-Disposition"] = "attachment; > filename=labels.pdf" > return txtout > > > > And in the label_maker module, I start the function gereating the pdf with > > buffer = StringIO() > c = canvas.Canvas(buffer, pagesize=A4) > > > and end it with: > > c.showPage() > c.save() > return buffer > > I hope this helps. > > /Martin > > > > > 2010/1/13 sam <[email protected]> > >> i am currently trying to dynamically generate a pdf file and serve it >> to users to download.but the problem is the pdf is generated to the >> local machine and the document that is served for download is >> blank.please i really need some help. >> this is what i am using >> >> >> @expose(content_type="application/pdf") >> def coverpage(self): >> >> >> >> buff = StringIO.StringIO() >> >> >> p = canvas.Canvas("toby.pdf") >> >> >> p.drawString(100, 100, "Helloworld.") >> p.showPage() >> p.save() >> buff.write(p) >> pdf =buff.getvalue() >> buff.close() >> >> return( pdf ) >> >> this " http://achievewith.us/public/articles/category/turbogears"; was >> my initial guide but it doesn't really help.as i do not know where the >> method "generate_lettersv2(Applicant.select(), letters_file)" in the >> code below is coming from >> >> >> >> pdfdemo.controllers.Root.letters() >> >> @expose(content_type="application/pdf") >> def letters(self, **kw): >> letters_file = StringIO() >> generate_lettersv2(Applicant.select(), letters_file) >> pdf = letters_file.getvalue() >> letters_file.close() >> return(pdf) >> >> i really need this for my project.thanks in advance >> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TurboGears" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<turbogears%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/turbogears?hl=en. >> >> >> >> > > > -- > Martin Eliasson > +46 (0) 739 97 87 33 > http://asplunden.org > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TurboGears" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<turbogears%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/turbogears?hl=en. > >--
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