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Using TX Text Control ActiveX Server in ASP.NET

TX Text Control ActiveX Server is an is usually deployed in ASP, however, it is equally possible to use it with ASP.NET. This demonstration shows you how to create a WinForms application in Visual Studio .NET that creates PDF, DOC and RTF files from data entered on a web page. This demo requires Adobe Reader (free download) to be installed.

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• Download ASP project files  [35.68 KB, ZIP]

Selective source code from demonstration application

The following is not the entire source code to this sample application, just the parts in which TX Text Control ActiveX Server is called. To see the entire source code, please download the ASP project files (see link above).

<%@ Page aspCompat="True" Language="vb" ... %>
 
[...]
 
tx.Load(Server.MapPath("template.rtf"), 0, 5, 0)
 
tx.Find("Title:")
TableId = tx.TableAtInputPos
 
' loop through the DropDownLists
' to get the selected values
For i = 0 To (DropDownList2.Items.Count - 1)
    If DropDownList2.Items(i).Selected Then
        text_noteMaker = DropDownList2.Items(i).Text
    End If
Next
 
For i = 0 To (DropDownList1.Items.Count - 1)
    If DropDownList1.Items(i).Selected Then
        text_typeOfMeeting = DropDownList1.Items(i).Text
    End If
Next
 
' fill the table with the content
tx.TableCellText(TableId,1,2) = TextBox1.Text
tx.TableCellText(TableId,2,2) = text_noteMaker
tx.TableCellText(TableId,1,4) = text_typeOfMeeting
tx.TableCellText(TableId,2,4) = Calendar1.SelectedDate.Date
 
[...]
 
data = tx.SaveToMemoryBuffer(data, exportFormat, 0)
 
Response.Clear
 
if exportFormat = 12 then
    Response.ContentType = "application/pdf"
    Response.AddHeader("Content-Disposition", "attachment;_
    filename=meeting_minutes.pdf")
    Response.BinaryWrite(data)
else if exportFormat = 9 then
    Response.ContentType = "application/doc"
    Response.AddHeader("Content-Disposition", "attachment;_
    filename= meeting_minutes.doc")
    Response.BinaryWrite(data)
else if exportFormat = 5
    Response.ContentType = "application/rtf"
    Response.AddHeader("Content-Disposition", "attachment;_
    filename=meeting_minutes.rtf")
    Response.Write(data)
end if
 
Response.End

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