Easy way to pdf a web report

Question

We are trying to create a web reporting system, with the standard flash chart's, one of the major requirements is that this report must be emailed to customers on a regular schedule as a PDF file.

Does anyone know of either

• An easy tool to point at the webpage and pdf it, including flash charts
• Another way of doing this?

We have tried sql server reporting in the past and found it to be a little slow and generally the charting is a little unpretty.

Any help is appreciated.

Answer 1

If you your web reporting system is being built using .NET you may want to look into ABCpdf Component for .NET which can be found here. I am not sure if it works with flash charts, as at my work we use charts that are images, but give it a try.

Answer 2

What is your envirnment like? You could try using itext or itextsharp to build PDF files. Crystal Reports is another option, but maintaining separate report files could be a pain in the ass.