I'm using Rotativa for PDF generation from a .cshtml I can download the file through the application correctly using the command below:
DadosConvite convidado = new DadosConvite();
convidado.nome = "teste";
return new Rotativa.ViewAsPdf("ConvitePDF", convidado) { FileName = "Convite.pdf"};
But I need to send this PDF by email, instead of just making it available to the user.
How can I get the content (byte []) of this PDF to be attached to the email?
ViewAsPdf has one more parameter called SaveOnServerPath , where you pass the path to be saved to disk:
var myPDF = new ViewAsPdf("ConvitePDF")
{
FileName = "Convite.pdf",
PageSize = Size.A4,
SaveOnServerPath = caminho // preecha caminho com o diretório a ser salvo
};
// Reabra o arquivo aqui e envie como e-mail
return View("Index"); // Use o redirect normal e retorne para alguma View.
Or, better yet, you use the BuildPdf method and retrieve an array of bytes:
var pdfResult = new ActionAsPdf("ActionParaFazerOConvite", new { name = "Convite" })
{ FileName = "Convite.pdf" };
var arrayDeBytes = pdfResult.BuildPdf(this.ControllerContext);