how to export a local report to a pdf and excel file? - asp.net

Question

I have two web pages, page1.aspx and page2.aspx. In page1, there is a button; in page2, there is a local report (rdlc). When I click the button, it will bring up page2, and exporting the report to a pdf and excel file. If the report is Crystal Report, in the page_load of page2, I can call the function ExportToDisk(ExportFormatType, FileName) to export the report to pdf/excel. But now I am using local report (rdlc), I wonder how do I export it to a pdf/excel.

Answer 1

http://weblogs.asp.net/rajbk/archive/2006/03/02/How-to-render-client-report-definition-files-_28002E00_rdlc_2900_-directly-to-the-Response-stream-without-preview.aspx
/// <summary>
/// References:
/// </summary>
private void RenderReport() {
LocalReport localReport = new LocalReport();
localReport.ReportPath = Server.MapPath("~/Report.rdlc");
//A method that returns a collection for our report
//Note: A report can have multiple data sources
List<Employee> employeeCollection = GetData();
//Give the collection a name (EmployeeCollection) so that we can reference it in our report designer
ReportDataSource reportDataSource = new ReportDataSource("EmployeeCollection", employeeCollection);
localReport.DataSources.Add(reportDataSource);
string reportType = "PDF";
string mimeType;
string encoding;
string fileNameExtension;
//The DeviceInfo settings should be changed based on the reportType
//http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms155397.aspx
string deviceInfo =
"<DeviceInfo>" +
" <OutputFormat>PDF</OutputFormat>" +
" <PageWidth>8.5in</PageWidth>" +
" <PageHeight>11in</PageHeight>" +
" <MarginTop>0.5in</MarginTop>" +
" <MarginLeft>1in</MarginLeft>" +
" <MarginRight>1in</MarginRight>" +
" <MarginBottom>0.5in</MarginBottom>" +
"</DeviceInfo>";
Warning[] warnings;
string[] streams;
byte[] renderedBytes;
//Render the report
renderedBytes = localReport.Render(
reportType,
deviceInfo,
out mimeType,
out encoding,
out fileNameExtension,
out streams,
out warnings);
//Clear the response stream and write the bytes to the outputstream
//Set content-disposition to "attachment" so that user is prompted to take an action
//on the file (open or save)
Response.Clear();
Response.ContentType = mimeType;
Response.AddHeader("content-disposition", "attachment; filename=foo." + fileNameExtension);
Response.BinaryWrite(renderedBytes);
Response.End();
}