Sending aspx page with gridviews as email

Question

I was handed a new requirement and this one is new to me. After a day or two of research, I\'m still unable to figure this one out. The requirement is to find a way to send our

Answer 1

You will not be able to send any 'asp' code in an email and have it displayed correctly at the other end, you need a webserver in order to translate the asp code to the readable format on the screen.

Your idea about having a separate, unsecured page is spot on.

Another idea would be to 'print' the html to an image and send this.

Another option would be to generate a page that outputs html that is compatible with email clients and email this as the body.

Answer 2

Please do like this

Msg.Body += GetGridviewData(gvUserInfo);

function to convert gridview data

 // This Method is used to render gridview control
public string GetGridviewData(GridView gv)
{
     StringBuilder strBuilder = new StringBuilder();
     StringWriter strWriter = new StringWriter(strBuilder);
     HtmlTextWriter htw = new HtmlTextWriter(strWriter);
     gv.RenderControl(htw);
     return strBuilder.ToString();
}

Answer 3

Why not use a tool such as wkhtmltopdf c# wrapper or EvoPDF to convert the page to PDF and email as an attachment?

Please note: The wkhtmltopdf c# library is free whereas the EvoPDF is unfortunately a commercial product.