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Render PDF Blob data in visualforce page
Although this post is old, I came across the same problem and found a solution. As @jkraybill mentioned above, Visualforce will not emit binary data. This means we can't retrieve a Blob from ...
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Generate and download PDF file from Base64 Encode String
I've solved the problem. Here is the change in client-side controller:
let element = document.createElement('a');
element.setAttribute('href', 'data:application/pdf;base64,' + response);
element....
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Alternative to renderas PDF for converting an HTML to PDF in apex
There are a number of AppExchange packages that can generate a PDF using a template- Conga, Drawloop, and Thunderhead are three well known ones. Generally these templates are built in Word or another ...
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Alternative to renderas PDF for converting an HTML to PDF in apex
Although certainly not the only culprits to mucking up a straight-forward conversion from a VF markup to PDF using the "renderAs" tag... I would carefully review all your CSS or other style markups, ...
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I need to format the content of the PDF attachment on my trigger
As a sample I used an existing page rendered as PDF and wrote a little method to show how this could be done for you. It is very simple. Just to illustrate i also took some screenshots for you.
Page ...
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How to save Renderas='pdf' in files folder
By using getContentAsPDF, you can get a visualforce's page content as a pdf, regardless of the pages renderAs attribute.
You won't be able to perform DML on the file object directly, since its a ...
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Why am I not getting coverage for my attacmentclass
This is because you din't create class instance and called the class method.
As this is a extension class and not a trigger handler class so you need to manually call them from your test class
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Download as PDF
You can transfer the results back to the client, then initiate a download.
// client code
let action = component.get("c.orderRecord");
action.setParams({ OrderRecId: recordId });
action.setCallback(...
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How to open a save as dialog from javascript?
Generally speaking, modern web technologies do not allow you to manipulate the end-user's browser experience. Whether or not a "Save As" dialog pops up is a decision set by each user at the ...
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System.InvalidParameterValueException: An error occurred while parsing the input string - Blob.toPdf
Using the developer console this generates a System.InvalidParameterValueException:
Blob b = Blob.toPdf('');
and the InboundEmail Class documentation says the HTML form may not always be present:
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Unable view the attachment saved as pdf Blob
Just adding as answer so that can help others:
Base64 input string was not complete and was causing faulty input blob.
After fixing it, EncodingUtil.base64Decode worked as expected.
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Contentversion getBodyAsBlob issue
You have skipped the extension part in Contentversion. You need to give file title name with extension.
cv.title = Sample+'.pdf';
ContentVersion
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Read any kind of attachment and display it as PDF
Yes you can, but you have to create a custom VF page that show the attachment, once you have that VF ready with its controller, you only need to render that page as a PDF.
You can achieve that with ...
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HTML Page renderas PDF misplaces alignments
I believe the pdf rendering engine struggles a bit with some CSS styles, which can make normal "modern" positioning using divs and floats inconsistent.
I find for this use case its better to strip ...
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