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Hello,
I'm looking for a way to open PDF file in new window after saving current change on the page.
I created "Order Report" page, which shows lots of custom fields added on Opportunity, like customer PO#, shipping instruction etc.
When the user finish editing the order report, they need to save it in PDF.
so I've created command button "Convert to PDF" and code is:
<apex:commandButton value="Convert to PDF" onClick="window.open('/apex/orderReportPDF?id={!Opportunity.Id}');" />The problenm is the PDF shows the data before the user edit order report.
I think I need to put some code in APEX extension class, but don't know how to code to open the PDF in new window.
or is there a way to show pop-up message to tell them to click "SAVE" button before "Convert to PDF"?
Thanks for your help.
Figured out by myself.
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Figured out by myself.
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can you tell me how you did it , because I need this way too
If it is anything like excel this is how I did it...
I created a second VF page with only the data output sections. Then on the main VF page I created a command button that called this function in the controller:
public Pagereference createOutput()
{
return new Pagereference('/apex/vfDLHImpactDollarsExcel?year=' + paramYear);
}
you can make the new pagereference(......) anything you need it to to point to your second data only output. I used get and a parameter to set the data in the second vf page.
Here is what I did.
Create a second VF page (render as PDF).
On first VF page, add command button with action="{!save}" and onClick to open PDF in new window.
(see code below)
<apex:commandButton value="Convert PDF" action="{!save}" rerender="{!Opportunity}" onClick="window.open('/apex/orderReportPDF?id={!Opportunity.Id}');" />First page is the page that use enter information in, when user click "Convert PDF" button it will asve it and open PDF in new window.
On second page, I made it nicely format and put company logo on it, but you can use same code and just add "render as PDF" in Apex:page line.
Hope this will help.
Can you please give me the solution which worked.
The requirement is to open a PDF file when the record is clicked. I am either able to open a blank pdf when the record is clicked or the datas are getting stored as an pdf attachment in the record. Hope you could help me on this.