Download crystal report as pdf

you can use the following method in any .net application for download crystal reports as pdf file.

 private void  DownloadReport(ReportDocument rpt,string appName)
{
DiskFileDestinationOptions crDiskFileDestinationOptions = new DiskFileDestinationOptions();
string _filePath = string.Format(“{0}{1}.pdf”, System.IO.Path.GetTempPath(), System.Guid.NewGuid()); 

 

//set ExportOptions properties
crDiskFileDestinationOptions.DiskFileName = _filePath;
rpt.ExportOptions.DestinationOptions = crDiskFileDestinationOptions;
rpt.ExportOptions.ExportDestinationType = ExportDestinationType.DiskFile;
rpt.ExportOptions.ExportFormatType = ExportFormatType.PortableDocFormat;
// Export the report
rpt.Export();
// The following code writes the pdf file to the Clients browser.
Response.ClearContent();
Response.ClearHeaders();
Response.ContentType = “application/pdf”;
Response.AppendHeader(“Content-Disposition”,”attachment; filename=” +appName+ “.pdf”);
Response.WriteFile(_filePath);
Response.Flush();
Response.Close();
// delete the exported file from disk
System.IO.File.Delete(_filePath);
}