ReportViewer.ExportDialog Method (RenderingExtension, String, String)

 

Opens in the Exporting dialog box for a specific rendering extension and specifies device information and saves the exported report to a file with the specified file name.

Namespace:   Microsoft.Reporting.WinForms
Assembly:  Microsoft.ReportViewer.WinForms (in Microsoft.ReportViewer.WinForms.dll)

Syntax

public DialogResult ExportDialog(
    RenderingExtension extension,
    string deviceInfo,
    string fileName
)
public:
DialogResult ExportDialog(
    RenderingExtension^ extension,
    String^ deviceInfo,
    String^ fileName
)
member ExportDialog : 
        extension:RenderingExtension *
        deviceInfo:string *
        fileName:string -> DialogResult
Public Function ExportDialog (
    extension As RenderingExtension,
    deviceInfo As String,
    fileName As String
) As DialogResult

Parameters

  • deviceInfo
    Type: System.String

    An XML string that contains the device-specific content that is required by the rendering extension specified in the format parameter. For more information about device information settings for specific output formats, see fe718939-7efe-4c7f-87cb-5f5b09caeff4 Device Information Settings in SQL Server Books Online.

  • fileName
    Type: System.String

    The name of the exported file. The user is prompted for a file name if this parameter is null.

Return Value

Type: System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult

Cancel if the user clicked the Cancel button; Abort if the export operation failed; otherwise, OK.

Remarks

Invoking this method is similar to a user selecting an export format from the Export drop-down list on the toolbar, specifying a file name in the Save As dialog box, and then clicking OK.

See Also

ExportDialog Overload
ReportViewer Class
Microsoft.Reporting.WinForms Namespace

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