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How to export GridView to Word using ASP.NET 2.0 and C#

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In tutorial, we need "AddHeader" and "ContentType" to do the work.The AddHeader method adds a new HTML header and value to the response sent to the client. It does not replace an existing header of the same name. After a header has been added, it cannot be removed. The ContentType property specifies the HTTP content type for the response. If no ContentType is specified, the default is text/HTML.

This tutorial will show you how to export GridView to Word using ASP.NET 2.0 and C#.

First,you need to import the namespace from System.Data.SqlClient.

using System.Data.SqlClient;

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The System.Data.SqlClient namespace contains  The System.Data.SqlClient namespace is the .NET Framework Data Provider for SQL Server.The .NET Framework Data Provider for SQL Server describes a collection of classes used to access a SQL Server database in the managed space. In tutorial, we need "AddHeader" and "ContentType"  to do the work.The AddHeader method adds a new HTML header and value to the response sent to the client. It does not replace an existing header of the same name. After a header has been added, it cannot be removed. The ContentType property specifies the HTTP content type for the response. If no ContentType is specified, the default is text/HTML.
 
We use the Button1_Click event to do the work. We then call "Response.AddHeader" to export a file which is named FileName.doc. We then use "Response.ContentType" to denotes the type of the file being exported.

protected void Button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
Response.Clear();
Response.Buffer = true;

Response.AddHeader("content-disposition", "attachment;filename=FileName.doc");

Response.ContentEncoding = System.Text.Encoding.UTF7;
Response.ContentType = "application/vnd.word";
System.IO.StringWriter oStringWriter = new System.IO.StringWriter();
System.Web.UI.HtmlTextWriter oHtmlTextWriter = new System.Web.UI.HtmlTextWriter(oStringWriter);
this.GridView1.RenderControl(oHtmlTextWriter);
Response.Output.Write(oStringWriter.ToString());
Response.Flush();
Response.End();
}

public override void VerifyRenderingInServerForm(Control control)
{

}

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The front end  GridViewExportWordVB.aspx page looks something like this:

<asp:Button ID="Button1" runat="server" OnClick="Button1_Click" Text="Export to Word" Width="99px" /><br />
<asp:GridView ID="GridView1" runat="server">
</asp:GridView>

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The flow for the code behind page is as follows.

using System;
using System.Data;
using System.Configuration;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.Security;
using System.Web.UI;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts;
using System.Web.UI.HtmlControls;
using System.Text;
using System.Data.SqlClient;

public partial class _Default : System.Web.UI.Page
{
string ConnectionString = "Data Source=(local);Initial Catalog=pubs;User Id=sa;Password=sa123";
SqlConnection cn1;

protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (!Page.IsPostBack)
{
SqlConnection cn = new SqlConnection(ConnectionString);
cn.Open();
cn1 = new SqlConnection(ConnectionString);
cn1.Open();
SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand("select * from [authors]", cn);
SqlDataReader dr = cmd.ExecuteReader(CommandBehavior.CloseConnection);
GridView1.DataSource = dr;
GridView1.DataBind();
dr.Close();
cmd.Dispose();
cn.Dispose();
cn1.Dispose();
cn = cn1 = null;
}
}

protected void Button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
Response.Clear();
Response.Buffer = true;

Response.AddHeader("content-disposition", "attachment;filename=FileName.doc");

Response.ContentEncoding = System.Text.Encoding.UTF7;
Response.ContentType = "application/vnd.word";
System.IO.StringWriter oStringWriter = new System.IO.StringWriter();
System.Web.UI.HtmlTextWriter oHtmlTextWriter = new System.Web.UI.HtmlTextWriter(oStringWriter);
this.GridView1.RenderControl(oHtmlTextWriter);
Response.Output.Write(oStringWriter.ToString());
Response.Flush();
Response.End();
}

public override void VerifyRenderingInServerForm(Control control)
{

}
}

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