Bulk Report Generation in XHTML Format via C#

Generate reports in XHTML format using data source & a template.

How to Generate XHTML based Reports Using C#

In order to create XHTML reports, we’ll use

Aspose.Words for .NET

API which is a feature-rich, powerful and easy to use report generation API for C# platform. Open

NuGet

package manager, search for Aspose.Words and install. You may also use the following command from the Package Manager Console.

Package Manager Console Command
PM> Install-Package Aspose.Words

Steps to Assemble XHTML via C#

Load template in an instance of Document class
Create an object of ReportingEngine
Set engine options
Call ReportingEngine.BuildReport method
Pass the template, data source as perameters
Save the result with Doucment.Save method

System Requirements

Before integrating the code, make sure that you have the following prerequisites.

Microsoft Windows or a compatible OS with .NET Framework, .NET Core, Windows Azure, Mono or Xamarin Platforms
Development environment like Microsoft Visual Studio
Aspose.Words for .NET referenced in your project

Generate XHTML Reports using C# example code
    // build data source
    var xml = JsonConvert.DeserializeXmlNode(File.ReadAllText("filenameDocx"), "RootElement");
    var dataSet = new DataSet("datasourceName");
    dataSet.ReadXml(new MemoryStream(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(xml.InnerXml)));
    var dataTable = dataSet.Tables["datasourceName"];
    
    // load template for report
    var doc = new Document("template.xhtml");
    // create ReportingEngine
    var engine = new Reporting.ReportingEngine 
    {
    // set appropriate options
    Options = Reporting.ReportBuildOptions.AllowMissingMembers 
    };
    // build report using template & data source
    engine.BuildReport(doc, dataTable, "datasourceName");
    // save the report
    doc.Save("output.xhtml", SaveFormat.Doc);

.NET Words API can be used to load, view and convert Microsoft Word and OpenDocument Formats like DOC, DOCX, ODT to PDF, XPS, HTML and various other formats. You can also create new documents from scratch and save them in the supported formats. It is a standalone API that is suitable for server side and backend systems where high performance is required. It does not depend on any software like Microsoft or OpenOffice. ‎

Free App to Assemble XHTML

Check our live demos to create XHTML files with following benefits.

No need to download or setup anything

No need to write or compile code

Just upload XHTML file and hit the "Assemble" button

Download the resultant XHTML file from the link

XHTML What is XHTML File Format

The XHTML is a text based file format with markup in the XML, using a reformulation of HTML 4.0. These files are well suited to be open or viewed in a web browser. XHTML was designed to be more structured, less scripting, generic; using all the existing facilities of XML and more device independent. XHTML provides a generally worthwhile set of elements and attributes, with extension options in combination with style sheets. The attributes are used from the metadata attributes collection. XHTML provides flexibility and accessibility by subordinating all HTML presentation elements to style sheets. Style sheets are more versatile than these presentational elements. Specifications for HTML 4.01, HTML5 and XHTML are being dynamically developed by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).

Other Supported Report Generation Formats

Using C#, one can easily generate reports of multiple formats including.

DOC (Microsoft Word Binary Format)

DOCX (Office 2007+ Words Document)

DOT (Microsoft Word Template Files)

DOTX (Microsoft Word Template File)

HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language)

ODT (OpenDocument Text File Format)

OTT (OpenDocument Standard Format)

RTF (Rich Text Format)

TXT (Text Document)