How to set PDF() function to multiple pages?

[NidjoJohnny22]

Hey all!

I'm wondering, how to set PDF to multi pages, within Power Apps? Like, I've defined my Container to be PDF in A4 format, but let's say that I want to expand it to second page... How to do that? Do I need more space? 

Also, how to set "Header", a logo - to its page?

Could the HTML code be the solution?

Thanks in advance!

[BCLS776]

Unfortunately, at this time the PDF() functionality handles a single page only, much like a screenshot. If you need multiple pages, consider working with your data using a document template connector and a flow, such as Encodian's or Adobe's.

Hope that helps,

Bryan

[NidjoJohnny22]

@BCLS776  thank you for a precise answer, can you please tell me more about it? does document template mean, placing a Word document, which serves a purpose of having standard template stuff in it, located on Sharepoint cloud? And then writing additional automatized content inside...?

Or is it something else?

Btw. I hope the things you have mentioned as connectors are free (not premium)

[BCLS776]

Unfortunately, most document generation connectors are premium or paid. In the case of Encodian, they do currently allow a small number of operations per month at no cost.

Yes, you would be generating a Word doc and converting it to PDF, or depending on the connector you may be able to directly populate the PDF.

Bye for now,

Bryan

[FishinKmac]

I actually have an app that prints multiple pages using the PDF function! It looks like a story board and has a gallery for the milestones since they can technically be unlimited. Everything is nested in containers so that it could be formatted exactly how management needed to see it. I will say that you have to adjust the spacing in the containers to be perfect or it can cut the words in half, BUT IT WORKS! it took some adjusting but if functions exactly as we needed it to! 

Here is the code i used on the PDF button on the screen i created.

Set(showLoading, true);
Set(varLink,'SSProjects-SavePDFtoSharePoint'.Run(
    {
        file: {
            name: printItem.Title & ".pdf",
            contentBytes: PDF(
                PrintStoryboardContainer,
                {
                    Orientation: PaperOrientation.Landscape,
                    Size: PaperSize.Letter,Margin:"15px",
                    ExpandContainers: true
                }
            )
        }
    }
));Set(showLoading, false);

Launch(varLink.itemlink)

Here is the flow that runs from the code above 

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[NidjoJohnny22]

Aha, and that is possible... with Encodian? Word stuff

[FishinKmac]

@NidjoJohnny22   No, nothing special it is just the PDF function in the app and then you create the file in SharePoint and then i passed the link to item variable which launched it in my browser so i could print or email it.

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[NidjoJohnny22]

It looks exactly like something I need! I just don't understand two parts:

1 Get file properties flow... I assume it's some kind of automatic sub-step.
2 How did you accomplish to expand containers with vertical gallery? can you send me a DM or something please with screenshot or so?
I see my container as fixed and can't be widened or stretched...

[mitari]

Since I had the same problem and had found my solution through different sources, I thought I might provide a solution to anyone who faces the same issue: 

If you use the following formula, e.g. within a Button "OnSelect", you have several options to adjust your PDF: 

Set(

    varPDF,

    PDF(

        con_PDF,

        {

            ExpandContainers: true,

            Size: PaperSize.A4,

            Margin: "20px",

            DPI: 9

        }

    )

)

Especially the "ExpandContainers" is crucial to achieve the goal of multiple PDF pages. In my example, I also have a gallery within the container that gets expanded on the pdf automatically with this command. 

Hope this helps anyone who is still struggling!