Bad wkhtmltopdf's path for wicked_pdf and wkhtmltopdf

Question

I am using two Gems to convert HTML to PDF.

Using "https://github.com/mileszs/wicked_pdf"

gem 'wicked_pdf'
gem "wkhtmltopdf-binary"

/initializer/wicked_pdf.rb

WickedPdf.config = {
  exe_path =>  "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
}

What path should I use for the exe_path ?

Do `which wkhtmltopdf` in your project directory terminal. It will give you path. Paste that path in config/initializers/wicked_pdf.rb and then restart your server — Vrushali Pawar, Jun 04 '15 at 14:03
@test same error after i pass path which is get after which wkhtmltopdf — KKB, Jun 04 '15 at 14:21

score 17 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 04 '15 at 14:14

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which wkhtmltopdf

This will give you path of your wkhtmltopdf. You should copy this path and paste in your config/intializers/wicked_pdf.rb And then restart your server.

answered Jun 04 '15 at 14:14

Vrushali Pawar

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Worked for me. love you my dude – Cruz Nunez Dec 19 '17 at 20:16

score 5 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 20 '17 at 00:52

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Add this to config/initializers/wicked_pdf.rb ensuring your correct GEM_HOME is being referenced:

WickedPdf.config = {
  :exe_path => "#{ENV['GEM_HOME']}/bin/wkhtmltopdf"
}

This way you wont be hard coding any paths.

answered Jan 20 '17 at 00:52

joshweir

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Thank you for your time and effort with this. It was a super annoying issue – Kingsley Mitchell Jun 02 '23 at 00:57

Thaha kp · Answer 3 · 2018-03-07T06:20:28.113

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config/initializers/wicked_pdf.rb

path = `which wkhtmltopdf`.gsub(/\n/, "")

WickedPdf.config = { exe_path: path }

edited Mar 07 '18 at 06:20

answered Mar 07 '18 at 06:10

Thaha kp

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Although your code snippet might solve the issue, you should describe what’s the purpose of your code (how it solves the problem). Furthermore, you might want to check https://stackoverflow.com/help/how-to-answer – Ahmad F Mar 07 '18 at 07:12

Bad wkhtmltopdf's path for wicked_pdf and wkhtmltopdf

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