Can I use highcharts in a pdf generate with prawn in Rails?

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In my rails application, I use highcharts to display some charts. And now, I need to generate a pdf with charts (I will use prawn). I want to know if I can use highcharts in my pdf. Maybe with ExecJS ? Or with an alternative to prawn ?

Thanks!

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 17 '12 at 14:53

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You can use wkhtmltopdf (http://code.google.com/p/wkhtmltopdf/) to render the javascript charts as a PDF

This blog post is helpful: http://www.claytonlz.com/index.php/2011/02/broken-highcharts-wkhtmltopdf/

answered Jan 17 '12 at 14:53

Jesse Wolgamott

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wkhtmltopdf seems to be a little tricky for me! Is there another way ? Thanks! – Mathieu Mahé Jan 18 '12 at 21:19
You'll need a full browser automation "thing" that can print to PDF. – Jesse Wolgamott Jan 18 '12 at 21:45
In this case, I'll try wkhtmltopdf ^^ Thanks! – Mathieu Mahé Jan 20 '12 at 17:42

Can I use highcharts in a pdf generate with prawn in Rails?

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