HTML to PDF

Updated on 04 Mar 2025
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Step Details
Introduced in Version	---
Last Modified in Version	9.8
Location	Data > PDF

The HTML to PDF step converts a text or HTML input file into PDF format. It is used with the Create File step to create the PDF file. One use case for this step may include converting a patient's old text-formatted medical record into a PDF.

Known Issue for All Versions Before 8.21:
Decisions uses the Aspose library to convert HTML to PDF format. Aspose library does not convert the hyperlinks within the HTML file. Thus, after conversion, the hyperlinks will not work. One solution is to use the ‘HTML to Word Document’ step first and then use the ‘Convert Word to PDF’ step.

Properties

Configuration

Property	Description	Data Type
Get HTML From File	Changes the HTML input data type from String to FileData.	Boolean
Set Page Dimensions	Includes additional inputs to further customize the PDF being created. Page Height, Page Width, Page Margins. Page Dimensions are set in inches. Changing Page OrientationBy default, the page orientation is set to portrait (8.89 × 13.00 in.). To change the page orientation from portrait to landscape, users can enable the "Set Page Dimensions" and set the Page Height and Page Width to the required lengths in inches.	Boolean
Use Custom Page Numbers	This will replace the "Include Page Numbers" input with "Custom Page Numbers" input.	Boolean
Allow Links	Available in v8.21+, when this box is checked, the Flow will use aspose.words instead of aspose.pdf for conversion.	Boolean
Contains Rich Text Images	Available in v9.8+. Use this so that resized images will appear properly on the PDF file.	Boolean

Inputs

Property	Description	Data Type
HTML	HTML file to convert to PDF.	String/FileData
Include Page Numbers or Custom Page Numbers	Determine whether Page Numbers are included and include a dynamic way of displaying the Page Numbers.	Boolean/String
Page Number Alignment	Determines whether the Page Number will be Left, Right, or Center.	HorizontalPlacement
PDF File Name	Full file name of the PDF file, include .pdf	String

Outputs

Property	Description.	Data Type
PDF File	Converted PDF	FileData
Error Message	The text of the error message.	String

Allow Links Feature (available in v8.21+)

Step Changes

Description	Version	Release Date	Developer Task
Added Allow Links check box to prevent links within PDF files created by the HTML to PDF Step from working.	8.21	September 2024	[DT-041223]
A new property has been added to the HTML to PDF step named "Contains Rich Text Images".	9.8	March 2025	[DT-043824]