Hi Stoyan,

I want to provide the following for the DiagramLite.
- PRINT
- EXPORT to pdf, jpeg etc

Here is how I buld the Diagram on the fly:
1. Empty Diagram is loaded in the client
2. I fetch the nodes and links to be created from the SERVER based on certain input in XML form.
3. Parse it and then start creating shapenodes with images and links connecting them.

Now my clients want to print & export. How can I do this.

I read the articles around "Netdiagram" server side component. So correct my understanding as what I think I would have to do:
1. I serialize the diagram using the APIs diagramlite provide.
2. Send the serailized xml to server.
3. Create object of Netdiagram from server
4. Load the NetDiagram object with the recieved serialized value.
5. Call the export APIs to create a pdf/jpeg on some virtual folder.
6. Return the URL of this to client.
7. Users can now use this URL to download the exported file.

If the above is correct, then I have a few more questions:
1. How do I present PRINT functionality

2. Will I have to purchase the NetDiagram component just for EXPORT purpose, as I donot need the NetDiagram product for any other  purpose.

3. If purchasing NetDiagram is the only choice, what is the minimum licensing version can I use. We just need the export/print.

Sorry for this big email, but my requirement is also just big

Thanks ,
Amit

Thanks for the prompt reply as always

So as I understand we will have to purchase NetDiagram also (we bought Enterprise license for Diagramlite), what's the minumu license mode we would need. Will "Single or 2-4 Developer License" suffice as there would only be one developer or at maximum 2 developers who would work on the export functionality.

Thanks,
Amit