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Generate PDF file but NOT email it

philyeo
Explorer

Hi,

I need to be able to generate PDF files of views, which I can get working, but I don't want them emailed. I want to script the generation of the PDF so I can save it somewhere - how do I do this?

ziegfried
Influencer

I've written such a script which fetches the PDF from the REST endpoint. It will be part of a little extension which adds a "Download PDF" link to the actions menu. I'll release this very soon.

Update:

The app is now online: http://splunk-base.splunk.com/apps/26915/pdf-download-extension

It contains a script called "fetch_pdf.py" in the bin folder. You can use this to create and download PDF reports and store them somewhere. For information on how to use it execute:

splunk cmd python fetch_pdf.py --help

dvmodeste
New Member

I have the same issue right now but unable to find the extension for saving the PDF instead of email.

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richgalloway
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

@dvmodeste This thread is almost 8 years old. You should post a new question describing your problem.

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smolcj
Builder

Is this extension still available ? if yes please provide the link. The specified link throws a 404 error

shawngarrettsgp
Path Finder

I'ed be interested in similar functionality as well, I haven't quite found anything on splunk answers that works yet.

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watsm10
Communicator

Would this work with the in-built PDF in 5.0?

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ziegfried
Influencer

Updated answer.

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