# PDF Sharp and Line Shape Files **URL:** \ **Category:** WebForms\ **Created:** [August 31, 2009, 5:25am UTC](https://community.thinkgeo.com/t/pdf-sharp-and-line-shape-files/4953 "2009-08-31T05:25:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jvandyk](https://community.thinkgeo.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/aca169/32.png) [@jvandyk](https://community.thinkgeo.com/u/jvandyk)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2009, 5:25am UTC](https://community.thinkgeo.com/t/pdf-sharp-and-line-shape-files/4953/1 "2009-08-31T05:25:02Z")
I seem to constantly have issues outputing line shapefiles to PDF. My polygon and point files work fine. I have now even created a line shape file from scratch, and it still wont work. Here is the code:     ` foreach (Layer layer in map.StaticOverlay.Layers)             {                 pdfGeoCanvas.BeginDrawing(page, extent, map.MapUnit);                 {                     layer.Open();                     {                         layer.Draw(pdfGeoCanvas, new Collection() { });                     }                     layer.Close();                 }                 pdfGeoCanvas.EndDrawing();             }              foreach (Layer layer in map.DynamicOverlay.Layers)             {                 pdfGeoCanvas.BeginDrawing(page, extent, map.MapUnit); //map.CurrentExtent, map.MapUnit);                 {                     layer.Open();                     {                         layer.Draw(pdfGeoCanvas, new Collection() { });                     }                     layer.Close();                 }                 pdfGeoCanvas.EndDrawing();             } ` I have attached a zip containing my line shapefile. although its not included here, I have also created an index file. [1118-myrivers.zip](https://community.thinkgeo.com/uploads/default/original/1X/bdf73950d4dca7b50f6765cc15140490bba5fa8c.zip) (2.97 KB) ---
**Author:** ![Howard](https://community.thinkgeo.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/90ced4/32.png) [@Howard](https://community.thinkgeo.com/u/Howard)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2009, 2:15pm UTC](https://community.thinkgeo.com/t/pdf-sharp-and-line-shape-files/4953/2 "2009-08-31T14:15:35Z")
Jeremy, Jeremy; I changed our installed sample using your data and it works fine. Here is the code and the screenshot. ![](https://community.thinkgeo.com/uploads/default/original/2X/2/2813ebf74bd1326303210ef8afc0225cba5eaa78.JPG) Please have a try. Thanks, Howard [1119-DisplayASimpleMap.aspx.cs](https://community.thinkgeo.com/uploads/default/original/2X/d/df2ba6054cd4ff3f4d76c298e9da914deb88dcc4.cs) (2.91 KB) ---
**Author:** ![jvandyk](https://community.thinkgeo.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/aca169/32.png) [@jvandyk](https://community.thinkgeo.com/u/jvandyk)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2009, 5:49am UTC](https://community.thinkgeo.com/t/pdf-sharp-and-line-shape-files/4953/3 "2009-09-01T05:49:30Z")
hmm, thats really strange. I’ll doule check my code.      Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![jvandyk](https://community.thinkgeo.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/aca169/32.png) [@jvandyk](https://community.thinkgeo.com/u/jvandyk)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2009, 7:18am UTC](https://community.thinkgeo.com/t/pdf-sharp-and-line-shape-files/4953/4 "2009-09-01T07:18:42Z")
It still wont work, even with the code you gave me.       I’m using custom zoom levels with custom styles at custom scales. which is the only thing I can think of that may be messing it up.      I’m getting the error on the pdfGeoCanvas.EndDrawing(); part of the code. the exception thrown is:      NotSupportedException was not handled by user code   Specified method is not supported.      But like I said before the code works perfectly for Polygons and Points. Just as soon as I add a polyline layer it fails. ---
**Author:** ![jvandyk](https://community.thinkgeo.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/aca169/32.png) [@jvandyk](https://community.thinkgeo.com/u/jvandyk)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2009, 8:08am UTC](https://community.thinkgeo.com/t/pdf-sharp-and-line-shape-files/4953/5 "2009-09-01T08:08:52Z")
Yep, its definately the custom styles.   Please attempt the code below:   ` ShapeFileFeatureLayer riverLayer = new ShapeFileFeatureLayer(@"F:\Configuration\Configuration\Uploads\Shapefiles\MyRivers.shp");ThinkGeo.MapSuite.Core.LineStyle ls = new LineStyle();ls.InnerPen.Color = new GeoColor(255, 0, 204, 255);ls.InnerPen.MiterLimit = 1f;ls.InnerPen.Width = 1f;ls.InnerPen.LineJoin = DrawingLineJoin.Round;ls.InnerPen.DashCap = GeoDashCap.Round;ls.InnerPen.DashStyle = LineDashStyle.Solid;ls.CenterPen.Color = new GeoColor(255, 51, 204, 255);ls.CenterPen.MiterLimit = 0f;ls.CenterPen.Width = 1f;ls.CenterPen.DashCap = GeoDashCap.Round;ls.CenterPen.LineJoin = DrawingLineJoin.Round;ls.CenterPen.DashStyle = LineDashStyle.Solid;ls.OuterPen.Color = new GeoColor(255, 102, 204, 255);ls.OuterPen.MiterLimit = 0f;ls.OuterPen.Width = 1f;ls.OuterPen.LineJoin = DrawingLineJoin.Round;ls.OuterPen.DashCap = GeoDashCap.Round;ls.OuterPen.DashStyle = LineDashStyle.Solid;ZoomLevel zl = new ZoomLevel(1.5f);zl.CustomStyles.Add(ls);riverLayer.ZoomLevelSet.CustomZoomLevels.Add(zl);//riverLayer.ZoomLevelSet.ZoomLevel01.DefaultLineStyle = LineStyles.River1;//riverLayer.ZoomLevelSet.ZoomLevel01.ApplyUntilZoomLevel = ApplyUntilZoomLevel.Level20;Map1.DynamicOverlay.Layers.Add(riverLayer);riverLayer.Open();Map1.CurrentExtent = riverLayer.GetBoundingBox();riverLayer.Close();` The custom zoom level actually works. But I get the feeling its got something to do with one of the other settings. for example it I create my custom style for my custom zoom level using just the pen colors, it works.   After further investigation. It seems that is the DashCap thats causing an error. I get the feeling its either because I'm not using a dash patter, my pen width is one or that its a bug in the system. Either way I get the impression that the error should get handled internally. ---
**Author:** ![Howard](https://community.thinkgeo.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/90ced4/32.png) [@Howard](https://community.thinkgeo.com/u/Howard)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2009, 8:49am UTC](https://community.thinkgeo.com/t/pdf-sharp-and-line-shape-files/4953/6 "2009-09-02T08:49:30Z")
Jeremy,      We did some researches on this issue before; the reason is that PdfGeoCanvas or Xpen doesn’t support GeoDashCap.Round; so that, you cannot set DashCap as GeoDashCap.Round. Currently, we can use GeoDashCap.Flat to workaround it. Sorry for the inconvenience.      Please let me know if you have more questions.      Thanks,   Howard ---
**Author:** ![jvandyk](https://community.thinkgeo.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/aca169/32.png) [@jvandyk](https://community.thinkgeo.com/u/jvandyk)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2009, 9:45am UTC](https://community.thinkgeo.com/t/pdf-sharp-and-line-shape-files/4953/7 "2009-09-02T09:45:59Z")
Thanks Howard, I’ve already set my defaults to Flat, and removed the Round from my enumerator. ---
**Author:** ![Howard](https://community.thinkgeo.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/90ced4/32.png) [@Howard](https://community.thinkgeo.com/u/Howard)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2009, 10:03am UTC](https://community.thinkgeo.com/t/pdf-sharp-and-line-shape-files/4953/8 "2009-09-02T10:03:36Z")
Jeremy,      Thanks letting me know.       Please feel free to ask if you have more questions.      Thanks,   Howard