I'm trying to create PDF's with Prawn, but I get: Prawn::Errors::UnrecognizedTableContent

Asked 22/4, 2014 at 13:35 Answered 22/4, 2014 at 13:35

I'm following this railscasts #153, and I'm trying to add table data to prawn. I keep getting this error:

Prawn::Errors::UnrecognizedTableContent

Joinder answered 22/4, 2014 at 13:35 Comment(0)

Watch out, since prawn will get confused if your table contains any nil or non string values. Try using the .to_s method.

Example

@report.data.to_s

Joinder answered 22/4, 2014 at 13:35 Comment(3)

What if I have an image? – Onto 13/1, 2017 at 12:37

Arslan Ali, what error are message are you getting? This error specifically refers to tabular data. Here's a list, on this page. gemfury.com/boardiq/ruby:prawn/-/content/lib/prawn/errors.rb – Joinder 14/1, 2017 at 15:46

Every column value must be in string format – Monahon 29/4, 2021 at 11:6