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article "Export sheet to PDF" generates blank PDFs in Official Support Articles https://community.qlik.com/t5/Official-Support-Articles/quot-Export-sheet-to-PDF-quot-generates-blank-PDFs/ta-p/1710477 <P>Qlik Sense fails to export a sheet to PDF and returns a blank page. </P> <P>When exporting an object as an image, the error:</P> <P><FONT face="courier new,courier">An error occurred during export. Please try again.</FONT><BR /><BR /><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Export Sheet Blank PDF.png" style="width: 497px;"><img src="https://community.qlik.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/55530iB145DF9B4454B01D/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999" role="button" title="Export Sheet Blank PDF.png" alt="Export Sheet Blank PDF.png" /></span></P> <P> </P> <H4>Environment:</H4> <P class="lia-indent-padding-left-30px"><LI-PRODUCT title="Qlik Sense Enterprise on Windows" id="qlikSenseEnterpriseWindows"></LI-PRODUCT> </P> <P> </P> <H3 class="qlik-migrated-tkb-headings">Resolution:</H3> <P> </P> <OL> <LI>Verify if port <STRONG>4899 </STRONG>is available. Unblock if it is not. </LI> <LI>Check the System_Printing log to see if the following error message can be found:<BR /><BR /><FONT face="courier new,courier">Failed to connect to an IPC Port: The system cannot find the file specified. Server stack trace: at System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.Ipc.IpcPort.Connect(String portName, <BR /><BR /></FONT>If so, please continue the following: <OL class="lia-list-style-type-lower-alpha"> <LI>Go to  <I>C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\config\</I></LI> <LI>Make a backup of <I>machine.config</I> file first</LI> <LI>Open <I>machine.config </I>to see if the following line is included:<BR /><LI-CODE lang="markup"><commonBehaviors><endpointBehaviors><Microsoft.VisualStudio.Diagnostics.ServiceModelSink.Behavior/></endpointBehaviors><serviceBehaviors><Microsoft.VisualStudio.Diagnostics.ServiceModelSink.Behavior/></serviceBehaviors></commonBehaviors></system.serviceModel></LI-CODE></LI> <LI>Delete this line and save the file</LI> <LI>Restart QlikSense printing service</LI> </OL> </LI> </OL> Mon, 24 May 2021 10:27:18 GMT Sonja_Bauernfeind 2021-05-24T10:27:18Z "Export sheet to PDF" generates blank PDFs https://community.qlik.com/t5/Official-Support-Articles/quot-Export-sheet-to-PDF-quot-generates-blank-PDFs/ta-p/1710477 <P>Qlik Sense fails to export a sheet to PDF and returns a blank page. </P> <P>When exporting an object as an image, the error:</P> <P><FONT face="courier new,courier">An error occurred during export. Please try again.</FONT><BR /><BR /><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Export Sheet Blank PDF.png" style="width: 497px;"><img src="https://community.qlik.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/55530iB145DF9B4454B01D/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999" role="button" title="Export Sheet Blank PDF.png" alt="Export Sheet Blank PDF.png" /></span></P> <P> </P> <H4>Environment:</H4> <P class="lia-indent-padding-left-30px"><LI-PRODUCT title="Qlik Sense Enterprise on Windows" id="qlikSenseEnterpriseWindows"></LI-PRODUCT> </P> <P> </P> <H3 class="qlik-migrated-tkb-headings">Resolution:</H3> <P> </P> <OL> <LI>Verify if port <STRONG>4899 </STRONG>is available. Unblock if it is not. </LI> <LI>Check the System_Printing log to see if the following error message can be found:<BR /><BR /><FONT face="courier new,courier">Failed to connect to an IPC Port: The system cannot find the file specified. Server stack trace: at System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.Ipc.IpcPort.Connect(String portName, <BR /><BR /></FONT>If so, please continue the following: <OL class="lia-list-style-type-lower-alpha"> <LI>Go to  <I>C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\config\</I></LI> <LI>Make a backup of <I>machine.config</I> file first</LI> <LI>Open <I>machine.config </I>to see if the following line is included:<BR /><LI-CODE lang="markup"><commonBehaviors><endpointBehaviors><Microsoft.VisualStudio.Diagnostics.ServiceModelSink.Behavior/></endpointBehaviors><serviceBehaviors><Microsoft.VisualStudio.Diagnostics.ServiceModelSink.Behavior/></serviceBehaviors></commonBehaviors></system.serviceModel></LI-CODE></LI> <LI>Delete this line and save the file</LI> <LI>Restart QlikSense printing service</LI> </OL> </LI> </OL> Mon, 24 May 2021 10:27:18 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/Official-Support-Articles/quot-Export-sheet-to-PDF-quot-generates-blank-PDFs/ta-p/1710477 Sonja_Bauernfeind 2021-05-24T10:27:18Z Re: "Export sheet to PDF" generates blank PDFs https://community.qlik.com/t5/Official-Support-Articles/quot-Export-sheet-to-PDF-quot-generates-blank-PDFs/tac-p/2513535#M15661 <P>Hi Sonja,<BR /><BR />Will this method work for Windows operating system 2012 R2 and Qlik Sense May 24 product ?<BR /><BR />Thanks in advance,</P> Tue, 08 Apr 2025 14:45:31 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/Official-Support-Articles/quot-Export-sheet-to-PDF-quot-generates-blank-PDFs/tac-p/2513535#M15661 ArmaganYali 2025-04-08T14:45:31Z