I am using a custom controller to create the pdf from a visualforce, attach it to the record, and send it as an email attachment to an Opportunity Contact. I then use another Visualforce as a button to execute these actions.

The PDF file is created and sent correctly, but the merged fields used on the PDF Visualforce are not showing up. What could I be doing wrong? 

Visualforce PDF

<apex:page extensions="CertificateOfCompletionController" standardController="Opportunity" renderAs="PDF">
    <div style ="text-align:center;">
    <apex:image url="{!$Resource.TIG_Logo}" height="100" width="200"/>         
        <h1><br/><apex:outputText value="Certificate of completion"/></h1>
        <h2><br/><apex:outputText value="{!Opportunity.Contact_Name__c}"/></h2>
        
        <p/><br/><apex:outputText value="The intern group is delighted to confirm your completion 
                              of an internship program in {!Opportunity.Destination__r.Name}
                              from {!Opportunity.Start_Date__c} to {!Opportunity.End_Date__c} ({!Opportunity.Duration_weeks__c} weeks)" />       
        <p><br/><apex:outputText value="Role: {!Opportunity.Intern_Role__r.Company_Role__r.Name}" />
           <br/> <apex:outputText value="Hosting Company: {!Opportunity.Intern_Role__r.Placement_Company__r.Name}" /> 
        </p>        
     </div>
    
    <div style ="text-align:justified;">
        <p><br/><apex:outputText value="The Intern Group aims to achieve three principal benefits for our program participants:" />
           <br/><ol style='1'>
        <li><apex:outputText Value="Deliver tangible, accelerated professional development through workplace exposure and training" /></li>
		<li><apex:outputText Value="Promote intercultural understanding" /></li>   
		<li><apex:outputText Value="Enable participants to gain invaluable experience in their chosen industry, in an exciting destination" /></li>           
            </ol>
        </p>
    </div>

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<apex:outputText style="font-size:14px;font-family:Arial Unicode MS;" value="Issued on {!Opportunity.End_Date__c}" /><br/>
<apex:outputText style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial Unicode MS;"  value="alumni@theinterngroup.com" /><br/>
<apex:outputText style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial Unicode MS;"  value=" Phone:  UK +44 20 7193 4188				USA +1 718 878 6393				AUS +61 2 8011 3305;"/><br/>
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<apex:outputText style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial Unicode MS;" value="The Intern Group - UK reg. no. 07891350 - 41 Corsham St, Hoxton, London N1 6DR - UK" />
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</div>

</apex:page>

Custom Controller

public class CertificateOfCompletionController {
    
public final Opportunity a; //Opportunity object
	 String OppName ;
    
	//constructor
	public CertificateOfCompletionController(ApexPages.StandardController standardPageController) {
		a = (Opportunity)standardPageController.getRecord();//instantiate the Opportunity object for the current record
      
	}
	
	//method called from the Visualforce's action attribute
	public PageReference CertificateActions() {

		//generate and attach the PDF document
		PageReference pdfPage = Page.CertificateofCompletion; //create a page reference to Visualforce page
        
		Blob pdfBlob; //create a blob for the PDF content
		if (!Test.isRunningTest()) { //if we are not in testing context
			pdfBlob = pdfPage.getContent(); //generate the pdf blob
		} else { //otherwise, we are in testing context and getContent() gets funky so create the blob manually
			pdfBlob = Blob.valueOf('Some Text for a boring PDF file...');
		}
		Attachment attach = new Attachment(parentId = a.Id, Name = 'pdfAttachmentDemo.pdf', body = pdfBlob); //create the attachment object
        Id attachId = attach.parentId;
       
        List<Opportunity> CurrentOpp = new List<Opportunity>();
        CurrentOpp=[SELECT Id, Name, Contact_Email__c, Contact_Name__c From Opportunity WHERE Id=: attachId LIMIT 1];
		insert attach; //insert the attachment
       
  // Define fields neded from Opportunity
       
      //  string ContactEmail = CurrentOpp[0].Contact_Email__c;
 // Define the email
 Messaging.SingleEmailMessage email = new Messaging.SingleEmailMessage(); 

 // Create the email attachment    
 Messaging.EmailFileAttachment efa = new Messaging.EmailFileAttachment();
 efa.setFileName('Certificate of completion.pdf');
 efa.setBody(pdfBlob);

  // Set the paramaters to the email object
  String subject = 'Certificate of completion for '+CurrentOpp[0].Contact_Name__c;
 email.setSubject( subject );
 
 // Here I am accessing current user email id to whom we are sending email
String body = 'This is testing for Send emails with attachment from your apex class in Salesforce'; 
   email.setToAddresses( new String[]{CurrentOpp[0].Contact_Email__c} );
 email.setPlainTextBody( body );
 
 // Attach file using setFileAttachments function
 email.setFileAttachments(new Messaging.EmailFileAttachment[] {efa});

 // Sends the email
 Messaging.SendEmailResult [] r = 
 Messaging.sendEmail(new Messaging.SingleEmailMessage[] {email}); 
		//redirect the user
		PageReference pageWhereWeWantToGo = new ApexPages.StandardController(a).view(); //we want to redirect the User back to the Account detail page
		pageWhereWeWantToGo.setRedirect(true); //indicate that the redirect should be performed on the client side
		return pageWhereWeWantToGo; //send the User on their way
	}

Action Visualforce:

<apex:page action="{!CertificateActions}" extensions="CertificateOfCompletionController" standardController="Opportunity">
<!--
		- Visualforce page for creating a PDF file, attach it to account and send it to the contact
-->
	<apex:pageMessages ></apex:pageMessages><!-- included for display of errors should they occur -->
	<apex:detail inlineEdit="true" relatedList="true"></apex:detail> <!-- included so Account detail information is visible when errors occur -->
</apex:page>

I am new to VF pages and controllers, any help would be very appreciated!​​​​​​​


 

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Hi i am having a custom button,which when clicked generates the PDF and saves it in attachment.
Now i am trying to make it as email too.
so when the custom button is clicked,generate pdf ,save the pdf to attachment and email it to particular user email.

How can i do it?Can i do it on single button?Or do i need two buttons. 1 .generate and save
2.email pdf?
I am confused and struck here .I am able to generate it and save as attachment.
But i want all three steps(generate,save and email) in single button.Please help.
Thanks in advance.