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+++ b/SilverlightExampleApp/SilverlightExampleApp.Web/Services/Helpers.asmx.cs	Tue Apr 17 17:57:52 2012 +0100
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+using System;
+using System.Globalization;
+using System.Web.Services;
+using System.Windows;
+using System.Windows.Media;
+
+namespace SilverlightExampleApp.Web.Services
+{
+    [WebService(Namespace = "http://silverbladetechnology.com/")]
+    [WebServiceBinding(ConformsTo = WsiProfiles.BasicProfile1_1)]
+    [System.ComponentModel.ToolboxItem(false)]
+    public class Helpers : WebService
+    {
+        [WebMethod]
+        public string Text2Path(String strText, string strCulture, bool LtoR, string strTypeFace, int nSize)
+        {
+            if (strCulture == "")
+                strCulture = "en-us";
+
+            CultureInfo ci = new CultureInfo(strCulture);
+            FlowDirection fd = LtoR ? FlowDirection.LeftToRight : FlowDirection.RightToLeft;
+            FontFamily ff = new FontFamily(strTypeFace);
+            Typeface tf = new Typeface(ff, FontStyles.Normal, FontWeights.Normal, FontStretches.Normal);
+            FormattedText t = new FormattedText(strText, ci, fd, tf, nSize, Brushes.Black);
+            Geometry g = t.BuildGeometry(new Point(0, 0));
+            PathGeometry p = g.GetFlattenedPathGeometry();
+
+            return p.ToString();
+        }
+    }
+}