maybe the link didn't work... www.fpdf.org
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RIVES Sergio SOFRECOM a écrit :
> Hi,
>
> maybe looking at this site you could find what you are looking for :
>
> FPDF
>
> This is a site dedicated to the generation of PDF documents with PHP.
>
> HTH
>
> Sergio
>
> Bev a écrit :
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > BACKGROUND
> > ============
> >
> > I am looking to create a series of Certificates and Brouchures etc and then
> > using the products Print/Acrobat Distiller option save the documents as
> > PDF(with some pre-built in <<Name1>>, <<address1>>, <<address2>> variables
> > that can be automatically resolved
> >
> > "on-the fly" using a PHP script using a PDF_REPACE(see below code) option or
> > something similar. This then allows me to Create Nice looking
> > Brouchures/Certificates etc with "variable <<abc>> markers" before
> > converting to PDF so my online user can have "personalised stationary"
> > without the need for them to EDIT any of the documents.
> >
> > My attempts using PHP -> PDF on the fly....
> > ===================================
> >
> > I am looking for guidance on whats the best method and am I on the right
> > track without using the long winded PDFLIB functions..
> >
> > I wonder if you could help(I'm going round in circles!), I a looking to use
> > PHP -> PDF, probably with PDF templates instead of actual PDFLIB coding
> > techniques.
> >
> > I have tried to create a simply script(before I move on)which will process a
> > "PDF pre-written" template and resolve variables on the fly(without using
> > any PDFLIB functions etc). I created a simple script to do this using
> > Microsoft RTF but obviously this would only work on PC's where users have
> > WORD etc...(I assume)
> >
> > I have tried myself but keep getting the error msg "The file is damaged and
> > could not be repaired" when it trys to load the "amended " PDF file(see the
> > sample script below).
> >
> > By the way, the script works fine if I comment out the PDF_REPLACE option. I
> > assume these are causing some type of error?? I tried updating the Acrobat
> > prefences/options to not load in a Browser but that just downloaded to my PC
> > and the same error message appeared after I double clicked on it...
> >
> > The PDF template small script is attached as an example.
> >
> > Rgds
> >
> > Bev
> >
> > <?php
> >
> > set_time_limit( 180 ); // this script can be very slow
> >
> > //create short variable names
> >
> > $name = $HTTP_POST_VARS['name'];
> >
> > $score = $HTTP_POST_VARS['score'];
> >
> > function pdf_replace( $pattern, $replacement, $string )
> >
> > {
> >
> > $len = strlen( $pattern );
> >
> > $regexp = '';
> >
> > for ( $i = 0; $i<$len; $i++ )
> >
> > {
> >
> > $regexp .= $pattern[$i];
> >
> > if ($i<$len-1)
> >
> > $regexp .= "(\)\-{0,1}[0-9]*\(){0,1}";
> >
> > }
> >
> > return ereg_replace ( $regexp, $replacement, $string );
> >
> > }
> >
> > if(!$name||!$score)
> >
> > {
> >
> > echo '<h1>Error:</h1>This page was called incorrectly';
> >
> > }
> >
> > else
> >
> > {
> >
> > //generate the headers to help a browser choose the correct application
> >
> > $date = date( 'F d, Y' );
> >
> > // open our template file
> >
> > $filename = 'PHPCertification.pdf';
> >
> > $fp = fopen ( $filename, 'r' );
> >
> > //read our template into a variable
> >
> > $output = fread( $fp, filesize( $filename ) );
> >
> > header( 'Content-type: application/pdf' );
> >
> > header( 'Content-Disposition: filename=cert.pdf');
> >
> > fclose ( $fp );
> >
> > // replace the place holders in the template with our data
> >
> > $output = pdf_replace( '<<NAME>>', strtoupper( $name ), $output );
> >
> > $output = pdf_replace( '<<Name>>', $name, $output );
> >
> > $output = pdf_replace( '<<score>>', $score, $output );
> >
> > $output = pdf_replace( '<<mm/dd/yyyy>>', $date, $output );
> >
> > // send the generated document to the browser
> >
> > echo $output;
> >
> > }
> >
> > ?>
> >
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