Thanks. I'll check it out. My main concern is that what seems great about using those php classes to generate the pdf directly is the possibilite to pull data from mysql (or other db) and generate an up-to-date report.
But since this is not the case seems a lot of work just to generate a simple table. I don't work with docbook yet so it can be a wrong feeling but seems easier to train a person which already uses HTML to code using docbook's tags than teach php/class. Specially if what I want does not involve fancy features. - rt On Mon, 6 Sep 2004 09:39:34 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hello Robert, > > I would suggest that if your data is such that it can use DocBook, > definitely go the DocBook route. You can also use Apache's Cocoon publish > your DocBook content to PDF/HTML/RTF/SVG/TXT etc. > > Here are some samples that use Apache Cocoon to perform dynamic conversion > to PDF/HTML: http://www.xml-dev.com/blog/#88 > > Here are some other utilities to convert to PDF: > http://www.xml-dev.com/blog/#101 > > This one is pretty good: http://html2pdf.seven49.net/seven49.aspx? > > Thanks. > Saqib Ali > http://validate.sf.net > > robert mena <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 09/06/2004 04:56:18 AM: > > > > > Hi, > > > > I plan to dynamic generate some of the documents I need on a regular > > basis. Sometimes they only differ by the name of the company so my > > first attempt would be to generate "templates" in word and ask/replace > > for the values needed. > > > > I am evaluating the http://www.ros.co.nz/pdf/, www.fpdf.org and php > > classes that generate pdf and as another option use docbook to > > convert. > > > > I am not sure which way is better. > > > > From my point of view: > > a) Both classes seem to be fine but in order to generate (static) > > tables and other elements I will need a lot of programming > > calls/variables. So I'd have a manual and perhaps tedious/error > > procedure to convert the document into the "programable-version" of > > it. > > > > b) I do not have experience with DocBook (even tough I can code html > > and latex) but I could use an editor to generate the document with > > the tables, place images etc. Identify the template variables and > > call docbook to generate the pdf. I'd still have to manually convert > > the file but would not need a lot of calls to generate a table or even > > use a php programmer. I am assuming the the tags needed are more > > easly understanded than $pdf->addCell($data,width..) > > > > Any ideias ? > > > > -- > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
