Thank you so much Jose... you are so helpful. I am going to try this. this is a requirement to launch this system I wrote with another programmer there is more work to do, but this needs to work. Thank you again!! Regards, On Thursday, January 17, 2013 1:13:21 AM UTC-6, José L. wrote:
> I've just checked pdflabel is not included in fpdf in web2py. I ignore > the reason because I uploaded it to pyfpdf 18 months ago. I thought > web2py automatically included pyfpdf updates. You can download it from > http://code.google.com/p/pyfpdf/source/browse/pdflabels.py and copy it > at gluon/contrib/fpdf directory so you can use: > > from gluon.contrib.fpdf.pdflabels import PDFLabel > > PDFLabel accepts "\n" , if you use cell, it doesn't understand "\n" > > Regards. > > 2013/1/16 Paul Rykiel <[email protected] <javascript:>>: > > Hi Jose, > > > > I tried what you suggested, I was getting errors on the line > > from glon.contrib.pyfpdf.pdflabels import PDFLabel ... it does not seem > to > > exist, and cannot find how to load this > > > > so, my other option seems to be to get all of the text inside of one > cell, > > so I used your "more_text" from below, it works ('sort of") ... it lists > all > > of the text inside the one cell, but > > the program is ignoring the "\n" page breaks, if I can get those to > work, I > > am almost done > > > > then I have to figure out how to create the pages side by side, but I > want > > to tackle one thing at a time. > > > > I am sure when I get to my next issue of printing the labels where there > are > > 3 labels across and 10 down, maybe I will have to figure out > > how to use the PDFLabel, but for right now I just want to get this to > work. > > > > thanks for all of your help!! > > Regards, > > > > > > On Wednesday, January 16, 2013 12:46:34 PM UTC-6, José L. wrote: > >> > >> Some time ago, we include PDFLabel too, so you can simplify your code > >> if you are using an avery-compatible format ( the sys stuff is only > >> needed if you're using a non-english language): > >> > >> def label_bikes(): > >> from gluon.contrib.pyfpdf.pdflabels import PDFLabel > >> import sys > >> reload(sys) > >> sys.setdefaultencoding( "latin-1" ) > >> > >> pdf = PDFLabel('Apli-01277') > >> pdf.add_page() > >> rows = db(db.bike.id.belongs(bikeIds)).select() > >> # Print labels > >> for row in rows: > >> idString = row.destination + str(row.id) > >> more_text = idString > >> more_text += "Make: " + row.make + "\n" if row.make else "" > >> more_text += "Model: " + row.model + "\n" if row.model else "" > >> more_text += "Size: " + row.size + "\n" if row.size else "" > >> pdf.add_label(more_text) > >> > >> response.headers['Content-Type'] = 'application/pdf' > >> response.headers['Content-Disposition']='attachment.filename = > >> sample.pdf' > >> return pdf.output(dest='S') > >> > >> > >> Regards > >> José L. > >> > >> 2013/1/16 Paul Rykiel <[email protected]>: > >> > Hi Mariano, > >> > thank you for the response. Let me look into the margin issue, maybe > you > >> > have given me enough to figure this out. > >> > thanks so much for the response. you know, Massimo was my professor > last > >> > term. > >> > > >> > On Wednesday, January 16, 2013 12:39:06 AM UTC-6, Mariano Reingart > >> > wrote: > >> >> > >> >> Hello Paul: > >> >> > >> >> Could you send a sample without actual data? > >> >> (without the db query, so it can be reproduced) > >> >> > >> >> fpdf.cell will jump to the next page if no more room available, > maybe > >> >> there is a sizing or rounding issue. > >> >> Also, you have to take a look at page margins. > >> >> > >> >> Best regards, > >> >> > >> >> Mariano Reingart > >> >> http://www.sistemasagiles.com.ar > >> >> http://reingart.blogspot.com > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 8:02 PM, Paul Rykiel <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> >> > Greetings this is my code: > >> >> > > >> >> > def triagePrintTags(bikeIds): > >> >> > assert(bikeIds != None) > >> >> > assert(isinstance(bikeIds, list) or isinstance(bikeIds, > tuple)) > >> >> > pdf = FPDF('P', 'mm', (66.548, 25.4)) > >> >> > # get all the r(ows > >> >> > rows = db(db.bike.id.belongs(bikeIds)).select() > >> >> > for row in rows: > >> >> > pdf.add_page() > >> >> > pdf.set_font('Times', 'B', 8) > >> >> > idString = row.destination + str(row.id) > >> >> > pdf.cell(0, 2, idString, 0, 1) > >> >> > if row.make != None: > >> >> > pdf.cell(0, 2, "Make: " + row.make,0,1) > >> >> > if row.model != None: > >> >> > pdf.cell(0, 2, "Model: " + row.model,0,1) > >> >> > if row.size != 0: > >> >> > sz = "Size: " + str(row.size) > >> >> > pdf.cell(0, 2, sz,0,1) > >> >> > if row.color != None: > >> >> > pdf.cell(0, 2, "Color: " + row.color,0,1) > >> >> > # TODO this should be a true temp file, stored in /tmp with > >> >> > random > >> >> > unique filename. > >> >> > fileName = request.folder + '/static/temp.pdf' > >> >> > pdf.output(name=fileName) > >> >> > response.headers['Content-Disposition']='attachment.filename = > >> >> > sample.pdf' > >> >> > response.headers['Content-Type']='application/pdf' > >> >> > return response.stream(open(fileName, 'rb'), chunk_size=4096) > >> >> > > >> >> > the problem with the above code is: > >> >> > > >> >> > my dimentions of my page are supposed to simulate a label (no > >> >> > problem) > >> >> > my text should all be on the same label, but when the next cell > >> >> > prints, > >> >> > it > >> >> > jumps to the > >> >> > next label. What am I doing incorrectly here? > >> >> > > >> >> > Or maybe is it is just wrong print with pdf.cell, maybe there is a > >> >> > better > >> >> > way. > >> >> > Please help if you can? > >> >> > > >> >> > Thank you in advance. > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > -- > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> > > >> > -- > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > -- > > > > > > > --
