I think I'll add this just round out the discussion, even though it doesn't speak
directly to your question.
I'm happily using PHP to write invoices, packing slips, etc. for a book fulfillment
system (LAMP based) by side-stepping the PDF issue altogether. I write PostScript
code directly, pulling variable data from a mysql database. PostScript has some
very nice built-in capabilities to generate beautiful paperwork on the fly, and PHP
is the scripting language with which to write it. Nice control for stuff to fit
into window envelopes, etc. Of course once you've got PostScript, PDF is a simple
distill away (or ps2pdf on linux).
The beauty of the above system is that I don't have to have any 'forms' kicking
around -- you just create everything on the fly. The only downside is having to
spend a bit of time learning some rudimentary PostScript, but that's a good thing,
right?
I'm following the PDF/FDF discussion closely, and have been cracking away at it for
about two years, but still have browser/compatibility "issues". I have yet to find
a *reliable* way to get all browsers/platforms to handle PDF/FDF "fillable forms."
It's fantastic stuff -- when it works. In the meantime, PostScript *always* works.
Skip Evans wrote:
Hey all,
For the first time I need to generate PDF
files from PHP. fpdf.org has been recommended,
any other comments from the peanut gallery
would be greatly appreciated.
Anyone use this one? Have better results
with others?
Skip
