Re: Generating PDFs fromPHP

That reminds me of a cool feature I helped implement awhile back...

In a script I wrote awhile back we stored the IP of the users printer
and then sent the PS file directly to the printer. That way they did
not even have to view a PDF. This was pretty cool but we had to allow
for users who wanted to view a PDF and not print it.

Brock


On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 17:54:09 -0600, HJ Schmidt 
<hschmidt-CDZmnnRt5EjQT0dZR+AlfA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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
> 
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