[PHP] PDF - PHP (on the fly using templates??)

[Bev]

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 <>, <>, <> 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 <> 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

Error: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( '<>', strtoupper( $name ), $output );

$output = pdf_replace( '<>', $name, $output );

$output = pdf_replace( '<>', $score, $output );

$output = pdf_replace( '<>', $date, $output );

// send the generated document to the browser

echo $output;

}

?>




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[PHP] PHP/HTML table layout?

[Bev]

Is there any simple way to stop the Cells of a Table from Moving, say for a
simple table I want the first column to be always fixed at 100 pixels(col A)
and the second to be fixed at 500(col B).

Thing is though, I have specified pixels for each column BUT they still let
me type on past the fixed amounts I specified.

 I wanted to fixed sized cells and that when I type do not increase/decrease
the surronding cells.Can this be done?

Bev





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