[FX.php List] creating an export file - Beautiful!

[Dale Bengston]

Hi Jonathan,

I use and recommend FPDF. I also use its extension FPDI quite  
heavily, as it expands FPDF to allow template usage. (FPDF itself  
only allows creation of new PDF files from scratch.)

http://www.fpdf.org/
http://fpdi.setasign.de/

Hope this helps,
Dale

On Dec 18, 2006, at 10:21 AM, Jonathan Schwartz wrote:

> Thanks for the referral to Spreadsheet_Excel_Writer, Dale.
>
> It not only works as advertised, it delivers an "exit strategy" for  
> me.
>
> Up until now, my FMP web solution have been administered personally  
> by me.  Clients had to request data export when it was needed.   
> That was OK for my first couple of projects because they were very  
> short term duration, and I was intimately involved with the projects.
>
> Now, by being able to offer the ability for admin users to export  
> data to Excel by themselves, I can exit day to day involvement with  
> the file.  It also will be more palatable for the client, knowing  
> that they can get the data ad hoc....without their having to have  
> FileMaker and without my having to allow them direct access to the  
> file.
>
> This is very exciting.
>
> Next, I need to do that same trick for PDF printing.  Currently,  
> all my projects involve online data entry but FileMaker-based  
> printing. Will review archive for recommendations.
>
> Thanks again!
>
> J
>
> Jonathan Schwartz
> FileMaker 8 Certified  Developer
> Associate Member, FileMaker Solutions Alliance
> Schwartz & Company
> jonathan at eschwartz.com
> http://www.eschwartz.com
> http://www.exit445.com
> 415-381-1852
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> Schwartz & Company
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