[FX.php List] Saving PDFs

[Erik Andreas Cayré]

Den 26/04/2007 kl. 21.02 skrev Bob Patin:

> I have a client who wants to put her database on our server and use  
> IWP; one of the things that she wants to do is to save PDFs, which  
> would then be downloaded by her clients.
>
> Is there a way to save PDFs to a machine other than the database  
> server (in my case, to the web server)? How about with PHP? Is  
> there a way to do it there? I know how to do it in a database  
> itself, but over the web I'm wondering how to make this happen.

I understand your question to read:
-can the PDFs –which FM8 can generate– be transferred easily/reliably  
to a web-client accessing FM via IWP/CWP?

According to FMP85_scripts_reference.pdf the Script step "Save  
records as PDF is *not* web-compatible...

So it seems you are left with having PHP somehow genererating the PDF.

<shameless plug>
We have developed a web service (www.w2p.dk) using PHP4/FMU6/FPDF
The service is meant to ease production of template -based PDF's for  
print (Business cards is an obvious example), and thus lower the cost  
for the customer (not having to hire a prepress pro for $$/hour doing  
simple editing and revisions, which the customer could easily do  
herself).

Feel free to poke around in the demo and comment if you care to...
</shameless plug>

When we started this project about 1,5 years ago, we also had a look  
at PDF-lib, but decided to start 'cheap' using the free FPDF class  
and associated extensions (like FPDI). Until now, we haven't had a  
reason to regret that choice.
Our only serious gripe is with the use of fonts in FPDF, which is in  
serious need of improvement...


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