[FX.php List] FPDF

[Joel Shapiro]

That sounds cool.  Do you have any preferred apps to convert to  
SVGs?  I looked at some listed on svg.org, but they're for old OSes  
or reportedly don't work well.

-Joel


On Sep 25, 2007, at 12:28 AM, Gjermund Gusland Thorsen wrote:

> Yes, but in SVG the coordinates are already made for you, you can open
> the SVG in a texteditor and more or less just copy paste the
> coordinates.
>
> ggt667
>
> On 9/25/07, Joel Shapiro <jsfmp at earthlink.net> wrote:
>> Not sure if you're replying to me, Gjermund...
>>
>> The project I just wrote about is done for now (without FPDF) and
>> they haven't asked me to revisit it.  But do you have a link to more
>> info on using SVG for FPDF?  Wouldn't all the data items still need
>> to be lined up manually via coordinates?
>>
>> -Joel
>>
>>
>> On Sep 24, 2007, at 3:30 PM, Gjermund Gusland Thorsen wrote:
>>
>>> Do you have a way to export the current "template" to SVG?
>>> It should ease the import process.
>>>
>>> ggt667
>>>
>>> On 9/25/07, Joel Shapiro <jsfmp at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>>> Hey Jonathan
>>>>
>>>> I'd looked into FPDF for the report card solution I developed a
>>>> couple yrs ago.  The district's templates were *very* tightly fit
>>>> onto the page.  I was able to carefully reproduce their Word  
>>>> template
>>>> in FMP so it all fit for printing, but it seemed like it would have
>>>> been a BIG project to get PDFs generated that would fit
>>>> consistently.  As both David and Dale said, it's *not* just a  
>>>> matter
>>>> of spitting out the data -- you need to manually place each item
>>>> using x & y coordinates (ugh!).
>>>>
>>>> (Another issue that came up -- when printing from FMP -- was  
>>>> that the
>>>> amount of text that fit into the teacher's comment area was  
>>>> different
>>>> on PC vs. Mac.  I wonder if using FPDF uses the OS of the user's
>>>> workstation, or the OS of the FMServer, for fonts.  Does anybody
>>>> know?)
>>>>
>>>> HTH,
>>>> -Joel
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Sep 24, 2007, at 1:36 PM, Jonathan Schwartz wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Folks,
>>>>>
>>>>> I have a quick turnaround project and need advice whether I can
>>>>> count on FPDF.
>>>>>
>>>>> The project is to update a fmp client based report card system in
>>>>> my local school district with a web based FMP fx.php one.  By the
>>>>> way...they are using FMP 3.  ;-)
>>>>>
>>>>> Input is no problem.  Output is the issue.  I'd like to exactly
>>>>> reproduce the existing report card format that FMP produces.   
>>>>> Seems
>>>>> like I need to go with FPDF.
>>>>>
>>>>> Anyone have any warnings/caveats/etc?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>
>>>>> Jonathan
>>>>>
>>>>> PS...what I wouldn't give for access to this system if I were  
>>>>> still
>>>>> in grade school.
>>>>>
>>>>> if(Name == "Jonathan Schwartz", substitute(substitute(substitute
>>>>> (substitute(substitute(grade, "F", "A"),"D","A"),"C","A"), "B",
>>>>> "A"), "A", "A+")
>>>>>
>>>>> ;-)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Jonathan Schwartz
>>>>> Exit 445 Group
>>>>> jonathan at exit445.com
>>>>> http://www.exit445.com
>>>>> 415-381-1852
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