Re: FPDF or PDFlib with Cake

Ok I solved all problems and it works

To last problem I added an extra argument to core function in fpdf.php

function FPDF($ww=null, $orientation='P', $unit='mm', $size='A4')

but if someone knows how to solve this without this trick i will
listen to suggestions

2011/6/29 Dominik Gajewski <dominikgajewski1@gmail.com>:
> in TestController i added this
>
> var $helpers = array('Pdf'=> array('orientation' => 'P','unit' => 'mm'
> , 'format'=> 'A4') );
>
> and got this error
>
> Notice (8): Array to string conversion [APP\vendors\fpdf\fpdf.php, line 135]
> Code | Context
> $orientation    =       array(
>        "orientation" => "P",
>        "unit" => "mm",
>        "format" => "A4"
> )
> $unit   =       "mm"
> $size   =       array(
>        210.001555556,
>        297.000083333
> )
> strtolower - [internal], line ??
> FPDF::FPDF() - APP\vendors\fpdf\fpdf.php, line 135
> View::_loadHelpers() - CORE\cake\libs\view\view.php, line 808
> View::_render() - CORE\cake\libs\view\view.php, line 709
> View::render() - CORE\cake\libs\view\view.php, line 426
> Controller::render() - CORE\cake\libs\controller\controller.php, line 909
> TestsController::indexPdf() - APP\controllers\tests_controller.php, line 12
> Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE\cake\dispatcher.php, line 204
> Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE\cake\dispatcher.php, line 171
> [main] - APP\webroot\index.php, line 83
> FPDF error: Incorrect orientation: array
>
>
> So i put only var var $helpers = array('Pdf'=> 'P'));
>
> Notice (8): Undefined property: PdfHelper::$helpers
> [CORE\cake\libs\view\view.php, line 819]
>
> What is another way to launch constructor of PdfHelper
>
> 2011/6/29 Sam Sherlock <sam.sherlock@gmail.com>:
>> two things
>>
>> 1) orienation error is due to you not setting the page as either landscape
>> or portrait.
>> it seems that it should default to portrait but that message suggests
>> something is wrong - its a fpdf error and you should read the docs for fpdf
>>
>> 2) $this->Fpdf->AddPage() for helpers in cake  1.3 (future proof I think it
>> still works $fpdf->AddPage() but 1.3 migration mentions changing this)
>>
>>
>> I am not sure which pdf tool I used back then I do know that I tried them
>> all before deciding on the one I used.  That feature of the site has since
>> been removed for other reasons
>>
>>  - S
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 29 June 2011 20:44, Dominik Gajewski <dominikgajewski1@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>        $fpdf->AddPage();
>>>    $fpdf->SetFont('Arial','B',16);
>>>    $fpdf->Cell(40,10,$data);
>>>    echo $fpdf->fpdfOutput();
>>
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> Dominik Gajewski
>

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