Hello everyone,

I have a question regarding the PDF files.I have written the code in order to open a PDF, i manage to output the context in the browser but i want also this PDF file to be saved in a directory.

Does anyone know how i will do it?

I can post the code if you think this will be helpful for you.

Thank you in advance,
Xenia

What about using the copy function?

http://uk.php.net/copy

Thank you digitalfields for your suggestion but i tryied and nothing happen.
I think there is a command which redirectes the PDF file to both the browser and in a directory. In order to display the context of it i use the command

PHP Code:

$pdf -> output(); 


where $pdf is the creation of the pdf file.

Any other suggestins?

I am using the class "fpdf.php" and all the functions are stored to that file.
So i have a function called

PHP Code:

function Output($name='',$dest='')
{
        //Output PDF to some destination
        //Finish document if necessary
        if($this->state<3)
                $this->Close();
        //Normalize parameters
        if(is_bool($dest))
                $dest=$dest ? 'D' : 'F';
        $dest=strtoupper($dest);
        if($dest=='')
        {
                if($name=='')
                {
                        $name='doc.pdf';
                        $dest='I';
                }
                else
                        $dest='F';
        }
        switch($dest)
        {
                case 'I':
                        //Send to standard output
                        if(ob_get_contents())
                                $this->Error('Some data has already been output, can\'t send PDF file');
                        if(php_sapi_name()!='cli')
                        {
                                //We send to a browser
                                header('Content-Type: application/pdf');
                                if(headers_sent())
                                        $this->Error('Some data has already been output to browser, can\'t send PDF file');
                                header('Content-Length: '.strlen($this->buffer));
                                header('Content-disposition: inline; filename="'.$name.'"');
                        }
                        echo $this->buffer;
                        break;
                case 'D':
                        //Download file
                        if(ob_get_contents())
                                $this->Error('Some data has already been output, can\'t send PDF file');
                        if(isset($_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT']) && strpos($_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'],'MSIE'))
                                header('Content-Type: application/force-download');
 else
                                header('Content-Type: application/octet-stream');
                        if(headers_sent())
                                $this->Error('Some data has already been output to browser, can\'t send PDF file');
                        header('Content-Length: '.strlen($this->buffer));
                        header('Content-disposition: attachment; filename="'.$name.'"');
                        echo $this->buffer;
                        break;
                case 'F':
                        //Save to local file
                        $f=fopen($name,'wb');
                        if(!$f)
                                $this->Error('Unable to create output file: '.$name);
                        fwrite($f,$this->buffer,strlen($this->buffer));
                        fclose($f);
                        break;
                case 'S':
                        //Return as a string
                        return $this->buffer;
                default:
                        $this->Error('Incorrect output destination: '.$dest);
        }
        return '';
} 


so in my case i put

PHP Code:

$pdf -> Output($filename,$dir);
$dir='C:\Documents and Settings\My Documents\php';
$filename = "Invoicelist_"; 


So maybe the error is how i out the parameters. It might be too easy the error but maybe i am too tired to find out.

Can you suggest anything?

Thanks again,
Xenia

If you are using FPDF you can do the following to save the file:

PHP Code:

$pdf->Output("filename.pdf","F"); 


Which will save the pdf to a file.
Or:

PHP Code:

 $pdf->Output("filename.pdf","D"); 


Will prompt you to save the file.

so in my case i put

PHP Code:

$pdf -> Output($filename,$dir);
$dir='C:\Documents and Settings\My Documents\php';
$filename = "Invoicelist_"; 


Thanks again,
Xenia

Just to add you are misinterpreting $dest in the Output function.

Check http://www.fpdf.org/en/doc/output.htm for more info.

string Output([string name [, string dest]])

dest is a switch which controls the destination where the file will be sent(browser,file,prompt)

I used the command you told me but where it suppose to save it?. In which file it save it.I would like to save it to a particular directory ex. "C:\Documents and Settings\My Documents\php"

PHP Code:

$pdf->Output("filename.pdf","F"); 


i wrote this:

PHP Code:

$pdf -> Output("Invoicelist.pdf","D"); 


Sorry that it might be too simple,but i can't understand it.
Could you tell me how to specify in which folder to same this pdf file?

Thanks,
Xenia

You cannot specify a clientside folder from serverside

Actually this pdf file will be saved to the network to the specific folder.
So not even if it is network cannon be done?

Also if i use the parameter
F: (save to a local file with the name given by name.) where locally saves the file?

Thanks

To save it to a folder on the server use

PHP Code:

$pdf->Output("/directory/filename.pdf","F"); 


To save it to a file on your computer:

PHP Code:

$pdf->Output("filename.pdf","D"); 


Ok i add the following part of the code as you told me :

PHP Code:

$pdf -> Output("/var/invoices/"."$filename",'F'); 


Unfortunately displays the following error:

"FPDF error: Unable to create output file: /var/invoices/Invoicelist_01_01_2005_14_02_2006"

Do you know where i am making the mistake?
As this error means that it didn't open the file based on the Fpdf class

PHP Code:

                case 'F':
                        //Save to local file
                        $f=fopen($name,'wb');
                        if(!$f)
                        $this->Error('Unable to create output file: '.$name);
                        fwrite($f,$this->buffer,strlen($this->buffer));
                        fclose($f);
                        break; 


Can i also display it on the browser apart from saving?

Originally Posted by xenia

Unfortunately displays the following error:

"FPDF error: Unable to create output file: /var/invoices/Invoicelist_01_01_2005_14_02_2006"

Is because you are trying to save the file somewhere it doesnt want you to. Most probably because your havent set the permissions of the directory to 777. Also I would add this to the end of your filename.

PHP Code:

$pdf -> Output("/var/invoices/".$filename.".pdf",'F'); 


Originally Posted by xenia

Can i also display it on the browser apart from saving?

PHP Code:

$pdf->Output(); 


On its own will display the pdf file in the browser.

digitalfields you were right with the permissions i had forgot
to do that.

Thank youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
very much for your time and help all of you.

Xenia

I have the same problem. But the error message is:

Warning: fopen(gen_pdf/gen_pdf/yan.pdf) [function.fopen]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /export/home/.../pdfCov/fpdf.php on line 1698
FPDF error: Unable to create output file: gen_pdf/yan.pdf

I checked the directory "gen_pdf". It is 777.

Anyone know what is wrong?