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gloop

Cakephp + TCPDF

Hello,

i would like to create a pdf. Now i found this:

http://bakery.cakephp.org/articles/kalileo/2010/06/08/creating-pdf-files-with-cakephp-and-tcpdf

So i try this example:

Step: 1, 2, 3 the same as the example

Step 4:

function viewPdf() {
        $this->layout = 'pdf'; //this will use the pdf.ctp layout
        $this->render();
    }

Step 5:

<?php

App::import('Vendor','xtcpdf'); 

$tcpdf = new XTCPDF();

$textfont = 'freesans'; // looks better, finer, and more condensed than 'dejavusans'


$tcpdf->Cell(0,14, "Hello World", 0,1,'L');

echo $tcpdf->Output('filename.pdf', 'D');


?>

When i open function in a browser i get a download popup and i have to choose how i would open the document. The standard software is "firefox".

I try



echo $tcpdf->Output('filename.pdf', 'D');

and i see many text (like i open the pdf with firefox. I check the http header and see the document is opend with Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8


I try:

In the controller $this->header(

'Content-type: application/pdf'); and header('Content-type: application/pdf'

);

But i get always the wrong content-type.

How i can change the content type?

Thanks for help.
gloop

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Syed Muhammad Amin

Re: Cakephp + TCPDF

try to use dompdf

On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 6:04 AM, gloop <[hidden email]> wrote:

Hello,

i would like to create a pdf. Now i found this:

http://bakery.cakephp.org/articles/kalileo/2010/06/08/creating-pdf-files-with-cakephp-and-tcpdf

So i try this example:

Step: 1, 2, 3 the same as the example

Step 4:

function viewPdf() {
        $this->layout = 'pdf'; //this will use the pdf.ctp layout
        $this->render();
    }

Step 5:

<?php App::import('Vendor','xtcpdf'); $tcpdf = new XTCPDF(); $textfont = 'freesans'; // looks better, finer, and more condensed than 'dejavusans' $tcpdf->Cell(0,14, "Hello World", 0,1,'L'); echo $tcpdf->Output('filename.pdf', 'D'); ?>

When i open function in a browser i get a download popup and i have to choose how i would open the document. The standard software is "firefox".

I try echo $tcpdf->Output('filename.pdf', 'D'); and i see many text (like i open the pdf with firefox. I check the http header and see the document is opend with Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 I try: In the controller $this->header('Content-type: application/pdf'); and header('Content-type: application/pdf'); But i get always the wrong content-type. How i can change the content type? Thanks for help. gloop
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gloop

Re: Cakephp + TCPDF

Its not the pdf application. The question is why cake output a text/html header.

On Thursday, July 26, 2012 7:07:54 AM UTC+2, gua syed wrote:

try to use dompdf

On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 6:04 AM, gloop <[hidden email]> wrote:
Hello,

i would like to create a pdf. Now i found this:

http://bakery.cakephp.org/articles/kalileo/2010/06/08/creating-pdf-files-with-cakephp-and-tcpdf

So i try this example:

Step: 1, 2, 3 the same as the example

Step 4:

function viewPdf() {
        $this->layout = 'pdf'; //this will use the pdf.ctp layout
        $this->render();
    }

Step 5:

<?php App::import('Vendor','xtcpdf'); $tcpdf = new XTCPDF(); $textfont = 'freesans'; // looks better, finer, and more condensed than 'dejavusans' $tcpdf->Cell(0,14, "Hello World", 0,1,'L'); echo $tcpdf->Output('filename.pdf', 'D'); ?>

When i open function in a browser i get a download popup and i have to choose how i would open the document. The standard software is "firefox".

I try echo $tcpdf->Output('filename.pdf', 'D'); and i see many text (like i open the pdf with firefox. I check the http header and see the document is opend with Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 I try: In the controller $this->header('Content-type: application/pdf'); and header('Content-type: application/pdf'); But i get always the wrong content-type. How i can change the content type? Thanks for help. gloop
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Carlos Lavin-2

Re: Cakephp + TCPDF

Maybe adding the header data in the pdf layout's ctp?

2012/7/26 gloop <[hidden email]>:

> Its not the pdf application. The question is why cake output a text/html
> header.
>
>
> On Thursday, July 26, 2012 7:07:54 AM UTC+2, gua syed wrote:
>>
>> try to use dompdf
>>
>> On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 6:04 AM, gloop <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> i would like to create a pdf. Now i found this:
>>>
>>>
>>> http://bakery.cakephp.org/articles/kalileo/2010/06/08/creating-pdf-files-with-cakephp-and-tcpdf
>>>
>>> So i try this example:
>>>
>>> Step: 1, 2, 3 the same as the example
>>>
>>> Step 4:
>>>
>>> function viewPdf() {
>>> $this->layout = 'pdf'; //this will use the pdf.ctp layout
>>> $this->render();
>>> }
>>>
>>> Step 5:
>>>
>>> <?php
>>> App::import('Vendor','xtcpdf');
>>> $tcpdf = new XTCPDF();
>>> $textfont = 'freesans'; // looks better, finer, and more condensed than
>>> 'dejavusans'
>>> $tcpdf->Cell(0,14, "Hello World", 0,1,'L');
>>> echo $tcpdf->Output('filename.pdf', 'D');
>>> ?>
>>>
>>> When i open function in a browser i get a download popup and i have to
>>> choose how i would open the document. The standard software is "firefox".
>>>
>>> I try
>>>
>>> echo $tcpdf->Output('filename.pdf', 'D');
>>>
>>> and i see many text (like i open the pdf with firefox. I check the http
>>> header and see the document is opend with Content-Type: text/html;
>>> charset=UTF-8
>>>
>>>
>>> I try:
>>>
>>> In the controller $this->header('Content-type: application/pdf'); and
>>> header('Content-type: application/pdf');
>>>
>>> But i get always the wrong content-type.
>>>
>>> How i can change the content type?
>>>
>>> Thanks for help.
>>> gloop
>>>
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gloop

Re: Cakephp + TCPDF

I try header(); in the view, controller and try $this->header() in the controller.

On Thursday, July 26, 2012 9:42:36 PM UTC+2, lavin wrote:

Maybe adding the header data in the pdf layout's ctp?

2012/7/26 gloop <[hidden email]>:

> Its not the pdf application. The question is why cake output a text/html
> header.
>
>
> On Thursday, July 26, 2012 7:07:54 AM UTC+2, gua syed wrote:
>>
>> try to use dompdf
>>
>> On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 6:04 AM, gloop <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> i would like to create a pdf. Now i found this:
>>>
>>>
>>> http://bakery.cakephp.org/articles/kalileo/2010/06/08/creating-pdf-files-with-cakephp-and-tcpdf
>>>
>>> So i try this example:
>>>
>>> Step: 1, 2, 3 the same as the example
>>>
>>> Step 4:
>>>
>>> function viewPdf() {
>>> $this->layout = 'pdf'; //this will use the pdf.ctp layout
>>> $this->render();
>>> }
>>>
>>> Step 5:
>>>
>>> <?php
>>> App::import('Vendor','xtcpdf');
>>> $tcpdf = new XTCPDF();
>>> $textfont = 'freesans'; // looks better, finer, and more condensed than
>>> 'dejavusans'
>>> $tcpdf->Cell(0,14, "Hello World", 0,1,'L');
>>> echo $tcpdf->Output('filename.pdf', 'D');
>>> ?>
>>>
>>> When i open function in a browser i get a download popup and i have to
>>> choose how i would open the document. The standard software is "firefox".
>>>
>>> I try
>>>
>>> echo $tcpdf->Output('filename.pdf', 'D');
>>>
>>> and i see many text (like i open the pdf with firefox. I check the http
>>> header and see the document is opend with Content-Type: text/html;
>>> charset=UTF-8
>>>
>>>
>>> I try:
>>>
>>> In the controller $this->header('Content-type: application/pdf'); and
>>> header('Content-type: application/pdf');
>>>
>>> But i get always the wrong content-type.
>>>
>>> How i can change the content type?
>>>
>>> Thanks for help.
>>> gloop
>>>
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>>
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Dakota

Cakephp + TCPDF

In reply to this post by gloop

Tcpdf has plenty of known issues. Rather use wkhtmltopdf. Also, use the CakePDF plugin, it handles all PDF creation stuff for you, including ensuring correct headers. https://github.com/ceeram/CakePdf

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Daniel Baird

Re: Cakephp + TCPDF

I'm not familiar with PDF generation, but surprising HTML headers are sometimes an "early output" problem.

So check for stray spaces and newlines in your php files. Depending on config, if your app emits any output, even whitespace, PHP sends the headers as it knows them at the time -- if your whitespace appears early, that might be some default html headers.

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Elisio Leonardo

Re: Cakephp + TCPDF

In reply to this post by gloop

You should really try to use Cakepdf Plugin.

https://github.com/ceeram/CakePdf

On Thursday, July 26, 2012 12:04:32 AM UTC+2, gloop wrote:

Hello,

i would like to create a pdf. Now i found this:

http://bakery.cakephp.org/articles/kalileo/2010/06/08/creating-pdf-files-with-cakephp-and-tcpdf

So i try this example:

Step: 1, 2, 3 the same as the example

Step 4:

function viewPdf() {
        $this->layout = 'pdf'; //this will use the pdf.ctp layout
        $this->render();
    }

Step 5:

<?php App::import('Vendor','xtcpdf'); $tcpdf = new XTCPDF(); $textfont = 'freesans'; // looks better, finer, and more condensed than 'dejavusans' $tcpdf->Cell(0,14, "Hello World", 0,1,'L'); echo $tcpdf->Output('filename.pdf', 'D'); ?>

When i open function in a browser i get a download popup and i have to choose how i would open the document. The standard software is "firefox".

I try echo $tcpdf->Output('filename.pdf', 'D'); and i see many text (like i open the pdf with firefox. I check the http header and see the document is opend with Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 I try: In the controller $this->header('Content-type: application/pdf'); and header('Content-type: application/pdf'); But i get always the wrong content-type. How i can change the content type? Thanks for help. gloop

schaenk

Re: Cakephp + TCPDF

In reply to this post by gloop

Got the same problem. But the solution is easy. Delete the header("Content-Type: application/pdf"); line in your layout file.

Just put this line into your controller action instead:
$this->RequestHandler->respondAs("pdf");

Works fine with CakePHP 2.x

Cheers

On Thursday, July 26, 2012 12:04:32 AM UTC+2, gloop wrote:

Hello,

i would like to create a pdf. Now i found this:

http://bakery.cakephp.org/articles/kalileo/2010/06/08/creating-pdf-files-with-cakephp-and-tcpdf

So i try this example:

Step: 1, 2, 3 the same as the example

Step 4:

function viewPdf() {
        $this->layout = 'pdf'; //this will use the pdf.ctp layout
        $this->render();
    }

Step 5:

<?php App::import('Vendor','xtcpdf'); $tcpdf = new XTCPDF(); $textfont = 'freesans'; // looks better, finer, and more condensed than 'dejavusans' $tcpdf->Cell(0,14, "Hello World", 0,1,'L'); echo $tcpdf->Output('filename.pdf', 'D'); ?>

When i open function in a browser i get a download popup and i have to choose how i would open the document. The standard software is "firefox".

I try echo $tcpdf->Output('filename.pdf', 'D'); and i see many text (like i open the pdf with firefox. I check the http header and see the document is opend with Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 I try: In the controller $this->header('Content-type: application/pdf'); and header('Content-type: application/pdf'); But i get always the wrong content-type. How i can change the content type? Thanks for help. gloop

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niroz

Re: Cakephp + TCPDF

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In reply to this post by gloop

I have this running (CakePhp 2.2.1)

In controller add:

$this->response->header(array('Content-type: application/pdf'));
$this->response->type('pdf');

 function view_pdf() {

    $this->response->header(array('Content-type: application/pdf'));
    $this->response->type('pdf');

    $provincias = $this->Distribuidore->Provincia->find('list');
    $this->set(compact('provincias'));

    Configure::write('debug',0); // Otherwise we cannot use this method while developing

    $this->layout = 'pdf'; //this will use the pdf.ctp layout
    $this->render();
  }