Ok, this might be more complex that I hope, but I have a pdf form that I want to be able to pass variables to. I’m making a website for a guy who wants a bill of sale that he can print out, but wants some of the fields automatically generated from info on his site (price, model #, etc.)
How would I go about doing this in modx?
-
☆ A M B ☆
- 24,524 Posts
It doesn’t have to be a PDF, does it? It can be HTML, with a very simple template. I’ve done it that way several times. Just print it out from the browser (or if he’s got a Mac, he can print -> PDF -> Save As PDF).
Check out
tcpdf, a popular open-source class for generating PDF documents. I’ve used it before to import and assemble PDF documents from multiple sources, and I’m sure it can do what you are requesting.
lo9on.com
MODx Evolution/Revolution | Remote Desktop Training | Development
Or maybe the php class from
http://fpdf.org/ combined with a snippet can help you.
- A small step for mankind, so why not take two...
Working with web production, graphic design/workflow, photo and education - but are trying to get a life in between!
Do you have acrobat pro? You could add form fields to your pdf and generate a fdf from the data from modx.
DropboxUploader -- Upload files to a Dropbox account.
DIG -- Dynamic Image Generator
gus -- Google URL Shortener
makeQR -- Uses google chart api to make QR codes.
MODxTweeter -- Update your twitter status on publish.
