html to pdf converter

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bighill89 Reply #21, 14 years, 8 months ago

Anything new with this? I’m looking for an HTML to PDF converter for MODx.

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Bruno17 Reply #22, 14 years, 8 months ago

I use tcpdf. It works well for me.
What I have done to get it run:

1. Create a Template with nothing than

[!tcpdf!]

as content.
2. Create a Ressource with this template.
3. Create a snippet with name tcpdf:

<?php

//collect here your output in $output, use $modx->runsnippet or what else for generating your html-output.


$basePath = $modx->config['base_path'];
$pluginpath = $basePath.'assets/classes/tcpdf/';

if ($_GET['contentType']=='pdf'){
include $pluginpath.'examples/myexample.php';
}
else{
	return $output;
}
?>

4. Create myexample.php with something like that:

<?php
//============================================================+
// File name   : example_001.php
// Begin       : 2008-03-04
// Last Update : 2009-03-18
// 
// Description : Example 001 for TCPDF class
//               Default Header and Footer
// 
// Author: Nicola Asuni
// 
// (c) Copyright:
//               Nicola Asuni
//               Tecnick.com s.r.l.
//               Via Della Pace, 11
//               09044 Quartucciu (CA)
//               ITALY
//               www.tecnick.com
//               [email protected]
//============================================================+

/**
 * Creates an example PDF TEST document using TCPDF
 * @package com.tecnick.tcpdf
 * @abstract TCPDF - Example: Default Header and Footer
 * @author Nicola Asuni
 * @copyright 2004-2009 Nicola Asuni - Tecnick.com S.r.l (www.tecnick.com) Via Della Pace, 11 - 09044 - Quartucciu (CA) - ITALY - www.tecnick.com - [email protected]
 * @link http://tcpdf.org
 * @license http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/lesser.html LGPL
 * @since 2008-03-04
 */
//(dirname( __FILE__ )."/../../rennergebnis/includes/getdatas.php");
require_once(dirname( __FILE__ ).'/../config/lang/de.php');
require_once(dirname( __FILE__ ).'/../tcpdf.php');

// create new PDF document
//$pdf = new BLOCKPDF(PDF_PAGE_ORIENTATION, PDF_UNIT, PDF_PAGE_FORMAT, true, 'UTF-8', false); 

$pdf = new TCPDF(PDF_PAGE_ORIENTATION, PDF_UNIT, PDF_PAGE_FORMAT, true, 'UTF-8', false); 

// set document information
$pdf->SetCreator(PDF_CREATOR);
$pdf->SetAuthor('Nicola Asuni');
$pdf->SetTitle('TCPDF Example 001');
$pdf->SetSubject('TCPDF Tutorial');
$pdf->SetKeywords('TCPDF, PDF, example, test, guide');

// set default header data
$pdf->SetHeaderData(PDF_HEADER_LOGO, PDF_HEADER_LOGO_WIDTH, PDF_HEADER_TITLE, PDF_HEADER_STRING);

// set header and footer fonts
$pdf->setHeaderFont(Array(PDF_FONT_NAME_MAIN, '', PDF_FONT_SIZE_MAIN));
$pdf->setFooterFont(Array(PDF_FONT_NAME_DATA, '', PDF_FONT_SIZE_DATA));

// set default monospaced font
$pdf->SetDefaultMonospacedFont(PDF_FONT_MONOSPACED);


//set margins
$pdf->SetMargins(PDF_MARGIN_LEFT, PDF_MARGIN_TOP, PDF_MARGIN_RIGHT);
$pdf->SetHeaderMargin(PDF_MARGIN_HEADER);
$pdf->SetFooterMargin(PDF_MARGIN_FOOTER);

//set auto page breaks
$pdf->SetAutoPageBreak(TRUE, PDF_MARGIN_BOTTOM);

//set image scale factor
$pdf->setImageScale(PDF_IMAGE_SCALE_RATIO); 

//set some language-dependent strings
$pdf->setLanguageArray($l); 

$pdf->SetFont('helvetica', '', 9); 


// add a page
$pdf->AddPage();


$pdf->writeHTML($output);

// ---------------------------------------------------------

//Close and output PDF document 
$pdf->Output('myexample.pdf', 'I');
if(isset($_GET['savepdf'])){
$pdf->Output($modx->config['base_path']."assets/files/pdfdownloads/".$_GET['savepdf'].".pdf", "F"); 	
}


//============================================================+
// END OF FILE                                                 
//============================================================+
?>

5.create a plugin for setting the right contentType:

<?php

$e = & $modx->event;
switch($e->name)
{
   case 'OnLoadWebDocument':
	   if (isset($_GET['contentType']) && $_GET['contentType']=='pdf') {
		  $modx->contentTypes[$modx->documentObject['id']]='application/pdf';
		}
   break;
}

?>

6. link to this document for example with:

<a href="[~501~]&task=rennergebnis&contentType=pdf" target="_blank">PDF-Ausgabe</a>
<a href="[~501~]&task=rennergebnis&contentType=pdf&savepdf=Rennergebnis_[+regatta_jahr+]" target="_blank">Als PDF-Download speichern </a>

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Thanks!

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davidm Reply #23, 14 years, 8 months ago

Excellent, I think it would warrant making this a public resource package, many want on the fly PDF generation but don’t know this is available...

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Ryan Thrash Reply #24, 14 years, 8 months ago

Definitely!

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mrhaw Reply #25, 14 years, 8 months ago

I use this ---> http://modxcms.com/forums/index.php/topic,2513.msg227789.html#msg227789
I have it set up the same way with a snippet in a template. By using templates I was able
to restrict it, beacuse it made pdf’s out of restricted docs.

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Last Of The Romans Reply #26, 14 years, 8 months ago

Hello Bruno,

can you make detailed example?
I make everything but new window for me is white...

THANK YOU
Kristalin

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mrhaw Reply #27, 14 years, 8 months ago

Think you need to install and set right paths --> http://sourceforge.net/projects/tcpdf/files/

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Last Of The Romans Reply #28, 14 years, 8 months ago

Quote from: mrhaw at Sep 01, 2009, 06:22 AM

Think you need to install and set right paths --> http://sourceforge.net/projects/tcpdf/files/

i thing my problem is not in file`s huh

What i make:

1. create empty template with name: pdfconverter
2. create a new document with name pdfgenerator (ID 479):
template: pdfconverter
content: [!tcpdf!] /that is snippet/
3. create snippet with name: tcpdf
this code:

<?php

//collect here your output in $output, use $modx->runsnippet or what else for generating your html-output.


$basePath = $modx->config['base_path'];
$pluginpath = $basePath.'assets/classes/tcpdf/';

if ($_GET['contentType']=='pdf'){
include $pluginpath.'examples/myexample.php';
}
else{
	return $output;
}
?>

4. Create myexample.php with:
this code:

<?php
//============================================================+
// File name   : example_001.php
// Begin       : 2008-03-04
// Last Update : 2009-03-18
// 
// Description : Example 001 for TCPDF class
//               Default Header and Footer
// 
// Author: Nicola Asuni
// 
// (c) Copyright:
//               Nicola Asuni
//               Tecnick.com s.r.l.
//               Via Della Pace, 11
//               09044 Quartucciu (CA)
//               ITALY
//               www.tecnick.com
//               [email protected]
//============================================================+

/**
 * Creates an example PDF TEST document using TCPDF
 * @package com.tecnick.tcpdf
 * @abstract TCPDF - Example: Default Header and Footer
 * @author Nicola Asuni
 * @copyright 2004-2009 Nicola Asuni - Tecnick.com S.r.l (www.tecnick.com) Via Della Pace, 11 - 09044 - Quartucciu (CA) - ITALY - www.tecnick.com - [email protected]
 * @link http://tcpdf.org
 * @license http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/lesser.html LGPL
 * @since 2008-03-04
 */
//(dirname( __FILE__ )."/../../rennergebnis/includes/getdatas.php");
require_once(dirname( __FILE__ ).'/../config/lang/de.php');
require_once(dirname( __FILE__ ).'/../tcpdf.php');

// create new PDF document
$pdf = new BLOCKPDF(PDF_PAGE_ORIENTATION, PDF_UNIT, PDF_PAGE_FORMAT, true, 'UTF-8', false); 

// set document information
$pdf->SetCreator(PDF_CREATOR);
$pdf->SetAuthor('Nicola Asuni');
$pdf->SetTitle('TCPDF Example 001');
$pdf->SetSubject('TCPDF Tutorial');
$pdf->SetKeywords('TCPDF, PDF, example, test, guide');

// set default header data
$pdf->SetHeaderData(PDF_HEADER_LOGO, PDF_HEADER_LOGO_WIDTH, PDF_HEADER_TITLE, PDF_HEADER_STRING);

// set header and footer fonts
$pdf->setHeaderFont(Array(PDF_FONT_NAME_MAIN, '', PDF_FONT_SIZE_MAIN));
$pdf->setFooterFont(Array(PDF_FONT_NAME_DATA, '', PDF_FONT_SIZE_DATA));

// set default monospaced font
$pdf->SetDefaultMonospacedFont(PDF_FONT_MONOSPACED);


//set margins
$pdf->SetMargins(PDF_MARGIN_LEFT, PDF_MARGIN_TOP, PDF_MARGIN_RIGHT);
$pdf->SetHeaderMargin(PDF_MARGIN_HEADER);
$pdf->SetFooterMargin(PDF_MARGIN_FOOTER);

//set auto page breaks
$pdf->SetAutoPageBreak(TRUE, PDF_MARGIN_BOTTOM);

//set image scale factor
$pdf->setImageScale(PDF_IMAGE_SCALE_RATIO); 

//set some language-dependent strings
$pdf->setLanguageArray($l); 

$pdf->SetFont('helvetica', '', 9); 


// add a page
$pdf->AddPage();


$pdf->writeHTML($output);

// ---------------------------------------------------------

//Close and output PDF document 
$pdf->Output('myexample.pdf', 'I');
if(isset($_GET['savepdf'])){
$pdf->Output($modx->config['base_path']."assets/files/pdfdownloads/".$_GET['savepdf'].".pdf", "F"); 	
}


//============================================================+
// END OF FILE                                                 
//============================================================+
?>

and upload this file in /ccc/cccc/public_html/dentalbg/assets/classes/tcpdf/examples
5.create a plugin with name: contentType:
this code:

<?php

$e = & $modx->event;
switch($e->name)
{
   case 'OnLoadWebDocument':
	   if (isset($_GET['contentType']) && $_GET['contentType']=='pdf') {
		  $modx->contentTypes[$modx->documentObject['id']]='application/pdf';
		}
   break;
}

?>

6. link to document-479:
this code:

<a href="[~479~]&task=rennergebnis&contentType=pdf" target="_blank">DOWN PDF</a>

where is problem?

P.S. i upload folder tcpdf in assets/classes

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Bruno17 Reply #29, 14 years, 8 months ago

1. if you have [!tcpdf!] in your content, you need [*content*] in your template, or only [!tcpdf!] in your template

2. do you have some html-content collected in $output?

3. this dosn’t matter, but you do not need &task=rennergebnis, this is only for my environment where I can have different tasks in my snippet, which collects the output.

4. try your link first without &contentType=pdf. If you get some html-content then try <a href="[~479~]&contentType=pdf" target="_blank">DOWN PDF</a>

5. did you check OnLoadWebDocument for your plugin?

6. Aah, and do not use <?php .............................. ?> in your plugin, only the code between!

7. I had a bug in myexample.php change:

//$pdf = new BLOCKPDF(PDF_PAGE_ORIENTATION, PDF_UNIT, PDF_PAGE_FORMAT, true, 'UTF-8', false); 

$pdf = new TCPDF(PDF_PAGE_ORIENTATION, PDF_UNIT, PDF_PAGE_FORMAT, true, 'UTF-8', false);

I have extented TCPDF to BLOCKPDF, where I can have <tcpdf method="Block" params="begin" /> in my html to stop TCPDF split blocks over two pages

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Last Of The Romans Reply #30, 14 years, 8 months ago

Quote from: Bruno17 at Sep 01, 2009, 07:32 AM

1. if you have [!tcpdf!] in your content, you need [*content*] in your template, or only [!tcpdf!] in your template

i try twice - nope

Quote from: Bruno17 at Sep 01, 2009, 07:32 AM

2. do you have some html-content collected in $output?

i thing here is my problem because when i try with direct link ( <a href="[~479~]" target="_blank">DOWN PDF</a> ) to document 479 again white screen and question is what need i make to remove this problem?

Quote from: Bruno17 at Sep 01, 2009, 07:32 AM

3. this dosn’t matter, but you do not need &task=rennergebnis, this is only for my environment where I can have different tasks in my snippet, which collects the output.

ok

Quote from: Bruno17 at Sep 01, 2009, 07:32 AM

4. try your link first without &contentType=pdf. If you get some html-content then try <a href="[~479~]&contentType=pdf" target="_blank">DOWN PDF</a>

white screen and nope in source code

Quote from: Bruno17 at Sep 01, 2009, 07:32 AM

5. did you check OnLoadWebDocument for your plugin?

OK - checked

Quote from: Bruno17 at Sep 01, 2009, 07:32 AM

6. Aah, and do not use <?php .............................. ?> in your plugin, only the code between!

OK - remove tags <?php ?> in plugin

Quote from: Bruno17 at Sep 01, 2009, 07:32 AM

7. I had a bug in myexample.php change:

//$pdf = new BLOCKPDF(PDF_PAGE_ORIENTATION, PDF_UNIT, PDF_PAGE_FORMAT, true, 'UTF-8', false); 
$pdf = new TCPDF(PDF_PAGE_ORIENTATION, PDF_UNIT, PDF_PAGE_FORMAT, true, 'UTF-8', false);

OK, changed
Quote from: Bruno17 at Sep 01, 2009, 07:32 AM

I have extented TCPDF to BLOCKPDF, where I can have <tcpdf method="Block" params="begin" /> in my html to stop TCPDF split blocks over two pages

but same situation...

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