The code snippet example will generate a simple pdf from the PDF service.
Code Snippet Example:
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//to import the pdf service classes
$t->runInteraction("Pdf.class.php");
//import config class which contains keys
$t->runInteraction("Config.class.php");
//set header/footer keys
$header_html="{_BLINK_PAGE_NO_}/{_BLINK_PAGES_}<br><hr>";
$footer_html = "<hr><br>{_BLINK_PAGE_NO_}/{_BLINK_PAGES_}";
$body = "<table><td>PDF Example: " . date("c") . "</td></tr></table>";
$content = array(
"page" => array(
"orientation" => "Portrait",
"size" => "A4",
"margins" => array(
"top" => "5mm",
"right" => "1cm",
"bottom" => "5mm",
"left" => "1cm"
)
),
"header" => array(
"height" => "1in",
"html" => $header_html
),
"footer" => array(
"height" => "1in",
"html" => $footer_thml
),
"body" => array(
"html" => $body
)
);
echo "About to build<BR>";
//create object
$pdf = new PDFBuilder(Config::$PDF);
//build pdf, if base64 is required
$result = $pdf->build($content);
echo "<pre>";
print_r($result);
echo "</pre>";
/*
try {
print_r($result);
} catch (Exception $e) {
print_r($result);
}
*/
//Following code sends an email to your email address with pdf as attachment
$t->addStringAttachment(file_get_contents($result["url"]), "Report.pdf", "base64");
$from = "bmp@blinkmobile.com.au";
$to = "YOUR ADDRESS EMAIL";
$subject = "[BlinkMobile] PDF Demo";
$body = "PDF Attached.";
$t->email($to, $subject, $body, $from);
return "Done<BR>";
/**
* $result = array(
* "id" => "<UNIQUE OBJECT ID>",
* "url" => "http://url.to.pdf/valid.for.3.minutes",
* "content" => "base64 pdf content"
* );
**/
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Explanation:
The first two "runInteraction" lines will simply "include" the class files you already uploaded. Make sure your have used the correct interaction names. You will need to put both of these lines on any page, or interaction, that you will be calling the class.
In the code example above, the following functions are used.
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- Page parameters
Code Block language js title Default Page Parametres "page": { "orientation": "P", "size": "A4", "margins": { "top": "5mm", "right": "1cm", "bottom": "5mm", "left": "1cm" }page An array containing the following parameters orientation : (string) page orientation. - P or portrait (default).
- L or landscape
size : (string) page size
- A4 (default)
margins : (array) for top, right, bottom and left margins (case sensitive) "top": "5mm"
"right": "1cm"
"bottom": "5mm"
"left": "1cm"
- Header parameters
| header | An array containing your header styling and html code | |
|---|---|---|
height : (array) use the same parameters as page:margin | "height" => "1in" (default) | |
html : (string) containing your header html code | "html" => $header_html |
- Footer parameters
| footer | An array containing your header styling and html code | |
|---|---|---|
height : (array) use the same parameters as page:margin | "height" => "1in" (default) | |
html : (string) containing your footer html code | "html" => $footer_thml |
- body parameters
| footer | An array containing your header styling and html code | |
|---|---|---|
height : (array) use the same parameters as page:margin | "height" => "1in" (default) | |
html : (string) containing your footer html code | "html" => $footer_thml |
Response:
After running this method, you will receive a response object that will simply return the data you logged. You can use this to double check values if you wish, but this is optional.
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