| Re: PHP: convert a page to pdf [message #180955 is a reply to message #180953] |
Thu, 28 March 2013 19:14   |
adrian
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The Natural Philosopher <tnp(at)invalid(dot)invalid> wrote:
> On 28/03/13 17:32, Adrian Tuddenham wrote:
>> Michael Vilain <vilain(at)NOspamcop(dot)net> wrote:
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>>> In article <a2b28350-6f57-43bc-935e-66a179409287(at)googlegroups(dot)com>,
>>> badmus aliu <bajab247(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
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>>>> can anyone help me on how to convert a database driven page to pdf
>>> using php
>>>
>>> On MacOS, just print the generated page and save to PDF.
>>
>> I think this only works with OSX. In the earlier MacOSs (OS 6 to OS9),
>> the print command will allow you to Save to file. This gives a
>> PostScript document which you can then convert to PDF with Distiller.
>>
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> works just fine here on linux. Print to file defaults to a pdf, on Firefox.
I don't understand the relevance of this reply. Neither Linux nor
Firefox can run under MacOS.
>
>> Some MacOS applications such as PageMaker 6.5 have an option to export
>> as a PDF; but it isn't really a direct conversion, it still goes through
>> the PostScript- Distiller route.
>>
>
> shows how backward OSX is..
Again, I cannot see a connection betwen your reply and the preceding
comment, because PageMaker 6.5 is not an OSX application.
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>
> However that's not what the OP wants. he doesn't want to involve the
> users browser.
>
> he wants to generate a pdf an the server. Or why else would he ask in a
> PHP newsgroup?
I fully appreciate that; but I felt it was necessary to correct any
possible confusion between the behaviour of Mac OS and of OSX, which
could have misled others who read this group.
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~ Adrian Tuddenham ~
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