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Gary Brett asked 9 years ago

Hi Abu, I am trying to output the logged in users name in the PDF header but cant seem to find a way to achieve it.. I use throughout the site to out users name, is the below in wrong format?

$opt["export"] = array("format"=>"pdf", "filename"=>"Adviser Monthly Invoice", "heading"=> '<?php echo userValue($_SESSION['uid'], "username"); ?>', "orientation"=>"landscape", "paper"=>"a4");

Thank you

7 Answers
Abu Ghufran answered 9 years ago

I tested this case and works as expected.

$_SESSION["uid"] = "Abu Ghufran";
$grid["export"] = array("format"=>"pdf", "filename"=>"my-file", "heading"=>"Invoice Details: ".$_SESSION["uid"], "orientation"=>"landscape", "paper"=>"a4");

Sample Code: http://pastebin.com/HMDA3FAr

Output PDF: http://easycaptures.com/0115674286

Gary Brett answered 9 years ago

Thanks Abu, that's an odd one, if I output <?php echo userValue($_SESSION['uid'], "username"); ?> in my page it displays Gary Brett, however if I use

$opt["export"] = array("format"=>"pdf", "filename"=>"Adviser Monthly Invoice", "heading"=>"Invoice Details: ".$_SESSION["uid"],"username", "orientation"=>"landscape", "paper"=>"a4");

it ouputs the number 3 which is my id in the users table, seems its ignoring the "username" code..

Gary Brett answered 9 years ago

Forgot to ask, your outputted pdf table looks nice with single table border and blue header, is that all done inside tcpdf?

Abu Ghufran answered 9 years ago

It looks to be the code logic on your end. PDF header is set with whatever you pass in 'heading' option.

The colors can be set using on_render_pdf handler: See the Code link: http://pastebin.com/HMDA3FAr

$pdf->SetHeaderCellsFillColor(30,70,99);
$pdf->SetHeaderCellsFontColor(255,255,255);

To increase pdf header font size, i changed:

$pdf->Cell( 0, 15, $this->options["export"]["heading"], 0, 1 );

with

$pdf->SetFont('helvetica', '', 15);
$pdf->SetHeaderCellsFontStyle('b');
$pdf->Cell( 0, 15, $this->options["export"]["heading"], 0, 1 );

$pdf->SetFont('helvetica', '', 12);

Gary Brett answered 9 years ago

Hi, looking at it a different way, could we include a column from the grid in the 'heading'?

$col["name"] = "adviser" + $col["name"] = "date_paid"

This would then output Invoice Details: Gary Brett 01.05.15

Thank you

Gary Brett answered 9 years ago

Fixed original query if it helps anyone –

$username = userValue($_SESSION['uid'], "username");
$opt["export"] = array("format"=>"pdf", "filename"=>"Adviser Monthly Invoice", "heading"=>"Invoice Details: ". $username, "orientation"=>"landscape", "paper"=>"a4");

Abu Ghufran answered 9 years ago

For your other query, it would not be simple.
Refer faq: How to show searched string as heading in PDF.

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