From: Robby Russell <robby.lists@...>
Date: 2005-09-24T23:33:30+09:00
Subject: Re: fpdf in ruby

On Sat, 2005-09-24 at 23:11 +0900, Nick wrote:
> this is the controller
> 
> class ProductController < ApplicationController
>  scaffold :product
>  require 'fpdf'
> 
>  def pdf
>   send_data gen_pdf, :filename => "robbyonrails-fpdf-test.pdf", :type =>
> "application/pdf"
>  end
> 
>  private
>  def gen_pdf
>   d = Date.today
>   pdf=FPDF.new
>   pdf.AddPage
>   pdf.SetFont('Arial')
>   pdf.SetFontSize(10)
> 
>   pdf.Cell(0,6, "PLANET ARGON", 0,1,'R')
>   pdf.Cell(0,6, "2802 NE 57th Ave",0,1,'R')
>   pdf.Cell(0,6, "Portland, OR 97213",0,0,'R')
> 
>   pdf.Ln
>   pdf.Ln
>   pdf.Write(5, "Jane Doe
>    123 ABC Street
>    Gilroy, CA 95020
> 
>    #{d.month}/#{d.mday}/#{d.year}
> 
>    Dear Jane Doe,
> 
>    I just wanted to say...
> 
>    Epsum factorial non deposit quid pro quo hic escorol. Olypian quarrels et
> gorilla congolium sic ad nauseum. Souvlaki ignitus carborundum e pluribus
> unum. Defacto lingo est igpay atinlay. Marquee selectus non provisio
> incongruous feline nolo contendre. Gratuitous octopus niacin, sodium
> glutimate. Quote meon an estimate et non interruptus stadium. Sic tempus
> fugit esperanto hiccup estrogen. Glorious
> 
>    Cheers,
> 
>    Robby Russell
>       ")
>   pdf.Ln
>   pdf.Cell(0,6, "PLANET ARGON", 0,1,'L',0,'http://www.planetargon.com/')
>   pdf.Output
> 
>  end
> 
> end
> 
> -------------------
> sometimes it is all wierd letters i get, or i want to download it, but i
> cant from the server (127.0.0.1)
> and i have put the dir 'fpdf' in 'lib'
> 
> any help

It's been a while since I wrote that blog entry. If I recall, you need
to download the Ruby FPDF library from here:

http://brian.imxcc.com/fpdf/

I don't see this link in my blog post, I apologize. 

I have updated it with the link:

  http://rubyurl.com/GU8

Download that and put it into your lib/ directory.

Robby

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