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[SOLVED] Print to PDF - Dynamic File Name


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Hello.

 

I'm a newby to PHP, but manage to follow existing code pretty well.  So, I'm not a developer, but can muddle my way through things.  Here's what I would like to accomplish:

 

I have an OSCommerce site, and I'm looking to streamline some functionality.  I have packing slips and invoices which I typically print.  However, on occassion, I generate a PDF for emailing.  I would like to have a a unique filename generated, so I don't have to manually rename the page during the Print To PDF dialog.

 

Something like: PackingSlipOrderNo-YYYYDDMM (current date).pdf

 

I'm using CutePDF, and this defaults to the TITLE value.

 

Thanks in advance.

--Rob

 

 

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Thanks...I was thinking that this might have beens something that was inherited from the page itself, and therefore something that I could modify.  I'll pose the same question out on a CuteFTP forum, and see if they have any suggestions.

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I've tried modifying Title (i.e. MySite) so that it displays something like MySitePackingSlip0001.  That value now displays on the browser, but when I select File-->Print, and select the CutePDF printer, it defaults to a file name of just MySite. 

 

I was hoping that it was just another attribute in the page that wasn't being set..

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With a bit more playground time, i found an answer...

 

The print to file name was indeed coming from the Title value.  However, my Title included the ".com" extension.  So, while I was passing in MySite.comPackingSlip, the value populated in the filename dialog box only up to the point of the decimal/period.

 

I would like to clean up my code a bit, so that it is more dynamic for others, but for now, the following works with a bit of hardcoding

 

<title>MySitePackingSlip<?php echo (int)$oID; ?></title>

 

Thanks for taking the time to provide some feedback, as it ended up sending me in a workable direction....just needed someone to bounce it against, I guess...

 

--Rob

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