Creating and sending as a email attachment - can't get to work about cakepdf HOT 17 CLOSED

You have to load the class before you can make an instance of it. Like this:

App::uses('CakePdf', 'CakePdf.Pdf');

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Thanks for the quick answer - that's resolved my initial error but now I'm getting:

Missing View
Error: The view for ExpenseClaimsController::admin_approve() was not found.

Error: Confirm you have created the file: C:\wamp\www\expenseApp\app\View\Pdf\view.ctp

admin_approve() doesnt need a view (works fine if I remove the cakepdf code) as it just updates a few details then redirects. Its used within another function.

My pdf views are in app/view/expenseClaims/pdf/view.ctp - how can I point it at that or should I recreate it in the path its looking at?

Thanks

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OK, resolved the above. Would love to see a more detailed readme of how to send a pdf as an attachment. For example, can I send straight from $pdf or do I have to create the file on the server and then send? Thanks

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Ok can now create a PDF on the server but am failing to pass vars through to the view due to it being outside of my controllers view. I'm sure its me missing something easy but I want to point this bit:

$CakePdf->template('newsletter', 'default');

at MyControllersName/view/newsletter.

I'm right in thinking all this code goes into the controller function and not the view?

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I am closing the ticket as it is not a bug

use $CakePdf->viewVars() to set view vars, it works just like CakeEmail class.

I believe currently email attachments can only be used with stored files, although i think someone was working on setting raw attachment data. for now just write to file and use the file as attachment

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Ok, thanks for the tip.

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Sorry, just to confirm, do I use something like:

$CakePdf->viewVars('expenseClaim', $this->ExpenseClaim->read(null, $id));

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Did you end up getting any further with this? I cannot get it to work either. I can get the PDF to generate on the server to be used in the email but it comes though with undefined variable errors. I guess I have the same issue as above, passing the controller set variables into the view of the PDF.

Thanks

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Hi, yes I did - I merged all the data I needed into one array then passed it to the view using viewVar().

$merged = array_merge($expenseClaim, $expenseTotal, $approvedBy, $disbursements);
$CakePdf->viewVars($merged);

Hope that helps.

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Thanks for the information. I just tried this but I am still getting errors.

My code is as follows. The arrays are generated above this piece of code in the same function.

$CakePdf = new CakePdf();
$CakePdf->template('forms', 'default');
$merged = array_merge($user, $adverts, $incomes, $customs, $category_name, $deductions, $formvalues);
$CakePdf->viewVars($merged);
$pdf = $CakePdf->write(APP . 'webroot/files/forms' . DS . 'Beanclaim_Form_' . $id . '.pdf');

I think the issue lies in that the arrays I am sending though viewVars (e.g. $user, $incomes, $customs etc) are not found on the template so nothing happens. How do I call these merged arrays on the template page?

At the moment I am trying to call (for example) $user['User']['first_name'] on the pdf template but I get errors such as $user or $incomes is undefined.

Thanks

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Merge is not correct, like i said it works like CakeEmail->viewVars() (and Controller->set())

so viewVars(array('users' => $users)); or viewVars(compact('users'))l

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$CakePdf = new CakePdf();
$CakePdf->template('forms', 'default');
$CakePdf->viewVars(compact('user', 'adverts', 'incomes', 'customs', 'category_name', 'deductions', 'formvalues'));      
$pdf = $CakePdf->write(WWW_ROOT . 'files' . DS . 'forms' . DS . 'Beanclaim_Form_' . $id . '.pdf');

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$cakePdf->output() returns string. How we can again use that string to create pdf? Please help me.. I am getting stuck...

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That string is the pdf contents, but you would not need to use output() method, just call write() as in above example and also described in earlier comments on this thread

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Thank you ceeram, I have used php function like

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That does not look correct really.Please drop by on irc if you can, this is
not really the place for support, as this is a bug tracker.

2015-01-09 14:51 GMT+01:00 Govinda Wagle [email protected]:

Thank you ceeram, I have used php function like

. Is it ok?

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It's old thread but I wanted to do same functionality as @jamesjacobs wanted. Below is my code. I have "WkHtmlToPdf" engine enabled with valid binary path given.

When I try to generate and open/download PDF in browser using same engine, it's working fine. But when I try to get PDF content in controller or save file on server directory then it give me error like

wkhtmltopdf binary is not found or not executable: /usr/bin/wkhtmltopdf

For rest of the engines I can get PDF stream and also can save on server dir. But I would like to use "WkHtmlToPdf" engine. Anyone with any idea?

My Code:

$CakePdf = new CakePdf();
$CakePdf->template('/SendPdf/pdf/email_pdf', 'default');
$CakePdf->viewVars(compact('company_details'));
$CakePdf->write(UPLOADS_PROFILE_IMAGES.'test.pdf', true);

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