[job0107]

Originally Posted by sharyjunco

Hey job0107,

Your post on php scripts were very helpful, would you know how to set up your scripts to offer 2 columns? I like the result of the layout but I need to make my document in 2 columns so I can fit everything into 1 page. I've been trying to find scripts that can layout the received pdfs nicely but nothing is working.

Thanks a bunch!

Shary

The $data array is a multidimensional array, arranged by row and column.
So the inner arrays represent the columns.
And the more elements you have in the inner arrays, the more columns you will have.

This version of the $data array is set up with three rows and two columns.

PHP Code:

<?php
require('fpdf.php');

class PDF extends FPDF
{
 //Load data
 function LoadData($file)
 {
  //Read file lines
  $lines=file($file);
  $data=array();
  foreach($lines as $line)
   $data[]=explode(';',chop($line));
  return $data;
  }

 //Simple table
 function BasicTable($header,$data,$column_width)
 {
  //Header
  if($header)
  {
   foreach($header as $col)
    $this->Cell(20,7,$col,1);
   $this->Ln();
   }
  //Data
  foreach($data as $row)
  {
   foreach($row as $col)
    $this->Cell($column_width,10,$col,1); // Change the value 10, to change the height of the rows.
   $this->Ln();
   }
  }
 }

$pdf=new PDF();
//Data loading
$data = array();

// This configuration gives you three rows and two columns. //
$data[] = array($_POST["field_01"],$_POST["field_02"]);
$data[] = array($_POST["field_03"],$_POST["field_04"]);
$data[] = array($_POST["field_05"],$_POST["field_06"]);

// This would be two rows and three columns. //
/*
$data[] = array($_POST["field_01"],$_POST["field_02"],$_POST["field_03"]);
$data[] = array($_POST["field_04"],$_POST["field_05"],$_POST["field_06"]);
*/
//////////////////////////////////////////////

// And this would be one row and six columns. //
/*
$data[] = array($_POST["field_01"],$_POST["field_02"],$_POST["field_03"],$_POST["field_04"],$_POST["field_05"],$_POST["field_06"]);
*/
//////////////////////////////////////////////

$pdf->SetFont('Arial','',14);
$pdf->AddPage();
$pdf->BasicTable("",$data,50);  // Change the value 50, to change the width oh the columns.

// Disable this line and enable the next line to output to a file. //
$pdf->Output();
// $pdf->Output("myFile.pdf","F");
?>