fdf_set_file

Set PDF document to display FDF data in

Description

bool fdf_set_file(resource $fdf_document, string $url, string $target_frame = ?)

Selects a different PDF document to display the form results in then the form it originated from.

Parameters

fdf_document

The FDF document handle, returned by fdf_create, fdf_open or fdf_open_string.

url

Should be given as an absolute URL.

target_frame

Use this parameter to specify the frame in which the document will be displayed. You can also set the default value for this parameter using fdf_set_target_frame.

Return Values

Returns true on success or false on failure.

Examples

Example #1 Passing FDF data to a second form

<?php
  /* set content type for Adobe FDF */
  fdf_header();

  /* start new fdf */
  $fdf = fdf_create();

  /* set field "foo" to value "bar" */
  fdf_set_value($fdf, "foo", "bar");

  /* tell client to display FDF data using "fdf_form.pdf" */
  fdf_set_file($fdf, "http://www.example.com/fdf_form.pdf");

  /* output fdf */
  fdf_save($fdf);

  /* clean up */
  fdf_close($fdf);
?>

See Also

  • fdf_get_file
  • fdf_set_target_frame