problem with object

[Bertiethedog]

I am hoping someone could point me in the right direction

using FPDF sucessfully but I want a subroutine to write header information.

// start the adobe page
require('fpdf.php');
$pdf=new FPDF();
$pdf->AddPage();

// this line does not work
$pdf->invoiceheader($pdf,$name,$address, $date, $invno);

$pdf->Output();

invoiceheader is within a file called functions.php
and the line include_once ('functions.php') is higher up the code and other functions work OK

This is the function invoiceheader

function invoiceheader($pdf,$name,$address, $date, $invno)
	{
		$pdf->SetFont('Arial','BU',14);


		$pdf->Image('images/letterhead.jpg',1,1,210);
	
	
		// Dummy invoice Header
		$pdf->setXY(13,30);
		$pdf->Cell(40,10,'Dummy Invoice');

		$pdf->SetFont('Arial','B',10);
	
		// name&address
		$pdf->setXY(13,40);
		$pdf->Cell(40,10,$name);
		$pdf->setXY(13,47);
		$pdf->MultiCell(60,4.5,$address);

		// date

		$pdf->setxy(160,78);
		$pdf->Cell(40,10,'Date');

		$pdf->setXY(170,78);
		$pdf->Cell(40,10,$date);

		// invoice no
		$pdf->setXY(160,72);
		$pdf->Cell(40,10,'Invoice No');
		$pdf->setXY(180,72);
		$pdf->Cell(40,10,$invno);
	
		$x = 13;
		$y = 140;
		// job data on the 
	
		$pdf->SetFont('Arial','BU',10);

		//Header
		$pdf->setXY($x,$y - 10);
		$pdf->Write(10,'Job Date');

		//jobno
		$pdf->setXY($x + 29,$y - 10);
		$pdf->Write(10,'Job No');

		// description
		$pdf->setXY($x + 55,$y -10 );
		$pdf->Write(10,'Description');

		// value

		$pdf->setXY($x + 153,$y - 10);
		$pdf->cell(20,10,'Value',0,1,'R');
		$pdf->SetFont('Arial','B',10);
		
		return($pdf);
	}

 

[sleipnir214]

What error are you getting?



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[Itshim]

The function invoiceheader() is not part of the FPDF class so you should not have '$pdf->' before the call. Just call the function...

Also you may want to add references to your function declaration. In PHP4 the function should look like this:

//notice the ampersands in front of the function name and $pdf argument 
function [COLOR=red]&[/color]invoiceheader([COLOR=red]&[/color]$pdf,$name,$address, $date, $invno)
{
    ....
}

You will want to read up on references for the PHP version you are using.

 

[Bertiethedog]

It works -- brilliant

why does this bit still work when all the work has been done in a child procedure

$pdf->Output();

something I have found difficult in PHP is the passing of varaiables from one procedure to another.


Richard

 

[Itshim]

There is a whole lot of technical 'stuff' that goes along with it, but in general...

Normally when you pass a variable to a function, the function works on a copy of the variable, not the variable itself. But when you pass a variable by reference, PHP does not create a copy of the variable it works with the actual variable.

Check out the references section in the manual, that will give you the real nuts and bolts of it all.

 

[Bertiethedog]

Thanks for your help, it is greatly appreciated



Richard