PDF generation working much better. Still to do: the Products table etc

vendors/xtcpdf.php

@@ -38,11 +38,13 @@ class XTCPDF  extends TCPDF
         $this->Cell(0,0, $this->xheadertext, 0,1,'C', 1);
         $this->SetFontSize(10);
         $this->Cell(30);
-        $this->Cell(0,0, "PTY LIMITED ACN: 47 085 991 224, ABN 47 085 991 224", 0, 1, 'C', 1);
+        $this->Cell(0,0, "PTY LIMITED ACN: 47 085 991 224    ABN: 47 085 991 224", 0, 1, 'C', 1);
        
+       
+       $this->Rect($this->GetX()+20, $this->GetY(), 180, 2, 'DF', array('width'=>0), array(0, 0, 152));
         /* Start the contact details */
          $this->SetTextColor(0); //Set the Text Color to Black
-        $this->MultiCell(18, 0, "Phone:\nFax:\nEmail:\nWeb Site:\n", 0, 'L', 0, 0, 45, 23);
+        $this->MultiCell(18, 0, "Phone:\nFax:\nEmail:\nWeb Site:\n", 0, 'L', 0, 0, 45, 25);
 
 
 
@@ -82,8 +84,57 @@ class XTCPDF  extends TCPDF
      */
     function DetailsBox($companyName, $emailTo, $attention, $fromName, $fromEmail,  $enquiryNumber) {
 
+        $this->SetTextColor(0); //Black Text
+
+       $boxYstart = 45;
+       $boxXstart = 5;
+       $firstColWidth = 40;
+       $secondColWidth = 80;
+       $thirdColWidth = 30;
+       $fourthColWidth = 45;
+
+       $pageNo = $this->PageNoFormatted();
+       //$pageOf = $this->getAliasNbPages();
+
+/* Debugging Vars */
+        $companyName = "SomeBigCompanyCorp";
+        $emailTo = "theman@theman.com";
+        $attention = "Joe Bloggs";
+        $fromName = "Mr Sales Man";
+        $fromEmail = "SalesMan@cmctechnologies.com.au";
+        $enquiryNumber = "CMC1234NE22656-41";
         
 
+
+       $this->SetXY($boxXstart, 45);
+
+       $this->Cell($firstColWidth, 0, "QUOTATION TO:", 'LTRB', 0, 'L', 0, null, 0, false);
+       $this->Cell($secondColWidth, 0, $companyName, 'LTRB', 0, 'L', 0, null, 0, false);
+       $this->Cell($thirdColWidth, 0, "FROM:", 'LTB', 0, 'L', 0, null, 0, false);
+       $this->Cell($fourthColWidth, 0, $fromName, 'TBR', 1, 'L', 0, null, 0, false); //Start a new line after this.
+
+       $this->SetX($boxXstart);
+
+       $this->Cell($firstColWidth, 0, "EMAIL TO:", 'LTRB', 0, 'L', 0, null, 0, false);
+       $this->Cell($secondColWidth, 0, $emailTo, 'LTRB', 0, 'L', 0, "mailto:$emailTo", 0, false);
+       $this->Cell($thirdColWidth, 0, "CMC REF#:", 'LTB', 0, 'L', 0, null, 0, false);
+       $this->Cell($fourthColWidth, 0, $enquiryNumber, 'TBR', 1, 'L', 0, null, 0, false); //Start a new line after thi
+
+$this->SetX($boxXstart);
+
+       $this->Cell($firstColWidth, 0, "ATTENTION:", 'LTRB', 0, 'L', 0, null, 0, false);
+       $this->Cell($secondColWidth, 0, $attention, 'LTRB', 0, 'L', 0, "mailto:$emailTo", 0, false);
+       $this->Cell($thirdColWidth, 0, "PAGE: ", 'LTB', 0, 'L', 0, null, 0, false);
+       $this->Cell($fourthColWidth, 0, "$pageNo of {nb}", 'TBR', 1, 'L', 0, null, 0, false); //Start a new line after thi
+
+       $this->lastPage();
+
+//$this->Cell($w, $h, $txt, $border, $ln, $align, $fill, $link, $stretch, $ignore_min_height)
+       // $this->MultiCell($firstColWidth, 0, "QUOTATION TO:", 'LTRB', 'L', 0, 0, $boxXstart, $boxYstart, false, false, true, false, 0);
+        //Next Cell to the right.
+        //$this->MultiCell(50, 0, "COMPANY NAME", 'LTRB', 'L', 0, 0, $boxXstart, $boxYstart+$firstColWidth, true, false, true, true, 0);
+
+//$this->MultiCell($w, $h, $txt, $border, $align, $fill, $ln, $x, $y, $reseth, $stretch, $ishtml, $autopadding, $maxh)
     }
 }
 ?> 

views/quotes/pdf.ctp

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
  App::import('Vendor','xtcpdf'); 
 $tcpdf = new XTCPDF();
-$textfont = 'freeserif'; // looks better, finer, and more condensed than 'dejavusans'
+$textfont = 'times'; // looks better, finer, and more condensed than 'dejavusans'
 
 $tcpdf->SetTopMargin(0);
 
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ $tcpdf->xfootertext = 'Copyright © %d CMC Technologies. All rights reserved.';
 
 $tcpdf->Header();
 
+
 // Now you position and print your page content
 // example: 
 /*$tcpdf->SetTextColor(0, 0, 0);
@@ -24,6 +25,8 @@ $tcpdf->Cell(0,14, "Hello World", 0,1,'L');
 
 $tcpdf->AddPage();
 
+
+$tcpdf->DetailsBox();
 $content = <<<ENDCONTENT
 
 <p>
@@ -32,27 +35,21 @@ $content = <<<ENDCONTENT
 	<br />
 	<strong>RE: Awesome Products</strong></p>
 <p>
-	Thank you for your enquiry regarding our  Products. Please see the following quotation for:</p>
+	Thank you for your enquiry regarding our Awesome Products. Please see the following quotation for:</p>
 
 <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 100%;">
 	<tbody>
 		<tr>
-			<td>
+			<td>Item</td>
-				Item</td>
+			<td>Product</td>
-			<td>
-				Product</td>
 		</tr>
 		<tr>
-			<td>
+			<td>1.0</td>
-				&nbsp;</td>
+			<td>A Product (TM)</td>
-			<td>
-				&nbsp;</td>
 		</tr>
 		<tr>
-			<td>
+			<td>2.0</td>
-				&nbsp;</td>
+			<td>Another Product</td>
-			<td>
-				&nbsp;</td>
 		</tr>
 	</tbody>
 </table>
@@ -80,14 +77,18 @@ $content = <<<ENDCONTENT
 	&nbsp;</p>
 <p>
 	&nbsp;</p>
-<p>
+
-	<em>SOMEONE</em></p>
 
 ENDCONTENT;
 
+$currentX = $tcpdf->GetX();
+$currentY = $tcpdf->GetY();
 
 $tcpdf->SetTextColor(0);
-$tcpdf->writeHTMLCell(0, 0, $currentX, 50, $content, 'LTRB', 1, 0, true, 'L', true);
+$tcpdf->SetFont('times', '', 12);
+
+
+$tcpdf->writeHTMLCell(0, 0, $currentX, $currentY+5, $content, 'LTRB', 1, 0, true, 'L', true);
 
 $tcpdf->lastPage();
 
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ $tcpdf->AddPage();
 //$tcpdf->writeHTML($content, true, 0, true, 0);
 $tcpdf->lastPage();
 
-
+$tcpdf->AliasNbPages();
 $tcpdf->Output('/var/www/cake/app/webroot/pdf/filename1.pdf', 'F');
 
 ?>