Re: fpdf problem?

On Aug 9, 2013, at 10:50 AM, Jim Giner <jim.giner@albanyhandball.com> wrote: > I've been using fpdf to create pdf files for my site. All has been well for over a year. > Suddenly I have a problem wherein IE 10 on W7 crashes when I try to print one of these pdfs created > by my php scripts. > > The pdf files that I create seem fine. If I bring one up in IE and then save it to my drive, I > can then exit IE and go open the pdf and print it just fine. > > I have removed my pdf printer drivers from my system and that hasn't improved my > situation. No luck there. > > The exact scenario is: > - script generates pdf and opens it in a new target window; > - user clicks on print toolbar icon or File,Print; > - print dialog opens; here I see some problems in that the (very complex) dialog is not > displaying correctly with controls misaligned or overlaying other controls; > - click on Ok to execute the print to printer and nothing happens; wait 5 minutes and still > nothing; > - NOW the problems begin; when the window with the pdf in it is closed, in about 2 seconds I > get a dialog box telling me IE has stopped working. > > Note that the problem only occurs when I attempt to print. If my script opens the pdf target > window and I simply close it - no problems occur. BUT - if I actually open a print dialog I get a > crash whether I click OK or Cancel, as soon as I close the window containing the pdf. > > My question is does anyone have problems with fpdf lately? Since my files seem to be > completely normal to adobe reader I don't think their content is at fault. It seems more like > IE is not handling them and I can't find anything online about this. > > I'm really hoping this is a problem wtih fpdf rather than IE since solutions are more apt > to come out of this forum than the great wizards of M$ Oz. Does this happen only for pdfs you've generated with fpdf, or any pdf file?