Re: fpdf problem?

From: Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2013 16:11:08 +0000
Subject: Re: fpdf problem?
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On 8/9/2013 12:06 PM, Tamara Temple wrote:
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? Good question and the answer is: it happens for other pdfs as well, so I guess it's not fpdf.
Sorry for the mis-post here - I'll do more research on Adobe and IE.

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