Re: PDFlib 4.0.0.... any experiences..

Hi Stewart, Try again my friend. I've just been there and version 4 is definately available. I won't ask why your vision is blury - you know what they say, hairy palms and all that! ;o) Thanks Dean for the info, I'll give it a whirl when I've got some free time. Best regards, - Paul - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Taylor, Stewart" <Stewart.Taylor@uk.thalesgroup.com> To: "'Grimes, Dean'" <DGRIMES@scvl.com>; <php-general@lists.php.net> Sent: Friday, April 20, 2001 1:39 PM Subject: RE: [PHP] PDFlib 4.0.0.... any experiences.. > Dean, > > I too want to instal pdflib4, however I can't see a reference to pdflib4 on > the web page you've given (unless my visions not working correctly of > course). All the links are for pdflib3.3 > > Are they on this actual page or are they hidden somewhere. > > > -Stewart > > -----Original Message----- > From: Grimes, Dean [mailto:DGRIMES@scvl.com] > Sent: 20 April 2001 13:23 > To: 'David Bouw'; php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: RE: [PHP] PDFlib 4.0.0.... any experiences.. > > > I just sent a post yesterday on how to get this to work. I does work well. > Here is the post I sent yesterday: > > > Try using the new pdflib-4.0.0 .... It works great. > Here is what you have to do: > > Goto: http://www.pdflib.com/pdflib/download/index.html > > and download the source for unix. > > Unzip and untar. > > cd to pdflib-4.0.0/bind/php/ext/pdf > > copy * php-4.0.4pl1/ext/pdf --- You may want to remove the current contents > of this directory first... > > cd pdflib-4.0.0 > configure --enable-php > make - you will get an error indicating that a makefile was not found ... > just ignore it. > make install > > Link the newly created libraries to the /usr/lib directory: > ln -s /usr/local/lib/libpdf* /usr/lib > > Next just rebuild PHP as normal only add --with-pdflib. > > Have fun... > > > Dean > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: David Bouw [mailto:david@mubo.nl] > Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2001 6:08 PM > To: php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: [PHP] PDFlib 4.0.0.... any experiences.. > > > Hi there, > > Months ago I had a bad time getting PDFlib 3.0.0 to compile with PHP.. After > I succeeded I was so glad I promised myself to never touch it again.. :-) > > Well, I now have a barcode font which I need to embed into a PDF document.. > I did this a long time ago, but have forgotten what the exact settings were > that I used to accomplish this... > > With some searching I suddenly saw that PDFlib 4.0.0 was available.. !! When > I looked at the documentation I got a tinteling feeling in my stomach.. > Finally the package comes with all the Tif/Png etc libraries which you first > had to download seperately and try to compile with PDFlib.. Further this > package has also been adapted to PHP (they even talk about it in the > manual!!!) and it seems that you can also load the pdf as some kind of > library when starting the script via the 'dl' function.. ( which I don't yet > have any experience with..) > > My question: Who has got some experience with this..? I grabbed a tarball of > php-4.0.4pl1 and pdflib4.0.0.. > Compiled both and tried to load the library via de dl option.. PHP can't > seem to find this.. > > I am now busy to try and do it the old way and compile PHP with the PDFlib > option enabled.. > (did copy the /ext/pdf directory from pdflib to my php!) > But if possible I would rather use the option in which the library is loaded > into PHP as an library.. Speed isues aren't important, I want an easy and > flexible way the change PDFlib versions without needing to recompile > anything.. > I also read that this was possible with the GD library.. > > I will be glad if I can hear anyone with some experiences with this new > PDFlib.. I look forward getting this to work! > > Thanks in advance.. > With kind regards > David Bouw > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > >