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Document Generator [RTF PDF] 1.1

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Important!

When using the on-line demo of Document Generator you'll be able to test all the features of the script, the only limitation is that you wouldn't be able to insert images greater than 30kb. This was done to lessen the load on server and the distribution version of the script does not have this limitation.

Warning! #1 This script is usig templates based on XML rules, if the provided template does not comply to the rules - ean error will be returned. The full set of rules is given on the online documentation. This script is NOT a HTML to RTF converter.

Warning! #2 PDF driver is in beta state now, be sure to consult the list of known issues, as not all the features listed in the documentation are supported yet.

Warning! #3 Please, keep in mind that if you will enter some unicode characters into the input field, it will be up to browser how to send the text to the server - most of the browsers encode special characters *before* sending it to the script, making this test unreliable.

On-line demo

In this online demo a sample XML template XML template is used - you can download this template and examine it by yourself - it will give you more understanding.

Select format of the output file:
RTF | PDF

Enter your text, marked according to the rules of the script markup language or use the example given ...

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?>

<img src="doc_gen_logo.png" width="60" height="16" wrap="no" align="left" border="0" left="3" top="3" anchor="page" />
<header>Document Generator Class [RTF PDF]</header>
<footer>author Paggard - mail paggard@paggard.com<tab /> page <cpagenum /> of <tpagenum /></footer>

&lt;Document Generator Class [RTF PDF]&gt;
Document Generator Class is aiming to unify the generation of the printable documents using the common file formats - RTF and PDF. There are a lot of situations, when there is a need of some application which could form certain information in a format, which could be easily downloaded from internet server and then opened, printed or saved by any internet user, and this class can help the owners of various web services to accommodate this need.

This script is written in PHP and uses no additional components (plugins or else). Only if you are planning to generate documents in different character sets - you will need to make sure that 'mbstring' extention<footnote>*mbstring* extention is included into the standard PHP distribution packet, and can be enabled in your PHP.ini file</footnote>. The script works on Unix or Win32 platforms and require only PHP 4.x.x (or later) installed. As there is no plugins required for the script to work, it could be easily installed on server, or even be used in a local network to create some reports, or anything else.

The script uses special markup language, based on XML rules. The language is very flexible and allow to create perfect-looking documents as there are a lot of options available to control document look.

Document Generator Class features:
&amp;#U174<tab />Generate customized contracts, agreements, bills of sales using client provided information. Save huge amount of time on document preparation. The document is totally generated within a split second using the dynamic data.
&amp;#U174<tab />The client does not need to know that a document has been generated "on the fly". If you are preparing any type of documentation for your clients, this script can automate the production of the documents. You can generate any kinds of reports from databases, or any other source.
&amp;#U174<tab />Any other usage that you can imagine.

The Generator has a lot of useful features, and more than a half of them were added upon the requests of the scrip users. You can ask for some special feature and I'll try to insert it a soon as possible. Also, you'll get all the updates for free - you should only ask for them (visit my site often to check the script news).
 
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The script cost is:
American dollars<tab />$68.00
Euro<tab />51.00 &amp;#U8364
 The information about ordering the script is given on my site: <a file="http://paggard.com/projects/doc.generator/toorder.php">http://paggard.com/projects/doc.generator/toorder.php</a>. If you will have any questions - you can always contact me by email.

The main features of the Generator are listed on the next page... 
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<id name="next_page" />Here is the list of some main Generator features (the list is not full)
&amp;#U183<tab />All kind of tables, with all kind of borders, with the possibility of filling table cells. Colspans and rowspans and all necessary formatting. Nested tables are also supported;
&amp;#U183<tab />Embedded .JPG .PNG images with full control over their layout;
&amp;#U183<tab />Multi-page support: document sections, pagebreaks, page orientation, page numbers, document headers and footers;
&amp;#U183<tab />Total font control: bold, italic, underline, font size, font face, font color, superscript and subscript;
&amp;#U183<tab />Paragraph control: alignment, indentation etc;
&amp;#U183<tab />Bullets and symbols;
&amp;#U183<tab />Hyperlinks within and outside the document;
&amp;#U183<tab />Footnotes;

Below are some tables examples:
<table width="100" border="1">
<tr bgcolor="30">
<td colspan="2" valign="top">First cell</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="left">next cells</td><td align="right">another one</td>
</tr></table>
 
 Table borders:
<table width="100" border="0" color="#00ff00">
<tr>
<td colspan="2" valign="top" align="center" border="b">First cell</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="left" border="b,r">next cells</td><td align="right" border="b">another one</td>
</tr></table>

Nested Tables:

<table border="1" cellpadding="0.5" >
<tr>
	<td>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. </td>
	<td>Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. </td>
</tr>
<tr>
	<td colspan="2">
	Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.
	<table width="105" align="right" color="#E0E0E0">
	<tr>
		<td>Et harum quidem rerum facilis est et expedita distinctio. Nam libero tempore, cum soluta nobis est eligendi optio, cumque nihil impedit, quo minus id, quod maxime placeat, facere possimus, omnis voluptas assumenda est, omnis dolor repellendus. </td>
		<td>Temporibus autem quibusdam et aut officiis debitis aut rerum necessitatibus saepe eveniet, ut et voluptates repudiandae sint et molestiae non recusandae. Itaque earum rerum hic tenetur a sapiente delectus, ut aut reiciendis voluptatibus maiores alias consequatur aut perferendis doloribus asperiores repellat.</td>
	</tr>
	</table>

</td>
</tr>
</table>
 
More complicated example:

<table border="1" cellpadding="0.5">
<tr>
	<td rowspan="2">
	
	<table width="80">
	<tr>
		<td width="20">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.</td>
		<td>
		
		<table width="55" border="1" align="right" color="#C7DCFE">
		<tr>
			<td width="30">Nam libero tempore, cum soluta nobis est eligendi optio</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Itaque earum rerum hic tenetur a sapiente delectus</td>
		</tr>
		</table>
		Temporibus autem quibusdam et aut officiis debitis

<table width="55" border="1" align="left" color="#F9F7D9">
		<tr>
			<td>omnis dolor repellendus</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>quo minus id</td>
		</tr>
		</table>

</td>
	</tr>
	</table>
	
	</td>
	<td>Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
	<td>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.</td>
</tr>
</table>

</DOC>

Additional information

To generate correct document you should read the given rules carefully. Tags, which are not supported by Generator will be removed from the text.

Generator doesn't aim at producing RTF or PDF from any XML file - that's why using tags which are not supported by Generator can lead to script errors or unpredictable behaviour.