fdf_open

(PHP 4, PHP 5)

fdf_open — Open a FDF document

Description

resource fdf_open ( string $filename )

Opens a file with form data.

You can also use fdf_open_string() to process the results of a PDF form POST request.

Parameters

filename

Path to the FDF file. This file must contain the data as returned from a PDF form or created using fdf_create() and fdf_save().

Return Values

Returns a FDF document handle, or FALSE on error.

Examples

Example #1 Accessing the form data

<?php
// Save the FDF data into a temp file
$fdffp = fopen("test.fdf", "w");
fwrite($fdffp, $HTTP_FDF_DATA, strlen($HTTP_FDF_DATA));
fclose($fdffp);

// Open temp file and evaluate data
$fdf = fdf_open("test.fdf");
/* ... */
fdf_close($fdf);
?>

See Also

• fdf_open_string() - Read a FDF document from a string
• fdf_close() - Close an FDF document
• fdf_create() - Create a new FDF document
• fdf_save() - Save a FDF document