FDF Functions
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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
  • fdf_close
  • fdf_create
  • fdf_save