Question

I’m generating pdf file with IoTcpdfBundle using Symfony2, but there’s a strange behaviour that I don’t understand.

When I’m on the controller, I generate the pdf file like this:

$html = $this->renderView('MyBundle:Docs:solicituddevacaciones.pdf.twig', array());
return $this->get('io_tcpdf')->quick_pdf($html);

Those lines generate the pdf file. Everything’s fine, I can right click on the file to save it and it’s a .pdf file.

But when I receive some data using a form, and I put the lines inside the:

if ($request->getMethod() == 'POST') {
    $year = $this->get('request')->request->get('year');
    $date= $this->get('request')->request->get('date');

    $html = $this->renderView('SoflaSoflaBundle:Documentales:solicituddevacaciones.pdf.twig', array());
    return $this->get('io_tcpdf')->quick_pdf($html);        
}

When I right click on the file to save it, it’s not a .pdf file, the browser suggests that I should save the file as a .htm

Why is this happening? I need users to be able to save the files as .pdf files.

Need help with this please.

Answer 1

I had some similar problems and found out that the bundle might be outdated by now. I had to change some of the settings, most importantly adding another header to quick_pdf function of Tcpdf class in ‘Helper’ folder of the bundle:

 $response->headers->set('Content-Disposition', 'attachment; filename="'.$file.'"');

Now it’s working like a charm, calling it in the controller like:

        $html = $this->renderView('Bundle:Item:print.pdf.twig', array(
        'some' => $this->value,
    ));

    return $this->get('io_tcpdf')->quick_pdf($html, "yourFileName.pdf");