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Open FPDF in a new tab

I have a generated pdf (fpdf) from a post form. I would like the PDF to open in a new tab and / or window, prompting the user to save the PDF. I am assuming that I need to store the output to a string

$data=$pdf->Output("OfficeForm.pdf", "S");

but what exactly can I do with this line to open it in a new window. I tried something like this but it doesn't work. Am I on the right track or is window.open not what I need?

echo "<script type=\"text/javascript\">      
window.open('$data', '_blank')    
</script>";
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If you are using a form, you can do this by specifying target = '_ blank' in the -tag (next to where you should submit = "something")

Example:



This will open a new tab (showing everything "makepdf.php" does) for submission.

Hope he answers the question correctly

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Try $pdf->Output("OfficeForm.pdf", "I");



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I just added target = "_ blank" to my form open tag and used $ _SESSION []; pass my form to FPDF code:

<?php session_start(); ?>

<form id ="buildPDFform" name="buildPDFform"  target="_blank" method="post" action="<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']; ?>">

...some code for my form

<input type="submit" name="buildPDf" id="buildPDf" class="buildPDFbutton" value="Build the PDF">
</form>

Then, when the form is submitted, I collect my form elements, put them in an array, create a session that contains the array, and use the header ("Location: testcode.php") to redirect to where my FPDF code is located.

if (isset($_POST['buildPDf'])) {
    $pdfArray = array();
    foreach ($_POST as $key => $value) {

        ...gather your form items into your array

    }
    $_SESSION['pdfArray'] = $pdfArray;
    header("Location: testcode.php");
}

And don't forget in your FPDF code file (testcode.php in my case) to grab your session with an array.

<?php
    session_start();
    $pdfArray = $_SESSION['pdfArray'];

     ... your FPDF code

    $pdf->Output('I');
?>
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