the Save Records as PDF script step now allows you to save PDFs with FileMaker Server and FileMaker WebDirect.

the Print Setup script step now allows you to specify PDF options for the Print script step and Save Records As PDF script step on FileMaker Server and FileMaker WebDirect.

the Print script step now allows you to create PDFs in web browsers with FileMaker WebDirect.

were finally able to deliver on this with the release of the FileMaker 16 platform earlier this year, which included the following new features related to PDF and printing from FileMaker Server: engineers it was the number one feature request. You can use one of the available PHP PDF classes such as TCPDF or FPDF which require specifying x and y coordinates, fonts and text to output in certain positions on the page, or setup a “robot” FileMaker Pro client that runs in a loop looking for new jobs to process.ĭevelopers have been requesting the ability to generate PDF files server-side for many years, and from my conversations with FileMaker, Inc.

If you’ve been doing Custom Web Publishing with the FileMaker PHP API and needed to generate a PDF report you haven’t had many simple options.

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