PHP/XML Q!
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- Rinse
Hello...
Does anyone have any experience in creating an on-line system - that when an user fills out a php form it takes the submitted information and generates xml content that would then automatically load that xml content into an in-design document and queue for print ?
am I looking for too much on this one !!?
Any help much loved.
Tar in advance...
- enobrev0
well, the first part is very simple actaully. The part about taking the form values and putting them into an xml file.
As far as putting it into an inDesign doc, is there any means of automating such things from outside of inDesign? I imagin indd files (or whatever they are on a mac) would be proprietary, as in not insertable with out the right tools.
How would you do this without the web form?
- Rinse0
Thanks alot for ya reply.
Yeah totally thought the first part would be fine....
ie just one php script that makes a xml document.it's the next part those does my head tho -
indesign works with xml i belive
and i belive when you have setup a default page layout and fiddled a few settings it would load in the xml content no problem.
sorry to be sketchy just looking for a dynamic system whereby it's all taken care of...
maybe it would be better to have it setup on a local server without the web involved - set them up a server with the php form - they fill it in - when it is filled - then they open up the indesign document - make indesign always look in the same place for the xml file ?
any help sound. appreciatated.
later ( : -
- Rinse0
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- unknown0
Try looking at this from Adobe:
http://www.adobe.com/products/in…
http://www.adobe.com/products/in…
I'm not sure about what you are looking for in regards to XML import, but as I saw you have a simple XML import within Indesign. I read that you can script the InDesign using VB to automatically import XML file.
Read these forum responses:
http://groups.google.com/groups?…
- Rinse0
thanks Boz, will look into it - any more people ?
tar once again.
- unfittoprint0
Why don't you create a PDF document instead?
You can its layout and appeareance through PHP...
- Rinse0
can you explain a little more unfittoprint - have you ever built a system like this ?
- Rinse0
thanks
- unfittoprint0
If you're already familair with PHP with will be easy to understand the methods to output the retireved information (from an XML file or MySQL database) to a PDF file.
You'll be able to create and format text, insert pictures and fonts (as long you have them in your server), drawing geometry (lines, circles, etc...) as you would do with a normal print project.the PDF/PHP libray essentials:
http://pt.php.net/manual/en/ref.…Some good reading:
http://www.ros.co.nz/pdf/readme.…