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fdf_open

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(PHP 4, PHP 5 < 5.3.0, PECL fdf SVN)

Open a FDF document

Description

fdf_open(string $filename): resource

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

Accessing the form data

php
<?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

Source: reference/fdf/functions/fdf-open.xml · from the official PHP manual (php/doc-en)