is this possible?

[doobster]

I have a client who wants to have instant proofs done.

Here is an example:

The customer's company has 11 different templates for a business card.

Each card needs some information from the user, gathered through a form. I.e. name, address, phone number, etc...

This information needs to be automatically inputted in a template to display to the user with the custom information.

The template is an image or it can be a pdf whatever would be best to solve this issue.

I have seen it done in ASP and in Flash, but I am wondering if there is a way to do it in PHP?

Any examples would be appreciated.

[vaska]

totally possible...100%...

i know of a print shop who has a national client and they get their orders way...camera ready via the web...

vaska

[doobster]

good to know that it is possible.

Now do you have any examples of php scripts that do it?

[vaska]

well...it depends what you want...

a pdf or a jpg...

i don't have source code for you but go to snippets and you will find some things that will shed much light on the subject...

http://www.phpbuilder.com/snippets or snippet...i can't remember right now...

just search for jpg or png or pdf...you'll find things worth checking out...vaska

ps: personally...for speed of development...i would use flash if they only needed something to look at...if they need some for camera ready...that's a different set of issues...

[doobster]

maybe i will just use flash.

do you know the best place to get some working examples?

[chinni_77]

This is the Best Place for flash.

HTH