Displaying fractions in a string....

[macmatt]

I can display an ASCII fraction in html using &frac34 for example (; missed off for posting purposes!).

I am currently dynamically generating pdfs some of which need to contain fractions. The fixed content of the pdfs is supplied as strings, eg:

$content = "content here";

Now if i put &frac34 into the string that is all that is displayed, no fraction - ¾

Does anyone have a clue how I could have a fraction in the string, or will I just have settle for 0.75 instead of three quarters?

[TheDefender]

If I do this (semi-colon left in for troubleshooting purposes):

$content = "¾";
echo $content;
// My output is the fraction 3/4

So, I guess what I am saying is that we need to see the real world application of how you are using the code, since you shouldn't be having any problems with the ASCII code.

[macmatt]

I guess the problem is it's not being output as HTML, it's put in a pdf file.

It's a really long script but basically the content is set up:

$fee = "¾";
$letter ="The fee is $fee%";

and then it's put on a pdf page:

$p = explode("\n", $letter);
	foreach ($p as $one) {
		while (is_string($one)) {
			$one = $pdf->draw_one_paragraph($top, 80, 72, 529, $one, $page1, $param);
			if (is_string($one)) {
				$page = $pdf->new_page("a4");
				$top = $newtop;
			} else {
				$top = $one;
			}
		}

and the pdf generated-

header("Content-Disposition: filename=letter.pdf");
header("Content-Type: application/pdf");
$temp = $pdf->generate();
header('Content-Length: ' . strlen($temp));

echo $temp;

So perhaps there is a way to insert fractions into pdfs - it's sure got me confused!
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