I remind you that web2py comes with markmin2pdf too. It should work with most utf8 characters.
On Thursday, 15 March 2012 17:52:24 UTC-5, Detectedstealth wrote: > > Thanks I will have to look into it, or possibly just use reportlab. > > On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 2:17 PM, Alan Etkin <spame...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I belive Chinese is not ported to pypdf (the php software supported it >> via a special class). AFAIK the chinese fonts BIG5 or GB must be >> installed in the server. Maybe you could start an issue for adding it >> in the project page. >> >> http://code.google.com/p/pyfpdf/ >> >> On 15 mar, 17:53, Bruce Wade <bruce.w...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > Does pyfpdf support Chinese yet? I tried using Chinese by the characters >> > were not rendered in Chinese. Or do I need to set some kind of font. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 1:35 PM, Alan Etkin <spame...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > > That error page is likely to be sent because of the new generic view >> > > security rule. I'm using the response.generic_patterns = ["*",] in the >> > > controller file and it works well (the sentence wasn't included in the >> > > original file). >> > >> > > On 15 mar, 17:15, Bruce Wade <bruce.w...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > > > Okay so the downloaded code the pdf works but the normal HTML view >> > > doesn't. >> > >> > > > invalid view (default/report.html) >> > >> > > > On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 11:48 AM, Alan Etkin <spame...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > > > > I should check the code in the book, but I used a controller >> example >> > > > > that should be available in the book's support files at >> > > > >http://www.packtpub.com/supportandit worked for my environment: >> > >> > > > > Python 2.6.5 >> > > > > Mandriva GNU/Linux 2010 >> > > > > web2py (last mercurial version) >> > >> > > > > A complete working installer can be downloaded from the same url >> (in >> > > > > the apps folder) >> > >> > > > > On Mar 15, 2:54 pm, Bruce Wade <bruce.w...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > > > > > Fresh blank version of web2py, in default controller: >> > >> > > > > > def report(): >> > > > > > import os >> > > > > > response.title = "web2py sample report" >> > >> > > > > > # include a chart from google chart >> > > > > > url = " >> > > > > >> http://chart.apis.google.com/chart?cht=p3&chd=t:60,40&chs=500x200&ch1. >> > > .. >> > > > > > " >> > > > > > chart = IMG(_src=url, _width="250", _height="100") >> > >> > > > > > # create a small table with some data: >> > > > > > rows = [THEAD(TR(TH("Key", _width="70%"), >> > > > > > TH("Value", _width="30%"))), >> > > > > > TBODY(TR(TD("Hello"), TD("60")), >> > > > > > TR(TD("World"), TD("40")))] >> > >> > > > > > table = TABLE(*rows, _border="0", _align="center", >> _width="50%") >> > >> > > > > > if request.extension == "pdf": >> > > > > > from gluon.contrib.pyfpdf import FPDF, HTMLMixin >> > >> > > > > > # create a custom class with the required >> functionalities >> > > > > > class MyFPDF(FPDF, HTMLMixin): >> > > > > > def header(self): >> > > > > > "hook to draw custom page header (logo and >> title)" >> > >> > > > > > # remember to copy logo_pb.png to static/images >> (and >> > > > > remove >> > > > > > alpha channel) >> > > > > > #logo = os.path.join(request.folder, "static", >> > > "images", >> > > > > > "logo_pb.png") >> > > > > > #self.image(logo, 10, 8, 33) >> > > > > > self.set_font("Arial", "B", 15) >> > > > > > self.cell(65) # padding >> > > > > > self.cell(60, 10, response.title, 1, 0, 'C') >> > > > > > self.ln(20) >> > >> > > > > > def footer(self): >> > > > > > "hook to draw custom page footer (printing page >> > > numbers)" >> > > > > > self.set_y(-15) >> > > > > > self.set_font('Arial', 'I', 8) >> > > > > > txt = 'Page %s of %s' % (self.page_no(), >> > > > > > self.alias_nb_pages()) >> > > > > > self.cell(0, 10, txt, 0, 0, 'C') >> > > > > > pdf = MyFPDF() >> > >> > > > > > # create a page and serialize/render HTML >> objects >> > > > > > pdf.add_page() >> > > > > > pdf.write_html(table.xml()) >> > > > > > #pdf.write_html(CENTER(chart).xml()) >> > >> > > > > > # prepare PDF to download: >> > > > > > response.headers['Content-Type'] = >> 'application/pdf' >> > > > > > return pdf.output(dest='S') >> > >> > > > > > # else normal html view >> > > > > > return dict(chart=chart, table=table) >> > >> > > > > > I thought it was the logo so I commented it out, but still the >> exact >> > > same >> > > > > > error. >> > >> > > > > > Looks like it is failing here: >> > > > > > def _parsepng(self, name): >> > > > > > #Extract info from a PNG file >> > > > > > if name.startswith("http://";) or >> name.startswith("https:// >> > > "): >> > > > > > import urllib >> > > > > > f = urllib.urlopen(name) >> > >> > > > > > Which I am not sure why considering there is no PNG in my code >> so I >> > > guess >> > > > > > it is doing something behind the scene. I even commented out the >> > > chart >> > > > > line >> > > > > > so there should be no image issues. >> > >> > > > > > On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 10:49 AM, Bruce Wade < >> bruce.w...@gmail.com> >> > > > > wrote: >> > > > > > > Install what app? I am following the instructions to create a >> PDF. >> > >> > > > > > > On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 10:47 AM, Alan Etkin < >> spame...@gmail.com> >> > > > > wrote: >> > >> > > > > > >> How are you running the code? Did you install the app from >> the >> > > apps >> > > > > > >> folder? >> > >> > > > > > >> On Mar 15, 2:29 pm, Bruce Wade <bruce.w...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > > > > > >> > Chapter 10: Creating PDF reports >> > >> > > > > > >> > Error: >> > >> > > > > > >> > Traceback (most recent call last): >> > > > > > >> > File >> > >> > > >> "/home/bruce/Development/bossteam_dev/projects/yaw_dev/gluon/restricted.py", >> > > > > > >> > line 204, in restricted >> > > > > > >> > exec ccode in environment >> > > > > > >> > File >> > >> > > >> "/home/bruce/Development/bossteam_dev/projects/yaw_dev/applications/welcome/views/generic.pdf", >> > > > > > >> > line 9, in <module> >> > > > > > >> > pass >> > > > > > >> > File >> > >> > > >> "/home/bruce/Development/bossteam_dev/projects/yaw_dev/gluon/contrib/generics.py", >> > > > > > >> > line 63, in pdf_from_html >> > > > > > >> > return pyfpdf_from_html(html) >> > > > > > >> > File >> > >> > > >> "/home/bruce/Development/bossteam_dev/projects/yaw_dev/gluon/contrib/generics.py", >> > > > > > >> > line 55, in pyfpdf_from_html >> > > > > > >> > pdf.write_html(html,image_map=image_map) >> > > > > > >> > File >> > >> > > >> "/home/bruce/Development/bossteam_dev/projects/yaw_dev/gluon/contrib/pyfpdf/html.py", >> > > > > > >> > line 388, in write_html >> > > > > > >> > h2p.feed(text) >> > > > > > >> > File "/usr/lib/python2.7/HTMLParser.py", line 109, in >> feed >> > > > > > >> > self.goahead(0) >> > > > > > >> > File "/usr/lib/python2.7/HTMLParser.py", line 151, in >> goahead >> > > > > > >> > k = self.parse_starttag(i) >> > > > > > >> > File "/usr/lib/python2.7/HTMLParser.py", line 272, in >> > > > > parse_starttag >> > > > > > >> > self.handle_startendtag(tag, attrs) >> > > > > > >> > File "/usr/lib/python2.7/HTMLParser.py", line 334, in >> > > > > > >> handle_startendtag >> > > > > > >> > self.handle_starttag(tag, attrs) >> > > > > > >> > File >> > >> > > >> "/home/bruce/Development/bossteam_dev/projects/yaw_dev/gluon/contrib/pyfpdf/html.py", >> > > > > > >> > line 262, in handle_starttag >> > > > > > >> > x, y, w, h, link=self.href) >> > > > > > >> > File >> > >> > > >> "/home/bruce/Development/bossteam_dev/projects/yaw_dev/gluon/contrib/pyfpdf/fpdf.py", >> > > > > > >> > line 807, in image >> > > > > > >> > info=self._parsepng(name) >> > > > > > >> > File >> > >> > > >> "/home/bruce/Development/bossteam_dev/projects/yaw_dev/gluon/contrib/pyfpdf/fpdf.py", >> > > > > > >> > line 1296, in _parsepng >> > > > > > >> > f = urllib.urlopen(name) >> > > > > > >> > File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib.py", line 84, in urlopen >> > > > > > >> > return opener.open(url) >> > > > > > >> > File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib.py", line 205, in open >> > > > > > >> > return getattr(self, name)(url) >> > > > > > >> > File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib.py", line 331, in >> open_http >> > > > > > >> > h = httplib.HTTP(host) >> > > > > > >> > File "/usr/lib/python2.7/httplib.py", line 1061, in >> __init__ >> > > > > > >> > self._setup(self._connection_class(host, port, strict)) >> > > > > > >> > File "/usr/lib/python2.7/httplib.py", line 693, in >> __init__ >> > > > > > >> > self._set_hostport(host, port) >> > > > > > >> > File "/usr/lib/python2.7/httplib.py", line 718, in >> > > _set_hostport >> > > > > > >> > raise InvalidURL("nonnumeric port: '%s'" % host[i+1:]) >> > > > > > >> > InvalidURL: nonnumeric port: '' >> > >> > > > > > >> > I also found this argument list to look very strange, look >> at >> > > the >> > > > > host >> > > > > > >> > string, plus port is NoneFunction argument list >> > >> > > > > > >> > (self=<httplib.HTTPConnection instance>, host=' >> 127.0.0.1:8000 >> > > > > http:', >> > > > > > >> > port=None) >> > >> > > > > > >> > -- >> > > > > > >> > -- >> > > > > > >> > Regards, >> > > > > > >> > Bruce Wadehttp:// >> > >> > > >> ca.linkedin.com/in/brucelwadehttp://www.wadecybertech.comhttp://www.warplydesigned.comhttp://www.f >> > > . >> > > > > .. >> > >> > > > > > > -- >> > > > > > > -- >> > > > > > > Regards, >> > > > > > > Bruce Wade >> > > > > > >http://ca.linkedin.com/in/brucelwade >> > > > > > >http://www.wadecybertech.com >> > > > > > >http://www.warplydesigned.com >> > > > > > >http://www.fitnessfriendsfinder.com >> > >> > > > > > -- >> > > > > > -- >> > > > > > Regards, >> > > > > > Bruce Wadehttp:// >> > >> > > >> ca.linkedin.com/in/brucelwadehttp://www.wadecybertech.comhttp://www.warplydesigned.comhttp://www.f >> . >> > > .. >> > >> > > > -- >> > > > -- >> > > > Regards, >> > > > Bruce Wadehttp:// >> > > >> ca.linkedin.com/in/brucelwadehttp://www.wadecybertech.comhttp://www.warplydesigned.comhttp://www.f. >> .. >> > >> > -- >> > -- >> > Regards, >> > Bruce Wadehttp:// >> ca.linkedin.com/in/brucelwadehttp://www.wadecybertech.comhttp://www.warplydesigned.comhttp://www.fitnessfriendsfinder.com >> > > > > -- > -- > Regards, > Bruce Wade > http://ca.linkedin.com/in/brucelwade > http://www.wadecybertech.com > http://www.warplydesigned.com > http://www.fitnessfriendsfinder.com >
