How to generate a quote pdf programmatically

Hi,

I use SugarCRM 7.6 Pro and I want to generate a PDF file of a quote (or another module) with PHP code.

As you can see in the below picture, what I want is to replicate the functionality of Download PDF with selected Template. I need to generate the PDF file in php and then use it in my code to put it as attachment of a mail or for saving it on the server disk.

I try to call the same service of the click on the dowload button with CURL in PHP with a lot of different headers and options but the response of the service is a page in HTML o an error and I can't get the PDF file.

How can I do it?

Thank you very much.

Stefano Mapelli

0 Francesca Shiekh over 7 years ago

Ciao Stefano,
You can use the PDF Manager to generate PDFs from inside SugarCRM.
https://support.sugarcrm.com/Documentation/Sugar_Versions/7.6/Ent/Administration_Guide/System/PDF_Manager/
If you want to use PDF Manager from outside SugarCRM you can probably do so via API (I have not tried this myself).
There are some useful articles on the Developer Blog:
John Mertic has tips on "Exporting a report as a PDF using the "new" RESTful API"
https://developer.sugarcrm.com/2013/09/17/exporting-a-report-as-a-pdf-using-the-new-restful-api/
and
Cédric Mourizard has one on
"How to customize the PDF Manager"
https://developer.sugarcrm.com/2016/04/25/how-to-customize-sugar-pdf-manager/
I hope this helps.
in bocca al lupo,
Francesca
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0 Stefano Mapelli over 7 years ago in reply to Francesca Shiekh

Thanks Francesca Shiekh, I have already seen all these links my problem but:
1- the first is the export from sugar interface of the pdf, ad in my image
2-the second i s the export with Restful API of a report and not of the pdf file of the modules
3-the third doesn't help me to retrieve the pdf file, is only a guide for change the method of sugarpdf for custom pdf
What I want is all in your row: "If you want to use PDF Manager from outside SugarCRM you can probably do so via API (I have not tried this myself)"
I need help for this call at the API, can someone helps me?
Best regards
Stefano
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0 Francesca Shiekh over 7 years ago in reply to Stefano Mapelli

Ciao Stefano,
Mi dispiace non essere stata d'aiuto.
Pensavo che quei documenti ti avrebbero aiutato a capire come funzionano i PDF di Sugar e come creare un API per quello che ti serve in specifico.
Non avendo mai provato a risolvere un problema come il tuo temo di dover lasciare la parola ad altri.
Spero che tu riesca a trovare la soluzione che cerchi.
Francesca
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0 Stefano Mapelli over 7 years ago in reply to Francesca Shiekh

Caio Francesca,
nessun problema, grazie mille. Questo argomento purtroppo non è trattato molto e sto trovando parecchie difficoltà, continuo con la mia ricerca. Grazie per l'aiuto.
Stefano
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0 Francesca Shiekh over 7 years ago in reply to Stefano Mapelli

Dai un'occhiata a questo mio post su Developer Blog
https://developer.sugarcrm.com/2016/08/15/how-to-create-beautiful-pdfs-with-css-within-sugar/
In teoria nel Step2 custom/clients/base/api/generateWPDFApi.php non fa che prendere l'html da PDF Manager ($pdfTemplate->body_html nella funzione buildTemplateFile)
e usare smarty ($this->ss->assign('fields', $fields); nella funzione generateWPDFApi) per rimpiazzare i parametri prima di generare il PDF (usando wkhtmltopdf).
In teoria dovresti poter interrogare Sugar via API per ottenere i dati che ti servono, generare un HTML, e darlo in pasto a un API simile al mio per generare il PDF...
In teoria...
Francesca
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