fpdf problem?

[Jim Giner]

I've been using fpdf to create pdf files for my site. All has been well
for over a year. Suddenly I have a problem wherein IE 10 on W7 crashes
when I try to print one of these pdfs created by my php scripts.

The pdf files that I create seem fine. If I bring one up in IE and then
save it to my drive, I can then exit IE and go open the pdf and print it
just fine.

I have removed my pdf printer drivers from my system and that hasn't
improved my situation. No luck there.

The exact scenario is:
- script generates pdf and opens it in a new target window;
- user clicks on print toolbar icon or File,Print;
- print dialog opens; here I see some problems in that the (very
complex) dialog is not displaying correctly with controls misaligned or
overlaying other controls;
- click on Ok to execute the print to printer and nothing happens; wait
5 minutes and still nothing;
- NOW the problems begin; when the window with the pdf in it is closed,
in about 2 seconds I get a dialog box telling me IE has stopped working.

Note that the problem only occurs when I attempt to print. If my script
opens the pdf target window and I simply close it - no problems occur.
BUT - if I actually open a print dialog I get a crash whether I click OK
or Cancel, as soon as I close the window containing the pdf.

My question is does anyone have problems with fpdf lately? Since my
files seem to be completely normal to adobe reader I don't think their
content is at fault. It seems more like IE is not handling them and I
can't find anything online about this.

I'm really hoping this is a problem wtih fpdf rather than IE since
solutions are more apt to come out of this forum than the great wizards
of M$ Oz.

[Tamara Temple]

I've been using fpdf to create pdf files for my site. All has been well for over a year. Suddenly I have a problem wherein IE 10 on W7 crashes when I try to print one of these pdfs created by my php scripts.
The pdf files that I create seem fine. If I bring one up in IE and then save it to my drive, I can then exit IE and go open the pdf and print it just fine.
I have removed my pdf printer drivers from my system and that hasn't improved my situation. No luck there.
- script generates pdf and opens it in a new target window;
- user clicks on print toolbar icon or File,Print;
- print dialog opens; here I see some problems in that the (very complex) dialog is not displaying correctly with controls misaligned or overlaying other controls;
- click on Ok to execute the print to printer and nothing happens; wait 5 minutes and still nothing;
- NOW the problems begin; when the window with the pdf in it is closed, in about 2 seconds I get a dialog box telling me IE has stopped working.
Note that the problem only occurs when I attempt to print. If my script opens the pdf target window and I simply close it - no problems occur. BUT - if I actually open a print dialog I get a crash whether I click OK or Cancel, as soon as I close the window containing the pdf.
My question is does anyone have problems with fpdf lately? Since my files seem to be completely normal to adobe reader I don't think their content is at fault. It seems more like IE is not handling them and I can't find anything online about this.
I'm really hoping this is a problem wtih fpdf rather than IE since solutions are more apt to come out of this forum than the great wizards of M$ Oz.

Does this happen only for pdfs you've generated with fpdf, or any pdf file?

[Jim Giner]

Post by Tamara Temple

I've been using fpdf to create pdf files for my site. All has been well for over a year. Suddenly I have a problem wherein IE 10 on W7 crashes when I try to print one of these pdfs created by my php scripts.
The pdf files that I create seem fine. If I bring one up in IE and then save it to my drive, I can then exit IE and go open the pdf and print it just fine.
I have removed my pdf printer drivers from my system and that hasn't improved my situation. No luck there.
- script generates pdf and opens it in a new target window;
- user clicks on print toolbar icon or File,Print;
- print dialog opens; here I see some problems in that the (very complex) dialog is not displaying correctly with controls misaligned or overlaying other controls;
- click on Ok to execute the print to printer and nothing happens; wait 5 minutes and still nothing;
- NOW the problems begin; when the window with the pdf in it is closed, in about 2 seconds I get a dialog box telling me IE has stopped working.
Note that the problem only occurs when I attempt to print. If my script opens the pdf target window and I simply close it - no problems occur. BUT - if I actually open a print dialog I get a crash whether I click OK or Cancel, as soon as I close the window containing the pdf.
My question is does anyone have problems with fpdf lately? Since my files seem to be completely normal to adobe reader I don't think their content is at fault. It seems more like IE is not handling them and I can't find anything online about this.
I'm really hoping this is a problem wtih fpdf rather than IE since solutions are more apt to come out of this forum than the great wizards of M$ Oz.

Does this happen only for pdfs you've generated with fpdf, or any pdf file?

Good question and the answer is: it happens for other pdfs as well, so I
guess it's not fpdf.

Sorry for the mis-post here - I'll do more research on Adobe and IE.

[Jim Giner]

Post by Jim Giner

Post by Tamara Temple

Post by Jim Giner
I've been using fpdf to create pdf files for my site. All has been
well for over a year. Suddenly I have a problem wherein IE 10 on W7
crashes when I try to print one of these pdfs created by my php scripts.
The pdf files that I create seem fine. If I bring one up in IE and
then save it to my drive, I can then exit IE and go open the pdf and
print it just fine.
I have removed my pdf printer drivers from my system and that hasn't
improved my situation. No luck there.
- script generates pdf and opens it in a new target window;
- user clicks on print toolbar icon or File,Print;
- print dialog opens; here I see some problems in that the (very
complex) dialog is not displaying correctly with controls misaligned
or overlaying other controls;
- click on Ok to execute the print to printer and nothing happens;
wait 5 minutes and still nothing;
- NOW the problems begin; when the window with the pdf in it is
closed, in about 2 seconds I get a dialog box telling me IE has
stopped working.
Note that the problem only occurs when I attempt to print. If my
script opens the pdf target window and I simply close it - no
problems occur. BUT - if I actually open a print dialog I get a crash
whether I click OK or Cancel, as soon as I close the window
containing the pdf.
My question is does anyone have problems with fpdf lately? Since my
files seem to be completely normal to adobe reader I don't think
their content is at fault. It seems more like IE is not handling
them and I can't find anything online about this.
I'm really hoping this is a problem wtih fpdf rather than IE since
solutions are more apt to come out of this forum than the great
wizards of M$ Oz.

Does this happen only for pdfs you've generated with fpdf, or any pdf file?

Good question and the answer is: it happens for other pdfs as well, so I
guess it's not fpdf.
Sorry for the mis-post here - I'll do more research on Adobe and IE.

Update:
Solved my print problem by unchecking an option in Adobe Reader -
Display PDF in browser. Solved my garbled dialog box and the printing
of the document.

Of course - the down side is that you must close the document and then
the now-empty browser window.

[Jan Ehrhardt]

Post by Jim Giner

Post by Jim Giner
Good question and the answer is: it happens for other pdfs as well, so I
guess it's not fpdf.
Sorry for the mis-post here - I'll do more research on Adobe and IE.

Solved my print problem by unchecking an option in Adobe Reader -
Display PDF in browser. Solved my garbled dialog box and the printing
of the document.

Although it is off-topic: I do not have this problem with PDFs in a IE10
browser window. No garbled print dialogue, prints OK, no crash.

IE 10.0.9200.16635, Update version 10.0.7, W7 Pro 64-bits. Adobe Reader
XI, version 11.0.3.

Jan

[Jim Giner]

Post by Jan Ehrhardt

Post by Jim Giner

Post by Jim Giner
Good question and the answer is: it happens for other pdfs as well, so I
guess it's not fpdf.
Sorry for the mis-post here - I'll do more research on Adobe and IE.

Solved my print problem by unchecking an option in Adobe Reader -
Display PDF in browser. Solved my garbled dialog box and the printing
of the document.

Although it is off-topic: I do not have this problem with PDFs in a IE10
browser window. No garbled print dialogue, prints OK, no crash.
IE 10.0.9200.16635, Update version 10.0.7, W7 Pro 64-bits. Adobe Reader
XI, version 11.0.3.
Jan

I have since my last post discovered that XI does indeed solve the
problem completely. Too bad M$ doesn't post that info on all the many
forum topics complaining about this.