PDF API2 and PDF::Table can't get text_block to work

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Trying to add a paragraph to a pdf using PDF::API2 also using PDF::Table



I know there is a text_block function however I can't get it to work and
there is not much doncumentation that clearly explains this function...





Has anyone ever used this or knows how to??



($width_of_last_line, $ypos_of_last_line, $left_over_text) =3D
$pdftable->text_block(

$txt,

$text_to_place,

-x =3D> $left_edge_of_block,

-y =3D> $baseline_of_first_line,

-w =3D> $width_of_block,

-h =3D> $height_of_block,

[-lead =3D> $font_size * 1.2 | $distance_between_lines,]

[-parspace =3D> 0 | $extra_distance_between_paragraphs,]

[-align =3D> "left|right|center|justify|fulljustify",]

[-hang =3D> $optional_hanging_indent,]

);





that's all the sample it gives but I can not get it to work, help
please....


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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Trying to add a paragraph to a pdf using PDF::API2 =
also
using PDF::Table</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I know there is a text_block function however I =
can’t
get it to work and there is not much doncumentation that clearly =
explains this 
function…</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Has anyone ever used this or knows how =
to??</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> ($width_of_last_line, $ypos_of_last_line, =
$left_over_text)
=3D $pdftable->text_block(</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>    $txt,</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>   $text_to_place,</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>    =
-x        =3D> =
$left_edge_of_block,</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>    =
-y        =3D> =
$baseline_of_first_line,</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>    -w      =
  =3D> $width_of_block,</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>    =
-h        =3D> =
$height_of_block,</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>   [-lead     =3D> =
$font_size * 1.2 | $distance_between_lines,]</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>   [-parspace =3D> 0 | =
$extra_distance_between_paragraphs,]</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>   [-align    =3D> =
"left|right|center|justify|fulljustify",]</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>  [-hang     =3D> =
$optional_hanging_indent,]</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>);</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>that’s all the sample it gives but I can not =
get it to
work, help please….</span></font></p>

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Ben Eagle [ Mo, 15 Januar 2007 18:23 ] [ ID #1596278 ]
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