Re: Binary output

My first thought, would be that it is sending the data correctly,
but maybe with incorrect headers, or the browser isn't interpreting
them correctly.

Try adding
$r->content_type('application/pdf');

Serge Sozonoff wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I am trying to push a PDF file out using $m->print() but for some 
> reason it is getting mangled. I have read some of the documentation 
> about this on the site and tried the suggestions but it just does not 
> work.
> If I write the data using the $pdf->saveas method the PDF output is 
> fine. It seems that somwewhere along the way when using $m->print() 
> binary data is getting modified. When I compare the two files the 
> ASCII stuff all looks the same.
>
> Any thoughts or comments ?
>
> Thanks,
> Serge
>
> Example code below:
>
> <%init>
>
> use PDF::API2;
>
> my $pdf  = PDF::API2->new();
> $pdf->mediabox(595,842);
> my $page = $pdf->page;
> my $fnt = $pdf->corefont('Arial',-encoding => 'latin1');
> my $txt = $page->gfx;
> $txt->textstart;
> $txt->font($fnt, 20);
> $txt->translate(100,800);
> $txt->text("Hello World! left-aligned");
> $txt->translate(500,750);
> $txt->text_right("Hello World! right-aligned");
> $txt->translate(300,700);
> $txt->text_center("Hello World! center-aligned");
> $txt->textend;
> $m->clear_buffer;
> $m->print($pdf->stringify());
> $pdf->end;
> $m->abort;
> </%init>




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