PHP Extension

Extract PDF from General Ledger Transactions XML

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Demonstrates how to extract the base64 data representing a PDF file from a General Ledger Transactions XML. PHP Extension

<?php

include("chilkat.php");

$success = false;

// The General Ledger Transactions XML contains the following:

// <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
// <eExact xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="eExact-XML.xsd">
//     <GLTransactions>
//         <GLTransaction entry="100000095">
//             <TransactionType number="20" />
//             <Journal type="20" code="VK">
//                 <Description termid="90003">Verkopen</Description>
//                 <GLAccount type="20" code="400000" />
//                 <Currency code="EUR" />
//             </Journal>
//             <Date>2022-04-05</Date>
//             <Document>
//                 <Subject>100000095</Subject>
//                 <DocumentType number="10" />
//                 <Account code="0001" status="C" />
//                 <Amount>
//                     <Currency code="EUR" />
//                     <Value>1382.91</Value>
//                 </Amount>
//                 <References>
//                     <InvoiceNumber>100000095</InvoiceNumber>
//                 </References>
//                 <Attachments>
//                     <Attachment>
//                         <Name>F_100000095.PDF</Name>
//                         <BinaryData>BASE64_ENCODED_PDF_BYTES_HERE</BinaryData>
//                     </Attachment>
//                 </Attachments>
//             </Document>
//             <GLTransactionLine type="20" status="20" line="0" linetype="0">
//                 <Date>2022-04-05</Date>
//                 <VATType>S</VATType>
//                 <FinYear number="2022" />
//                 <FinPeriod number="4" />
//                 <GLAccount type="20" code="400000" />
//                 <Description>100000095</Description>
//                 <DueDate>2022-05-05</DueDate>
//                 <Account code="0001" status="C">
//                     <Name>90 Degrees &amp; co</Name>
//                 </Account>
//                 <Amount>
//                     <Currency code="EUR" />
//                     <Value>1382.91</Value>
//                 </Amount>
//                 <ForeignAmount>
//                     <Currency code="EUR" />
//                     <Value>1382.91</Value>
//                     <Rate>1</Rate>
//                 </ForeignAmount>
//                 <References>
//                     <InvoiceNumber>100000095</InvoiceNumber>
//                 </References>
//             </GLTransactionLine>
//             <PaymentTerms>
//                 <PaymentTerm entry="100000095" type="20" line="0" paymentMethod="B">
//                     <Description>20</Description>
//                     <GLAccount type="20" code="400000" />
//                     <Amount>
//                         <Currency code="EUR" />
//                         <Debit>1382.91</Debit>
//                         <Credit>0</Credit>
//                     </Amount>
//                     <ForeignAmount>
//                         <Currency code="EUR" />
//                         <Debit>1382.91</Debit>
//                         <Credit>0</Credit>
//                     </ForeignAmount>
//                     <Reference />
//                     <YourRef />
//                     <InvoiceNumber>100000095</InvoiceNumber>
//                     <InvoiceDate>2022-04-05</InvoiceDate>
//                     <DueDate>2022-05-05</DueDate>
//                     <PaymentDate>2022-05-05</PaymentDate>
//                 </PaymentTerm>
//             </PaymentTerms>
//         </GLTransaction>
//     </GLTransactions>
// </eExact>

$xml = new CkXml();

$success = $xml->LoadXmlFile('c:/temp/example.xml');
if ($success == false) {
    print $xml->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

$pdfFilename = $xml->getChildContent('GLTransactions|GLTransaction|Document|Attachments|Attachment|Name');
if ($xml->get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
    print 'No XML element at the given path.' . "\n";
    exit;
}

print 'PDF Filename = ' . $pdfFilename . "\n";

// binaryDataElem is a CkXml
$binaryDataElem = $xml->GetChildWithTag('GLTransactions|GLTransaction|Document|Attachments|Attachment|BinaryData');
if ($xml->get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
    print 'No XML element at the given path.' . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Decode the base64 data and save to a file.
$success = $binaryDataElem->SaveBinaryContent($pdfFilename,false,false,'');
if ($success == false) {
    print $binaryDataElem->lastErrorText() . "\n";
}
else {
    print 'Success.' . "\n";
}


?>