PDF - barcode printing is always failing with TCPDF - php

Question

I am always getting:
TCPDF ERROR: Error in 1D barcode string
On
public function testingAction() {
$this->_helper->layout()->disableLayout();
$this->_helper->viewRenderer->setNoRender();
require_once(APPLICATION_PATH . '/models/tcpdf/config/lang/eng.php');
require_once(APPLICATION_PATH . '/models/tcpdf/tcpdf.php');
// create new PDF document
$pdf = new TCPDF(PDF_PAGE_ORIENTATION, PDF_UNIT, PDF_PAGE_FORMAT, true, 'UTF-8', false);
// set document information
$pdf->SetCreator(PDF_CREATOR);
$pdf->SetAuthor('Nicola Asuni');
$pdf->SetTitle('TCPDF Example 027');
$pdf->SetSubject('TCPDF Tutorial');
$pdf->SetKeywords('TCPDF, PDF, example, test, guide');
// set default header data
$pdf->SetHeaderData(PDF_HEADER_LOGO, PDF_HEADER_LOGO_WIDTH, PDF_HEADER_TITLE.' 027', PDF_HEADER_STRING);
// set header and footer fonts
$pdf->setHeaderFont(Array(PDF_FONT_NAME_MAIN, '', PDF_FONT_SIZE_MAIN));
$pdf->setFooterFont(Array(PDF_FONT_NAME_DATA, '', PDF_FONT_SIZE_DATA));
// set default monospaced font
$pdf->SetDefaultMonospacedFont(PDF_FONT_MONOSPACED);
// set margins
$pdf->SetMargins(PDF_MARGIN_LEFT, PDF_MARGIN_TOP, PDF_MARGIN_RIGHT);
$pdf->SetHeaderMargin(PDF_MARGIN_HEADER);
$pdf->SetFooterMargin(PDF_MARGIN_FOOTER);
// set auto page breaks
$pdf->SetAutoPageBreak(TRUE, PDF_MARGIN_BOTTOM);
// set image scale factor
$pdf->setImageScale(PDF_IMAGE_SCALE_RATIO);
// set some language-dependent strings (optional)
if (#file_exists(dirname(__FILE__).'/lang/eng.php')) {
require_once(dirname(__FILE__).'/lang/eng.php');
$pdf->setLanguageArray($l);
}
// ---------------------------------------------------------
// set a barcode on the page footer
$pdf->setBarcode(date('Y-m-d H:i:s'));
// set font
$pdf->SetFont('helvetica', '', 11);
// add a page
$pdf->AddPage();
// print a message
$txt = "You can also export 1D barcodes in other formats (PNG, SVG, HTML). Check the examples inside the barcodes directory.\n";
$pdf->MultiCell(70, 50, $txt, 0, 'J', false, 1, 125, 30, true, 0, false, true, 0, 'T', false);
$pdf->SetY(30);
// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
$pdf->SetFont('helvetica', '', 10);
// define barcode style
$style = array(
'position' => '',
'align' => 'C',
'stretch' => false,
'fitwidth' => true,
'cellfitalign' => '',
'border' => true,
'hpadding' => 'auto',
'vpadding' => 'auto',
'fgcolor' => array(0,0,0),
'bgcolor' => false, //array(255,255,255),
'text' => true,
'font' => 'helvetica',
'fontsize' => 8,
'stretchtext' => 4
);
// PRINT VARIOUS 1D BARCODES
// CODE 39 - ANSI MH10.8M-1983 - USD-3 - 3 of 9.
$pdf->Cell(0, 0, 'CODE 39 - ANSI MH10.8M-1983 - USD-3 - 3 of 9', 0, 1);
$pdf->write1DBarcode('CODE 39', 'C39', '', '', '', 18, 0.4, $style, 'N');
$pdf->Ln();
// CODE 39 + CHECKSUM
$pdf->Cell(0, 0, 'CODE 39 + CHECKSUM', 0, 1);
$pdf->write1DBarcode('CODE 39 +', 'C39+', '', '', '', 18, 0.4, $style, 'N');
$pdf->Ln();
// CODE 39 EXTENDED
$pdf->Cell(0, 0, 'CODE 39 EXTENDED', 0, 1);
$pdf->write1DBarcode('CODE 39 E', 'C39E', '', '', '', 18, 0.4, $style, 'N');
$pdf->Ln();
// CODE 39 EXTENDED + CHECKSUM
$pdf->Cell(0, 0, 'CODE 39 EXTENDED + CHECKSUM', 0, 1);
$pdf->write1DBarcode('CODE 39 E+', 'C39E+', '', '', '', 18, 0.4, $style, 'N');
$pdf->Ln();
// CODE 93 - USS-93
$pdf->Cell(0, 0, 'CODE 93 - USS-93', 0, 1);
$pdf->write1DBarcode('TEST93', 'C93', '', '', '', 18, 0.4, $style, 'N');
$pdf->Ln();
// Standard 2 of 5
$pdf->Cell(0, 0, 'Standard 2 of 5', 0, 1);
$pdf->write1DBarcode('1234567', 'S25', '', '', '', 18, 0.4, $style, 'N');
$pdf->Ln();
// Standard 2 of 5 + CHECKSUM
$pdf->Cell(0, 0, 'Standard 2 of 5 + CHECKSUM', 0, 1);
$pdf->write1DBarcode('1234567', 'S25+', '', '', '', 18, 0.4, $style, 'N');
$pdf->Ln();
// Interleaved 2 of 5
$pdf->Cell(0, 0, 'Interleaved 2 of 5', 0, 1);
$pdf->write1DBarcode('1234567', 'I25', '', '', '', 18, 0.4, $style, 'N');
$pdf->Ln();
// Interleaved 2 of 5 + CHECKSUM
$pdf->Cell(0, 0, 'Interleaved 2 of 5 + CHECKSUM', 0, 1);
$pdf->write1DBarcode('1234567', 'I25+', '', '', '', 18, 0.4, $style, 'N');
// add a page ----------
$pdf->AddPage();
// CODE 128 AUTO
$pdf->Cell(0, 0, 'CODE 128 AUTO', 0, 1);
$pdf->write1DBarcode('CODE 128 AUTO', 'C128', '', '', '', 18, 0.4, $style, 'N');
$pdf->Ln();
// CODE 128 A
$pdf->Cell(0, 0, 'CODE 128 A', 0, 1);
$pdf->write1DBarcode('CODE 128 A', 'C128A', '', '', '', 18, 0.4, $style, 'N');
$pdf->Ln();
// CODE 128 B
$pdf->Cell(0, 0, 'CODE 128 B', 0, 1);
$pdf->write1DBarcode('CODE 128 B', 'C128B', '', '', '', 18, 0.4, $style, 'N');
$pdf->Ln();
// CODE 128 C
$pdf->Cell(0, 0, 'CODE 128 C', 0, 1);
$pdf->write1DBarcode('0123456789', 'C128C', '', '', '', 18, 0.4, $style, 'N');
$pdf->Ln();
// EAN 8
$pdf->Cell(0, 0, 'EAN 8', 0, 1);
$pdf->write1DBarcode('1234567', 'EAN8', '', '', '', 18, 0.4, $style, 'N');
$pdf->Ln();
// EAN 13
$pdf->Cell(0, 0, 'EAN 13', 0, 1);
$pdf->write1DBarcode('1234567890128', 'EAN13', '', '', '', 18, 0.4, $style, 'N');
$pdf->Ln();
// UPC-A
$pdf->Cell(0, 0, 'UPC-A', 0, 1);
$pdf->write1DBarcode('12345678901', 'UPCA', '', '', '', 18, 0.4, $style, 'N');
$pdf->Ln();
// UPC-E
$pdf->Cell(0, 0, 'UPC-E', 0, 1);
$pdf->write1DBarcode('04210000526', 'UPCE', '', '', '', 18, 0.4, $style, 'N');
// add a page ----------
$pdf->AddPage();
// 5-Digits UPC-Based Extension
$pdf->Cell(0, 0, '5-Digits UPC-Based Extension', 0, 1);
$pdf->write1DBarcode('51234', 'EAN5', '', '', '', 18, 0.4, $style, 'N');
$pdf->Ln();
// 2-Digits UPC-Based Extension
$pdf->Cell(0, 0, '2-Digits UPC-Based Extension', 0, 1);
$pdf->write1DBarcode('34', 'EAN2', '', '', '', 18, 0.4, $style, 'N');
$pdf->Ln();
// MSI
$pdf->Cell(0, 0, 'MSI', 0, 1);
$pdf->write1DBarcode('80523', 'MSI', '', '', '', 18, 0.4, $style, 'N');
$pdf->Ln();
// MSI + CHECKSUM (module 11)
$pdf->Cell(0, 0, 'MSI + CHECKSUM (module 11)', 0, 1);
$pdf->write1DBarcode('80523', 'MSI+', '', '', '', 18, 0.4, $style, 'N');
$pdf->Ln();
// CODABAR
$pdf->Cell(0, 0, 'CODABAR', 0, 1);
$pdf->write1DBarcode('123456789', 'CODABAR', '', '', '', 18, 0.4, $style, 'N');
$pdf->Ln();
// CODE 11
$pdf->Cell(0, 0, 'CODE 11', 0, 1);
$pdf->write1DBarcode('123-456-789', 'CODE11', '', '', '', 18, 0.4, $style, 'N');
$pdf->Ln();
// PHARMACODE
$pdf->Cell(0, 0, 'PHARMACODE', 0, 1);
$pdf->write1DBarcode('789', 'PHARMA', '', '', '', 18, 0.4, $style, 'N');
$pdf->Ln();
// PHARMACODE TWO-TRACKS
$pdf->Cell(0, 0, 'PHARMACODE TWO-TRACKS', 0, 1);
$pdf->write1DBarcode('105', 'PHARMA2T', '', '', '', 18, 2, $style, 'N');
// add a page ----------
$pdf->AddPage();
// IMB - Intelligent Mail Barcode - Onecode - USPS-B-3200
$pdf->Cell(0, 0, 'IMB - Intelligent Mail Barcode - Onecode - USPS-B-3200', 0, 1);
$pdf->write1DBarcode('01234567094987654321-01234567891', 'IMB', '', '', '', 15, 0.6, $style, 'N');
$pdf->Ln();
// POSTNET
$pdf->Cell(0, 0, 'POSTNET', 0, 1);
$pdf->write1DBarcode('98000', 'POSTNET', '', '', '', 15, 0.6, $style, 'N');
$pdf->Ln();
// PLANET
$pdf->Cell(0, 0, 'PLANET', 0, 1);
$pdf->write1DBarcode('98000', 'PLANET', '', '', '', 15, 0.6, $style, 'N');
$pdf->Ln();
// RMS4CC (Royal Mail 4-state Customer Code) - CBC (Customer Bar Code)
$pdf->Cell(0, 0, 'RMS4CC (Royal Mail 4-state Customer Code) - CBC (Customer Bar Code)', 0, 1);
$pdf->write1DBarcode('SN34RD1A', 'RMS4CC', '', '', '', 15, 0.6, $style, 'N');
$pdf->Ln();
// KIX (Klant index - Customer index)
$pdf->Cell(0, 0, 'KIX (Klant index - Customer index)', 0, 1);
$pdf->write1DBarcode('SN34RDX1A', 'KIX', '', '', '', 15, 0.6, $style, 'N');
// - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
// TEST BARCODE ALIGNMENTS
// add a page
$pdf->AddPage();
// set a background color
$style['bgcolor'] = array(255,255,240);
$style['fgcolor'] = array(127,0,0);
// Left position
$style['position'] = 'L';
$pdf->write1DBarcode('LEFT', 'C128A', '', '', '', 15, 0.4, $style, 'N');
$pdf->Ln(2);
// Center position
$style['position'] = 'C';
$pdf->write1DBarcode('CENTER', 'C128A', '', '', '', 15, 0.4, $style, 'N');
$pdf->Ln(2);
// Right position
$style['position'] = 'R';
$pdf->write1DBarcode('RIGHT', 'C128A', '', '', '', 15, 0.4, $style, 'N');
$pdf->Ln(2);
// . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$style['fgcolor'] = array(0,127,0);
$style['position'] = '';
$style['stretch'] = false; // disable stretch
$style['fitwidth'] = false; // disable fitwidth
// Left alignment
$style['align'] = 'L';
$pdf->write1DBarcode('LEFT', 'C128A', '', '', '', 15, 0.4, $style, 'N');
$pdf->Ln(2);
// Center alignment
$style['align'] = 'C';
$pdf->write1DBarcode('CENTER', 'C128A', '', '', '', 15, 0.4, $style, 'N');
$pdf->Ln(2);
// Right alignment
$style['align'] = 'R';
$pdf->write1DBarcode('RIGHT', 'C128A', '', '', '', 15, 0.4, $style, 'N');
$pdf->Ln(2);
// . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$style['fgcolor'] = array(0,64,127);
$style['position'] = '';
$style['stretch'] = false; // disable stretch
$style['fitwidth'] = true; // disable fitwidth
// Left alignment
$style['cellfitalign'] = 'L';
$pdf->write1DBarcode('LEFT', 'C128A', 105, '', 90, 15, 0.4, $style, 'N');
$pdf->Ln(2);
// Center alignment
$style['cellfitalign'] = 'C';
$pdf->write1DBarcode('CENTER', 'C128A', 105, '', 90, 15, 0.4, $style, 'N');
$pdf->Ln(2);
// Right alignment
$style['cellfitalign'] = 'R';
$pdf->write1DBarcode('RIGHT', 'C128A', 105, '', 90, 15, 0.4, $style, 'N');
$pdf->Ln(2);
// . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$style['fgcolor'] = array(127,0,127);
// Left alignment
$style['position'] = 'L';
$pdf->write1DBarcode('LEFT', 'C128A', '', '', '', 15, 0.4, $style, 'N');
$pdf->Ln(2);
// Center alignment
$style['position'] = 'C';
$pdf->write1DBarcode('CENTER', 'C128A', '', '', '', 15, 0.4, $style, 'N');
$pdf->Ln(2);
// Right alignment
$style['position'] = 'R';
$pdf->write1DBarcode('RIGHT', 'C128A', '', '', '', 15, 0.4, $style, 'N');
// - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
// TEST BARCODE STYLE
// define barcode style
$style = array(
'position' => '',
'align' => '',
'stretch' => true,
'fitwidth' => false,
'cellfitalign' => '',
'border' => true,
'hpadding' => 'auto',
'vpadding' => 'auto',
'fgcolor' => array(0,0,128),
'bgcolor' => array(255,255,128),
'text' => true,
'label' => 'CUSTOM LABEL',
'font' => 'helvetica',
'fontsize' => 8,
'stretchtext' => 4
);
// CODE 39 EXTENDED + CHECKSUM
$pdf->Cell(0, 0, 'CODE 39 EXTENDED + CHECKSUM', 0, 1);
$pdf->SetLineStyle(array('width' => 1, 'cap' => 'butt', 'join' => 'miter', 'dash' => 0, 'color' => array(255, 0, 0)));
$pdf->write1DBarcode('CODE 39 E+', 'C39E+', '', '', 120, 25, 0.4, $style, 'N');
// ---------------------------------------------------------
//Close and output PDF document
$pdf->Output('example_027.pdf', 'I');
}
Could somebody please help me with this?
EDIT: working
public function apprintAction() {
$this->_helper->layout()->disableLayout();
$this->_helper->viewRenderer->setNoRender();
require_once(APPLICATION_PATH . '/models/tcpdf/config/lang/eng.php');
require_once(APPLICATION_PATH . '/models/tcpdf/tcpdf.php');
// create new PDF document
$pdf = new TCPDF(PDF_PAGE_ORIENTATION, PDF_UNIT, PDF_PAGE_FORMAT, true, 'UTF-8', false);
$pdf->SetPrintHeader(false);
$pdf->SetPrintFooter(false);
// set default header data
$pdf->SetHeaderData(PDF_HEADER_LOGO, PDF_HEADER_LOGO_WIDTH, PDF_HEADER_TITLE, PDF_HEADER_STRING);
// set header and footer fonts
$pdf->setHeaderFont(Array(PDF_FONT_NAME_MAIN, '', PDF_FONT_SIZE_MAIN));
$pdf->setFooterFont(Array(PDF_FONT_NAME_DATA, '', PDF_FONT_SIZE_DATA));
// set default monospaced font
$pdf->SetDefaultMonospacedFont(PDF_FONT_MONOSPACED);
//set margins
$pdf->SetMargins(PDF_MARGIN_LEFT, PDF_MARGIN_TOP, PDF_MARGIN_RIGHT);
$pdf->SetHeaderMargin(0);
$pdf->SetFooterMargin(0);
$pdf->setPrintFooter(false);
//$pdf->SetAutoPageBreak(TRUE, PDF_MARGIN_BOTTOM);
$pdf->SetAutoPageBreak(false, 0);
$pdf->setImageScale(PDF_IMAGE_SCALE_RATIO);
$pdf->setLanguageArray($l);
$pdf->setFontSubsetting(true);
$pdf->SetFont('dejavusans', '', 8, '', true);
$pdf->setPrintHeader(false);
// Connect to DataBase
$config = new Zend_Config_Ini(APPLICATION_PATH . '/configs/application.ini', 'production');
$db = Zend_Db::factory($config->resources->db);
$kiosk = $_GET['kiosk'];
$sql = "select *from table0 where kiosk='{$kiosk}' and task='print' order by id desc limit 1";
$result = $db->fetchAll($sql);
if(count($result) > 0 ){
$qr_code = '';
// Collect the QR code here
$sql = "select *from table1 where rrn='{$result[0]['rrn']}' and firstname='{$result[0]['firstname']}' and lastname='{$result[0]['lastname']}' order by id desc limit 1";
$result1 = $db->fetchAll($sql);
if(count($result1)> 0) {
$qr_code = $result1[0]['picture'];
}
$gape = 20;
$width = 30;
$sql = "select *from table2 where rd='{$result[0]['rrn']}'";
$result2 = $db->fetchAll($sql);
if(count($result2)>0) {
foreach($result2 as $k=>$v) {
$pdf->AddPage();
$img_file = APPLICATION_PATH . '/models/fpdi/en.jpg';
$pdf->Image($img_file, 0, -10, 190, 300, '', '', '', true, 300, 'C', false, false, 0);
$pdf->writeHTMLCell(80, '', 78, 25, $result2[$k]['e'], 1, 0, 1, true, 'J', true);
$pdf->writeHTMLCell(80, '', 78, 55, $result2[$k]['d'], 1, 0, 1, true, 'J', true);
$pdf->writeHTMLCell(80, '', 78, 65, $result2[$k]['c'], 1, 0, 1, true, 'J', true);
$pdf->writeHTMLCell(80, '', 78, 74, $result2[$k]['b'], 1, 0, 1, true, 'J', true);
$pdf->writeHTMLCell(80, '', 78, 84, $result2[$k]['a'], 1, 0, 1, true, 'J', true);
$pdf->writeHTMLCell(160, '', 19, 185, $qr_code, 1, 0, 1, true, 'J', true);
// Get the QR-code
if($qr_code!='') {
try{
$pdf->SetFont('helvetica', '', 10);
$style = array(
'border' => 2,
'vpadding' => 'auto',
'hpadding' => 'auto',
'fgcolor' => array(0,0,0),
'bgcolor' => false, //array(255,255,255)
'module_width' => 1, // width of a single module in points
'module_height' => 1 // height of a single module in points
);
$pdf->write2DBarcode('www.tcpdf.org', 'PDF417', 20, 195, 0, 30, $style, 'N');
//$pdf->write1DBarcode($qr_code, 'C128', 18, 190, $width, 13, 0, $style, 'N');
}catch(Exception $eo) { }
}
// Get the Bar-codes from the list
$style = array(
'border' => 0,
'vpadding' => 'auto',
'hpadding' => 'auto',
'fgcolor' => array( 0, 0, 0 ),
'bgcolor' => false,
'stretch' => 1, 'text' => true
);
$pdf->write1DBarcode('00112233449', 'EAN13', 25, 195 +40, $width, 13, 0, $style, 'N');
}
}
}
$pdf->Output('a4', 'I');
}

Answer 1

If you want to place the 1D barcode on page footer, then you may simply extend the TCPDF class:
public function testingAction() {
require_once(APPLICATION_PATH . '/models/tcpdf/config/lang/eng.php');
require_once(APPLICATION_PATH . '/models/tcpdf/tcpdf.php');
class MYTCPDF extends TCPDF{
public function Footer(){
$barcode = $this->getBarcode();
if( !empty( $barcode ) ){
$style = array(
'border' => 0,
'vpadding' => 'auto',
'hpadding' => 'auto',
'fgcolor' => array( 0, 0, 0 ),
'bgcolor' => false,
'stretch' => 1
);
$this->write1DBarcode( $barcode, 'EAN13', 84, 4, 75, 13, 0, $style, 'N' );
}
}
}
$pdf = new MYTCPDF(PDF_PAGE_ORIENTATION, PDF_UNIT, PDF_PAGE_FORMAT, true, 'UTF-8', false);
$pdf->setBarcode( date('Y-m-d H:i:s') );
}
UPDATE
According to this quote from OP's comment
I need to place it bottom of the page where i have some space
I will provide this snippet
public function testingAction() {
require_once(APPLICATION_PATH . '/models/tcpdf/config/lang/eng.php');
require_once(APPLICATION_PATH . '/models/tcpdf/tcpdf.php');
$pdf = new TCPDF(PDF_PAGE_ORIENTATION, PDF_UNIT, PDF_PAGE_FORMAT, true, 'UTF-8', false);
// set document information
$pdf->SetCreator(PDF_CREATOR);
$pdf->SetAuthor('Nicola Asuni');
$pdf->SetTitle('TCPDF Example 027');
$pdf->SetSubject('TCPDF Tutorial');
$pdf->SetKeywords('TCPDF, PDF, example, test, guide');
$params = $pdf->serializeTCPDFtagParameters(
array(
date('Y-m-d H:i:s'), 'C39', '', '', 80, 30, 0.4,
array(
'position'=>'S',
'border'=>true,
'padding'=>4,
'fgcolor'=>array(0,0,0),
'bgcolor'=>array(255,255,255),
'text'=>true,
'font'=>'helvetica',
'fontsize'=>8,
'stretchtext'=>4
),
'N'
)
);
$html = '';
$html .= '<tcpdf method="write1DBarcode" params="'.$params.'" />';
$pdf->writeHTML($html, true, 0, true, 0);
$pdf->Output('my_file.pdf', 'I');
}