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fdf_open - Open a FDF document

SYNOPSIS

       resource fdf_open (string  $filename)

DESCRIPTION

	Opens a file with form data.

	You can also use fdf_open_string(3) to process the results of a PDF form POST request.

PARAMETERS

	      o $filename
		-  Path  to  the  FDF  file.  This  file  must	contain  the  data  as returned from a PDF form or created using fdf_create(3) and
		fdf_save(3).

RETURN VALUES

	Returns a FDF document handle, or FALSE on error.

EXAMPLES

       Example #1

	      Accessing the form data

	      <?php
	      // Save the FDF data into a temp file
	      $fdffp = fopen("test.fdf", "w");
	      fwrite($fdffp, $HTTP_FDF_DATA, strlen($HTTP_FDF_DATA));
	      fclose($fdffp);

	      // Open temp file and evaluate data
	      $fdf = fdf_open("test.fdf");
	      /* ... */
	      fdf_close($fdf);
	      ?>

SEE ALSO

       fdf_open_string(3), fdf_close(3), fdf_create(3), fdf_save(3).

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