Need to mail dynamically created PDF

replied 10 years ago

Solution

not tested but you could try something like:

$data = array(
    'name' => Input::get('name'),   
    'detail'=>Input::get('detail'),
    'sender' => Input::get('sender')
);

$pdf = PDF::loadView('letters.test', $data);

Mail::send('emails.invoice', $data, function($message) use($pdf)
{
    $message->from('[email protected]', 'Your Name');

    $message->to('[email protected]')->subject('Invoice');

    $message->attachData($pdf->output(), "invoice.pdf");
});

Last updated 2 years ago.

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themarcthomas

replied 10 years ago

Hey,

Currently testing on a local server so can't tell for definite but pretend seems to have made this work. Thanks!

Marc

Last updated 2 years ago.

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zocios

replied 10 years ago

Just came across this because I'm working on an app that sends pdf invoices, and I'd been struggling with how to attach a dynamically created pdf without having to save it to a temporary file -- which others recommended, and is a very inelegant solution at best. This solution works perfectly!!!

Let me add to it -- I was briefly stumped as to how to also include dynamically provided data to the mail function -- to and from email addresses, and subject. Then I discovered that "use()" will accept more than one argument. So, I can do, "Use($pdf, $data)" where the $data array includes all of the needed mail data. Very cool!

Thanks, alainbelez and Marc. You've made my day! -Steve

Last updated 2 years ago.

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