Re: [phplib-dev] [Fwd: **PSLib for PHP**] From: Vilson Cristiano Gärtner (vgartner <email protected>)
Date: 09/08/00

Hi,
thanks Alexander. I've already started a new version using classes to
improve the code.
This first release I created in only 2 days and is not the best code
I've already seen.
The new release will be better.

Thank you again.

Vilson

PSLib Project Site: http://pslib.sourceforge.net
You want to hwlp me?

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Alexander Aulbach wrote:
>
> On Fri, 1 Sep 2000, Vilson Cristiano Gärtner wrote:
>
> }Sending again...
> }
> }Vilson
> }
> }-------- Original Message --------
> }Subject: **PSLib for PHP**
> }Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2000 16:31:46 -0300
> }From: Vilson Cristiano Gärtner <vgartner <email protected>>
> }Organization: UNIVATES - Centro Universitário
> }To: php-dev <email protected>
> }
> }Hi, my name is Vilson Gartner and I work at Univates University here in
> }the South of Brasil (south america).
> }Attached is our PSLib, a PHP library we use to generate PostScript files
> }on the fly. We'd like very much you take a look at it and tell us what
> }you think, and also reccomend us what would be the best way to publish
> }it.
>
> Wow, the idea is cool!
>
> The execution could be much better (sorry). To create a postscript
> document, the object oriented way seems to be ideal.
>
> Fine would be a method, which will send out the document without storing
> it first inside of a file.
>
> Some code excerpts of pslib.php3:
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------
> #### the name pslib.php3: Nameing convention is now .php
> -----------------------------------------------------------
> <?
> -----------------------------------------------------------
> #### better would be
> <?php
> -----------------------------------------------------------
>
> function PS_begin_page($file, $page, $pagecount)
> {
> if (empty($file))
> {
> echo("<br><b>PSLib Warning:</b> Function PS_begin_page - Missing parameter: 1 (file name) <br>");
> }
> if (empty($page))
> {
> echo("<br><b>PSLib Warning:</b> Function PS_begin_page - Missing parameter: 2 (page number) <br>");
> }
> if (empty($pagecount))
> {
> echo("<br><b>PSLib Warning:</b> Function PS_begin_page - Missing parameter: 3 (pagecount) <br>");
> }
> if (intval($pagecount) == 0)
> {
> echo("<br><b>PSLib Warning:</b> Function PS_begin_page - Incorrect value: pagecount) <br>"); }
>
> fwrite($file, "%%Page: " . $page . " " . $pagecount . "\n");
> }
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> #### 4 ifs and one line of "real" code - I would write a check-function
> #### for it, caus 80% of the hole code consists out of such if-statements.
> #### With PHP4 some of the following code should be much easier:
>
> function PS_begin_page($file, $page, $pagecount)
> {
> PS_check_fn('PS_begin_page',array($file,$page,$pagecount));
> ...
> }
>
> function PS_check_fn ($name,$params) {
> if ($name=='PS_begin_page') {
> if (empty($params[0])) {
> PS_error($name,'Missing Parameter 1 (file name)');
> }
> if ...
> ...
> }
>
> function PS_error($name,$str) {
> echo "<br><b>PSLib Warning:</b> Function $name - $str";
> }
>
> Could reduce code size about 50%.
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> function PS_show_xy($file, $text, $xcoord, $ycoord)
> {
> if ($file=='help')
> {
> echo("<br><b>PSLib HELP:</b> Function PS_show_xy(param1, param2,param3, par echo("param1 = ps file name to write to <br>");
> echo("param2 = text to show <br>");
> echo("param3 = X coordenate <br>");
> echo("param4 = Y coordenate <br><br>");
> return("");
> }
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> #### Built in Docs... what an idea. :) Sorry, this is the wrong
> #### way. Either you make documentation inside of your code
> #### with inline comments, and write a program, which can get the docs out
> #### of the source and make HTML, or simple text out of it or you write
> #### a seperate docu.
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> if (file_exists('acentos.ps'))
> {
> $file_acentos = fopen('acentos.ps',"r");
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> #### you have to check if fopen returned a true value:
> $fname='acentos.ps';
> if (file_exists($fname))
> {
> $file_acentos = fopen($fname,'r') or die("Could't fopen '$fname'");
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> ?>
> <HTML><BODY>
> </BODY></HTML>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> #### you don't need to set any HTML-Tags inside a function-library. This
> #### task should be done by your application
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> --
>
> SSilk - Alexander Aulbach - Herbipolis/Frankonia Minoris - (0931)22032
>
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