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while using you code it returns following error File does not begin with '%PDF-',

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Re^3: How to make work HTML::HTMLDoc on browser?
by rnewsham (Curate) on Apr 16, 2013 at 07:35 UTC

    It sounds like your problem may be with the install of htmldoc on your system. Are you able to use htmldoc from the command line to generate a valid pdf? Are there any errors reported in the logs from my example code?

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      no in command line no error it generates valid pdf

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        Now is the time to start debugging. I've already given you a link which gives a step by step guide to doing so, you're going to actually have to take the time to read and understand this. Go through each test/method specified to locate the problem.

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      Hi rnewsham , I have the same issue with elavarasan. Please help me solve it. I've been working on this for more than a week now. Please see my codes below

      #!/usr/bin/perl5

use HTML::HTMLDoc;
use strict;
use warnings;

use CGI;
my $cgi=new CGI;
print $cgi->header( -type => 'application/pdf' );

my $htmldoc = new HTML::HTMLDoc('mode'=>'file', 'tmpdir'=>'/tmp');

$htmldoc->set_permissions('all');
$htmldoc->set_html_content(qq~<html><body><table border=1><tr><td cols
+pan=2>A PDF file</td></tr><tr><td>Column 1</td><td><img src='freight-
+charge.jpg'></td></tr></table></body></html>~);
# $htmldoc->set_input_file($filename); # alternative to use a present 
+file from your fs

my $pdf = $htmldoc->generate_pdf();

print $pdf->to_string();
$pdf->to_file('foo.pdf');

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        I have tested your code and it works for me.

        Assuming you have already followed my earlier suggestions, for tracing the problem, I think the best think to do is try to contact the creators of the module.

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