Laravel-datatables: v6.0 How to edit settings for PDF export and print

Created on 4 Dec 2015 · 6Comments · Source: yajra/laravel-datatables

Is there any way to influence how the PDF is built up? Or the print export?
I'd like to be able to add our company logo for example, and add a title. Maybe repeat headers on each page (both in PDF and in print).

If this is possible, where should I look for documentation?

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rogierborst

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For PDF, Excel & CSV, we use Laravel Excel package. You can also override the following methods to accomplish what you want to do.

protected function buildExcelFile() // build main excel file.
public function excel()
public function csv()
public function pdf()

For printing, you can create your own print preview file by setting the property:

protected $printPreview = 'path.to.view';

Lastly, there is no documentation yet for these developments.

yajra on 5 Dec 2015

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For PDF, Excel & CSV, we use Laravel Excel package. You can also override the following methods to accomplish what you want to do.

protected function buildExcelFile() // build main excel file.
public function excel()
public function csv()
public function pdf()

For printing, you can create your own print preview file by setting the property:

protected $printPreview = 'path.to.view';

Lastly, there is no documentation yet for these developments.

yajra on 5 Dec 2015

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Dear @rogierborst are you done pdf . If(true) then please guide me.
Thank you.

RahamSher on 25 Mar 2016

Better exporting of PDF via laravel-snappy was released on v6.15.0. See PR https://github.com/yajra/laravel-datatables/pull/626 for more info. Thanks!

yajra on 5 Jul 2016

Dear @yajra how to config if using another pdf library? such as dompdf. thanks

toriqsetiawan on 6 Jul 2019

@setiawans see https://yajrabox.com/docs/laravel-datatables/master/buttons-config#pdf-generator for ref. However, it's been a long time since I used dompdf and not sure if it's still working. Thanks!

yajra on 6 Jul 2019

file in vendor/datatables/print.blade.pdf is a template for generate pdf. It is general right? if i want to just change the html file what should i do? where should i define "user.blade.php"/"user" for the view template? and how passing the data? @yajra