<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"> <title>Output</title> <link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="../fpdf.css"> </head> <body> <h1>Output</h1> <code><b>string</b> Output([<b>string</b> name, <b>string</b> dest])</code> <h2>Description</h2> Send the document to a given destination: browser, file or string. In the case of browser, the plug-in may be used (if present) or a download ("Save as" dialog box) may be forced. <br> The method first calls Close() if necessary to terminate the document. <h2>Parameters</h2> <dl class="param"> <dt><code>name</code></dt> <dd> The name of the file. If not specified, the document will be sent to the browser (destination <code>I</code>) with the name <code>doc.pdf</code>. </dd> <dt><code>dest</code></dt> <dd> Destination where to send the document. It can take one of the following values: <ul> <li><code>I</code>: send the file inline to the browser. The plug-in is used if available. The name given by <code>name</code> is used when one selects the "Save as" option on the link generating the PDF.</li> <li><code>D</code>: send to the browser and force a file download with the name given by <code>name</code>.</li> <li><code>F</code>: save to a local file with the name given by <code>name</code> (may include a path).</li> <li><code>S</code>: return the document as a string. <code>name</code> is ignored.</li> </ul> </dd> </dl> <h2>See also</h2> <a href="close.htm">Close()</a>. <hr style="margin-top:1.5em"> <div style="text-align:center"><a href="index.htm">Index</a></div> </body> </html>