Please note that this documentation is for the most recent version of this extension. It may not be relevant for older versions. Related documentation can be found in the documentation directory of the extension.
PDF/A with ZUGFeRD (e-invoice)
In this example, a PDF/A-3b document is created, which can be used, for example, for an e-invoice (ZUGFeRD / Factur-X). It is important that the fonts are embedded into the PDF and that an XML file is provided.
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en"
xmlns:f="http://typo3.org/ns/fluid/ViewHelpers"
xmlns:fpdf="http://typo3.org/ns/CodingMs/FluidFpdf/ViewHelpers"
data-namespace-typo3-fluid="true">
<fpdf:pdfA>
<fpdf:addPage>
<fpdf:addFont family="Monospace" style="N" filename="ubuntumono_n.php" />
<fpdf:addFont family="Monospace" style="B" filename="ubuntumono_b.php" />
<fpdf:addFont family="Monospace" style="I" filename="ubuntumono_i.php" />
<fpdf:addFont family="Monospace" style="BI" filename="ubuntumono_bi.php" />
<fpdf:setFont family="Monospace" style="B" size="16" />
<fpdf:cell width="40" height="10" text="Hello World!" />
<fpdf:setXmlFile file="EXT:fluid_fpdf/Resources/Private/Php/zugferd/factur-x.xml" />
</fpdf:addPage>
</fpdf:pdfA>
</html>You can validate the XML file with the following tool: https://erechnungsvalidator.service-bw.de/You can also validate the whole PDF with this tool: https://www.e-rechnungs-checker.de/
If you get an error like if($font['type']=='Core') $this->Error('All fonts must be embedded in PDF/A'); – ensure that the fonts are embedded with the fpdf:addFontViewHelper.
TYPO3 Fluid-FPDF - PDF by coding.ms
This extension provides a comprehensive set of PDF-ViewHelpers for working with FPDF in Fluid. By defining the fpdf namespace, you can generate PDFs directly in your own TYPO3 extensions. It also includes a built-in plugin for rendering predefined PDFs, automatically exposing all available PDF definitions. Additional features include barcode generation, text rotation, PDF/A-3b support, as well as ZUGFeRD and Factur-X compatibility (e-invoice).