[reportlab-users] outputfile file problem

Robin Becker robin at reportlab.com
Fri Dec 23 03:52:12 EST 2005


Tulga wrote:
.......
> 
> Can I use any other function? I used outputfile that
> 
> doc = SimpleDocTemplate(outputfile('/usr/lib/cgi-bin/test.pdf'), 
> pagesize=landscape(A4), leftMargin=1*cm, rightMargin=1*cm, 
> topMargin=1.5*cm, bottomMargin=1*cm,showBoundary=0)
> 
> Can I replace other function?
> 
> Tnx
You don't need outputfile for that. Use an absolute or relative filename 
  directly. All outputfile does is make relative paths have a specific 
absoulte path; we only use it in the tests.

eg

SimpleDocTemplate('/tmp/test.pdf',.......


-- 
Robin Becker



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