I have make a html view page for generate to a pdf report from this view and i have also installed dompdf library, i have loaded data from database table on this view and create a hyperlink name as Download pdf. but when i click on this link it's show undefined variable dsale error.
here my controller method.
//pass data to view public function dsreport($id,$fromdate,$todate) { $dsale=DB::table('directsales') ->join('clients','directsales.client_id','=','clients.id') ->join('products','directsales.product_id','=','products.id') ->select('clients.client_name','clients.addr','directsales.*','products.name') ->where('directsales.client_id','=',$id) ->whereBetween('directsales.issue_date',[$fromdate,$todate]) ->distinct() ->paginate(3); //->get(); $sumt=DB::table('directsales') ->where('directsales.client_id','=',$id) ->sum('directsales.total'); return view('reports.directsalereport',compact(['dsale','sumt'])); } //generate pdf public function dsalepdf() { $pdf=PDF::loadView('reports.directsalereport'); return $pdf->download('dsread.pdf'); } Here is my view part.
<div class="panel-body"> <center><h1><strong>M/s. Priti Enterprise</strong></h1></center> </center> <center><h2><i>Daily Sales Report</i></h2></center> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4"><strong>Client Name: {{$dsale[0]->client_name}}</strong></div> <div class="col-md-4"></div> <div class="col-md-4"><strong>Delivered by: {{$dsale[0]->deliverd_by}}</strong></div> </div><br> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4"><strong>Client address: {{$dsale[0]->addr}}</strong></div> <div class="col-md-4"></div> <div class="col-md-4"><strong>Date: {{$dsale[0]->issue_date}}</strong></div> </div><br><br> <table class="table table-bordered"> <thead> <th class="col-md-1">SL no.</th> <th>Product Name</th> <th>Invoice no.</th> <th>Unit per ctn.</th> <th>Unit price</th> <th class="col-md-2">Sales</th> <th>Value</th> </thead> <tbody> @foreach($dsale as $d) <tr> <td>#</td> <td>{{$d->name}}</td> <td>{{$d->transaction_code}}</td> <td>{{$d->unitperctn}}</td> <td>{{$d->unitprice}}</td> <td>{{$d->ctn}} ctn {{$d->pcs}} pcs</td> <td>{{$d->total}}</td> </tr> @endforeach </tbody> </table> <div class="col-md-11"></div> <div class="row"><strong>Total:{{$sumt}}</strong></div> <div>{{$dsale->links()}}</div> <div class="col-md-8"></div> <div class="row"> <a href="{{route('downpdf')}}" class=" btn btn-info"><i class=" glyphicon glyphicon-ok"></i> Download PDF</a> </div> </div> 
reports.directsalereport