Edit PDF address in Magento

Editing PDF in Magento can be restrictive but if you need to edit just an address you can use events.

First set up your observer in config.xml:

<adminhtml>
    	<events>
    		<customer_address_format>
    			<observers>
                    <inchoo_sales_customer_address_format_observer>
                        <type>model</type>
                        <class>inchoo_sales/observer</class>
                        <method>addAdditionalDataToAddress</method>
                    </inchoo_sales_customer_address_format_observer>
                </observers>
    		</customer_address_format>
    	</events>
</adminhtml>

After obsever is set you need to set in code and edit address templates:

/**
 * Observer printing invoices in PDF
 *
 * @category    Inchoo
 * @package     Inchoo_Sales
 */
class Inchoo_Sales_Model_Observer
{
    public function addAdditionalDataToAddress(Varien_Event_Observer $address)
    {
    	$data = $address->getEvent();
    	if($data->type['code']=="pdf")
    	{
    		$customerData = $data["address"]->getOrder()->getData();
    		$customerId = $customerData['customer_id'];
    		//we are using customer object because it give us latest user data, if you want data from user on order creation use $customerData
			$customer = Mage::getModel('customer/customer')->load($customerId);
			$customerVariable = $customer->get?????;
 
			//prevent of multiple insertion
    		if(strpos($data->type['default_format'],"Customer Variable")===false)
    		{
    		 	$stringToInsert = "{{var company}}|{{/depend}}|Customer Variable: ".$customerVariable."|";
    		 	$data->type['default_format'] = str_replace("{{var company}}|{{/depend}}",$stringToInsert, $data->type['default_format']);
    		};
    	};
    }
}

If you use customer from order in PDF you get state from user in order state, if you wont get latest user data you have to use Mage::getModel(‘customer/customer’) object.
Replace ????? with your own data.

We are fetching address template and changing that template.

Happy coding,
Goran:)