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 May 11 2005, 02:56 PM
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Member [Level 2]  Group: Members Posts: 78 Joined: 25-April 05 Member No.: 6,158  |
Hi,
Does anyone know how to create a button that will printo out the current page. What I want to do is have the user fill out a form (containing name, address, zip, etc). They will then click on a "print" button and it will print out the form data. Any ideas? Thanks. |
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May 11 2005, 03:05 PM
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Sorry for not being active, Uni :( Group: Members Posts: 933 Joined: 24-August 04 From: South Wales, UK Member No.: 892 |
If you know php, then you could make it so that the form data is 'sent' and displayed on a new page, then have print butten (that may be done with javascript, dunno how tho)
If you need some help, just ask... |
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May 11 2005, 03:23 PM
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Member [Level 2] Group: Members Posts: 78 Joined: 25-April 05 Member No.: 6,158 |
Thanks for the help. I can do the PHP part, I get that. It's the sending it to the printer that I would like to know how to do.
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May 11 2005, 04:22 PM
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Sorry for not being active, Uni :( Group: Members Posts: 933 Joined: 24-August 04 From: South Wales, UK Member No.: 892 |
A quick search, and I found this:
CODE <script Language="Javascript"> /* This script is written by Eric (Webcrawl@usa.net) For full source code, installation instructions, 100's more DHTML scripts, and Terms Of Use, visit dynamicdrive.com */ function printit(){ if (window.print) { window.print(); } else { var WebBrowser = '<OBJECT ID="WebBrowser1" WIDTH=0 HEIGHT=0 CLASSID="CLSID:8856F961-340A-11D0-A96B-00C04FD705A2"></OBJECT>'; document.body.insertAdjacentHTML('beforeEnd', WebBrowser); WebBrowser1.ExecWB(6, 2);//Use a 1 vs. a 2 for a prompting dialog box WebBrowser1.outerHTML = ""; } } </script> <script Language="Javascript"> var NS = (navigator.appName == "Netscape"); var VERSION = parseInt(navigator.appVersion); if (VERSION > 3) { document.write('<form><input type=button value="Print this Page" name="Print" onClick="printit()"></form>'); } </script> All tyhe information you need is here, also gives a demo too: http://dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex9/other1.htm |
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May 16 2005, 03:25 PM
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Trap Grand Marshal Member Group: Members Posts: 1,205 Joined: 25-March 05 Member No.: 4,883 |
cragllo has given a slightly complicated code...
It is broswer sensitive as it test your broswer compatibility before executing the codes... Here's my version, simple and easy to understand... This code loads faster as well... CODE <html> <head> <title>New Page 1</title> <script language="javascript"> function printpage() { window.print(); } </script> </head> <body> <form> <input type="button" value="Print" onclick="printpage();"> </form> </body> </html> |
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May 16 2005, 05:23 PM
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Sorry for not being active, Uni :( Group: Members Posts: 933 Joined: 24-August 04 From: South Wales, UK Member No.: 892 |
That is simple
 And all this talk about printing a page has given me an idea, i will add an options bar to my site  You can also use this code instead of the form: CODE <a href="" onclick="printpage();">print</a>
This post has been edited by cragllo: May 16 2005, 07:00 PM |
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May 19 2005, 07:57 PM
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Owner of Sub-Zero Group: Members Posts: 159 Joined: 17-November 04 Member No.: 2,325 |
Interesting... All this stuff makes my head explode!
 Anyways, I like the window.print() function the best with JavaScript because it's so simple and you basically cannot forget it. But are you sure that you add the semi-colon ( at the end of a function in JavaScript?
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May 25 2005, 05:54 PM
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Member [Level 2] Group: Members Posts: 76 Joined: 2-March 05 From: USA Member No.: 4,110 |
You could even omit the Javascript with the function by using the command right from the button:
CODE <input type="button" value="Print Page!" onclick="window.print()" />
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Jun 13 2005, 12:58 PM
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Newbie [Level 1] Group: Members Posts: 20 Joined: 12-June 05 Member No.: 8,158 |
Thank you for helping so many of us.
I have always woundered how to allow users to print a page of my website. thanks again. 
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