Setting up Web Page to print

[Ed Wood]

Hi all,

I am creating a web site using FP 2003. I will have several pages (index,
page 1, page 2, page 3, etc.). On page 2, I am placing an application for
service (I represent a long distance telephone company that has rates of 3.5
cents/minute for all state-to-state calls, and 3.9 cents/minute for in-state
calls for many states). I want to create a "Click to Print" link, that will
automatically select page 2 and send it to the user's printer, without the
user having to click on the print icon on the browser.

Is this possible wilth FP 2003, or am I asking too much of the program?

Thanks in advance for your responses.

Regards,
Ed Wood

 

[clintonG]

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Automated print version of Front Page 2003 dynamic web template...

 

[Murray]

Give it a bye, actually. The problem is that any programmatic print of a
page will fail in IE5/Mac. Add to this the problem of trying to print a
page that's not open and I think you have a no-can-do situation.

Since everyone knows already how to use FILE | Print, I wouldn't spend too
much time on reinventing the wheel....

 

[Ed Wood]

Murray,

Once again, thanks for your good advice.

Regards,
Ed

 

[Murray]

Ed:

You're welcome!

By the way, here's about the best you can get on a Mac -

Put this in the head of the document -

<script type="text/javascript">
function print_page(where){
var is_mac=(navigator.platform.indexOf("ac") != -1);
(document.all && is_mac)?
alert("Select \"Print\" from the menu") : where? where.window.print() :
window.print();
}
</script>

Put this in the body of the document -

<a href="javascriptrint_page()">Print this</a>