print pdf page without opening

rlu · #1 August 18th, 2008, 08:14 PM

Is there a way to print a pdf document without opening it, if user just select the pdf files in the checkbox and click a button?

I tried the following two methods, but both fail.

1. open a new window:

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 win=window.open("","","width=5 height=5");

win.blur();

win.document.location="http://www.mydomain.com/mydoc.pdf";

win.print();

win.close();

2. use iframe:

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 iframe = document.createElement("IFRAME");

iframe.setAttribute("id","testiframe");

iframe.setAttribute("name","testiframe");

iframe.setAttribute("src", "http://www.mydomain.com/mydoc.pdf"); 

iframe.style.display = "none";

window.document.body.appendChild(iframe);
 
var x = document.getElementById("testiframe");

x.focus();

x.print();

Did I miss anything? Or it is completely impossible to print pdf without opening it. Thanks a lot!

P.S. I found this forum is very helpful. It helps me solve many problems, so I posted this message first time here. Thanks for your answer in advance!

acoder · #2 August 19th, 2008, 01:56 PM

I don't know if what you're trying will be possible (never tried it myself), but what I can say is that you should wait for the iframe to enter the DOM before trying to access it. It's not available immediately, so you could use a setTimeout and check its existence before attempting to access and print it.

crocodilu2008 · #3 September 5th, 2008, 03:23 AM

Mission impossible
The window.print() is not propagated (inherited) in your object pdf !!!!
The pdf objects has own print !!!

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