IE7 Printing Iframe Solution

arielzriel

Dear All,

I was looking for a solution to print Iframes in Internet Explorer 7 (IE7)

the command window.print() ( even with window.focus) in an iframe does not work.

The solution is
<script language=javascipt>

document.execCommand('print', false, null);

</script>

I spent alot wasted time figuring this out, hope it helps!

best regards,

Ariel

I am considering making Goofi.com free, any ideas on a revenue model?
Goofi is a Live Chat for website with Audio and Video to comunicate with consumers before a sale.

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amalbet

You are the man!! It works!!

q1712

used it this way:

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        <script type="text/javascript">

            try

            {

                document.execCommand('print', false, null);

            }

            catch(e)

            {

                window.print();

            }

        </script>

works perfectly, thanks.

Leif Meyer

I am in your debt.

Also, I think this might clarify q1712's example if your code executed from the window containing the iframe, as mine is:

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 <script type="text/javascript">

            try

            {

                iframe = document.getElementById('iframe-id');

                iframe.contentWindow.document.execCommand('print', false, null);

            }

            catch(e)

            {

                window.print();

            }

</script>

q1712

i got an email when leif send his reply.

he was a PRO using the information the righ way (thx 4 converting it to a parent-frame-script)

anway, there is still an issue i solved, that may be of intrest:

one vession of the windoof-browser (IE7) was not able (able but not willing) to print anything that wasn't rendet.

that means: i always got the printer to print, but sometimes it was an emty page.

so: use this script as an "onload-funtion" put it at the end of the "<body>-tag" or just give it a timeout.

i'd like to post the the script, but i was 2able2 keep my job, and i'll never ever steal code form my former employ.

IE7 Printing Iframe Solution

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