Window.Print() fails on Mac IE 5.2

[Mark Findlay]

I am using the standard print link in my web page for printing:

<a href="#" onClick="javascript:window.print(); return false;">PRINT
PAGE</a>

and it works fine on every browser and platform I've tested on EXCEPT Mac IE
5.2

Does anyone know of a way to get this to work on Mac IE 5.2?

Many thanks!

[Mick White]

Mark Findlay wrote:

I am using the standard print link in my web page for printing:

<a href="#" onClick="javascript:window.print(); return false;">PRINT
PAGE</a>

and it works fine on every browser and platform I've tested on EXCEPT Mac IE
5.2

Does anyone know of a way to get this to work on Mac IE 5.2?

Many thanks!

function printDoc(){
if(window.print){window.print(); return}
if(navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase().indexOf("mac" )!=-1){
alert("Press Command+P"); return;
}
alert("You may need to press Control+P to print page\nor consult your OS
specifications")
}

<a href="#" onClick="printDoc(); return false;">PRINT
PAGE</a>

Mick

[Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn]

Mark Findlay wrote:

I am using the standard print link in my web page for printing:

<a href="#" onClick="javascript:window.print(); return false;">PRINT
PAGE</a>

and it works fine on every browser and platform I've tested on EXCEPT Mac IE
5.2

Does anyone know of a way to get this to work on Mac IE 5.2?

Remove the "javascript:" nonsense, see the FAQ, and write the
link dynamically, see <news:41**************@PointedEars.de>.
If that does not help, check if the "window" *host* object has
even a print() method (you should use feature testing always),
see <http://pointedears.de/scripts/test/whatami>.

BTW: Note that ECMAScript/J(ava)Script is case-sensitive.
HTH

PointedEars