print multiple html or pdf files with one click

[MCasey]

Hello-- I'd like to create an html page that gives the user the ability to print selected pages of the site by going to an html page, clicking check boxes of a list and then a button that says "print checked pages". Is there a way to do this? (I would also consider that pdfs of the pages could be printed instead of the html pages.) I'm a newbie...so the more direction the better.

Any ideas?
Thanks,
MC

 

[BillyRayPreachersSon]

If you used a frameset, loading each URL into (e.g) the bottom frame, and issuing a print command after it had loaded, that might work.

You'd need to put in place a suitable delay (say, 10 seconds) between loading each frame, to give each time to print.

Hope this helps,
Dan



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[kaht]

Note that using dan's method will cause the print dialogue box to pop up each time a page is sent to the printer. However, I don't really see a better way than his to do it. OMG...... did I just condone using frames??????

Praise be to the creator.

-kaht

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kaht,

why does He become symbolized by that particular smiley? Because I know who you're talking about, yet I see no connection.



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[kaht]

check OPSP and I'll show you, I'll have to dig it up tho, may take a few mins

-kaht

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[BillyRayPreachersSon]

I suppose scripoting an IE helper object or using AJAX might be two ways of achieving this without frames... but frames are a whole load easier ;-)



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