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nevets2001uk

nevets2001uk

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I'm not sure if this is possible in ASP.NET but I have a page that displays a printable report of some data.

Currently I have a link to this page, which opens in a new window and the user must manually print the page and close the window.

Is there a way to automate this in .NET. On page_load I'd like to automatically print the page to the default printer (preferably without user intervention) and then automatically close the window. I have read about the .PRINT method but cannot figure out how it can be used to print a page.

If any part of the above can be achieved I'd be very happy!


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You can't do it without user confirmation. Imagine the sort of stuff that would be sent to your printer if it was possible...


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OK thanks. Is there a way to get a page to start the print process on load and dislpay the printer select dialog box automatically?

Also if this can be done is there a way to automatically close the page after the page is spooled?


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window.print" will raise the browsers print option. These are all javascript methods though so if you need any further help you'll be best off asking in that forum.


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Thanks for your help. I got this working pretty much as I wanted it by using

Code: 
<body onLoad="window.print();window.close();">


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