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Kendel

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Hello,

Can someone plese tell me what I am doing wrong here. I'm trying to print the page using window.print() but it doesn't work.

Code: 
<script language=javascript>
function myTest(){
	var win = window.open("", "", "resizable=no,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,status=1,menubar=0,scrollbars=1,copyhistory=0,width=720,height=300");
	win.document.writeln("<html>\n");
	win.document.writeln("<head>\n");
	win.document.writeln("<title>&nbsp;</title>\n");
	win.document.writeln("</head>\n");
	win.document.writeln("<body>\n");
	win.document.writeln("<form>\n");
	win.document.writeln("<input type='submit' style='cursor:hand' onClick='window.print()' value='Print'>");
	win.document.writeln("<input type='button' style='cursor:hand' onclick='window.close()' value='Cancel'>");
	win.document.writeln("<br>C'mon print something!!! \n");
	win.document.writeln("<br>&nbsp;\n");
	win.document.writeln("</form>");
	win.document.writeln("</body>");
	win.document.writeln("</html>");
}
</script>

<input type="button" value="print me" onclick="myTest()">

Thanks in advance.
 
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This worked for me. I changed the submit button to a button button.

Code: 
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd">[/URL]

<html>
<head>
<title>new document</title>

<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">
<!--
function myTest(){
    var win = window.open("", "win", "resizable=no,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,status=1,menubar=0,scrollbars=1,copyhistory=0,width=720,height=300");
    win.document.writeln("<html>\n");
    win.document.writeln("<head>\n");
    win.document.writeln("<title>&nbsp;</title>\n");
    win.document.writeln("</head>\n");
    win.document.writeln("<body>\n");
    win.document.writeln("<form>\n");
    win.document.writeln("<input type='button' style='cursor:hand' onClick='window.print()' value='Print'>");
    win.document.writeln("<input type='button' style='cursor:hand' onclick='window.close()' value='Cancel'>");
    win.document.writeln("<br>C'mon print something!!! \n");
    win.document.writeln("<br>&nbsp;\n");
    win.document.writeln("</form>");
    win.document.writeln("</body>");
    win.document.writeln("</html>");
}
-->
</script>

<style type="text/css">

</style>

</head>

<body>

<input type="button" value="print me" onclick="myTest()">

</body>

</html>

*cLFlaVA
----------------------------
"Holy crip he's a crapple!
 
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That's very starnge. I had button type originally but it didn't work. Just change back to from "submit" to "button" but it still didn't work.
 
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Kendel,

What browser are you using? Some don't support window.print.

You should really choose to only write the buttons if the browser supports it... Something like this:

Code: 
if (window.print) win.document.writeln('<input type="button" style="cursor:hand;" onclick="window.print();" value="Print">');

Also consider doing a "win.document.open();" and "win.document.close();" before and after the writes, respectively. Doing so will ensure the code writes correctly in some browsers.

Hope this helps,
Dan
 
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I'm using ie6, with that "if" the Print button is now doesn't display.

If I use window.open to open a new page, and then use use print.print in this new new page, everything works as expected.
 
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Do you actually have any printers set up on the box you're trying to print from?

If the print button isn't there, it must be for a reason. If you open the file menu, do you see the option to print greyed out? What happens if you press Ctrl+P? Do you see the print dialog?

Hope this helps,
Dan
 
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What else could I be wrong?
 
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Yes, there are acouple printers setup on that box.
 
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Got it to work this way. You should thank BRPS:

Code: 
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd">[/URL]

<html>
<head>
<title>new document</title>

<script language=javascript>
function myTest(){
    var win = window.open("", "", "resizable=no,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,status=1,menubar=0,scrollbars=1,copyhistory=0,width=720,height=300");
	win.document.open();
    win.document.writeln("<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC \"-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN\" \"[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd\">");[/URL]
	win.document.writeln("<html><head><title>new document</title></head><body><form>");
	win.document.writeln("<input type='button' onclick='window.print();' value='print me' />");
	win.document.writeln("C'mon print something!");
	win.document.writeln("</form></body></html>");
	win.document.close();
	return false;
}
</script>

</head>

<body>
<form name="f">
<input type="button" value="print me" onclick="return myTest()">
</form>
</body>

</html>

*cLFlaVA
----------------------------
"Holy crip he's a crapple!
 
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Changes:

- returned a value to the caller
- opened the document for writing
- closed the document when it was done being written
- returned a value to the event

*cLFlaVA
----------------------------
"Holy crip he's a crapple!
 
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I copied & pasted your code and it works great! Thank you so much!!!

Now, here is a little problem The page I'm working on, it has an image and it calls the function like this:

Code: 
<a href="javascript: myTest()"><img name="print<%=name%>" border="0" src="images/btn_print.gif" alt="Print records"></a>&nbsp;

How do modify it so it will work with your solution?
 
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cLFlaVA,


I copied & pasted your code and it works great! Thank you so much!!!

Now, here is a little problem The page I'm working on, it has an image and it calls the function like this:

Code: 
<a href="javascript: myTest()"><img name="print<%=name%>" border="0" src="images/btn_print.gif" alt="Print records"></a>&nbsp;

How do modify it so it will work with your solution?
 
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Thanks again cLFlaVA.

This will work:

<a href="#" onClick="return myTest()">

By the way, who is "BRPS"?
 
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BRPS = BillyRayPreachersSon, the person who gave you the guidance. I just put it together with your code.

Glad it works for you.

*cLFlaVA
----------------------------
"Holy crip he's a crapple!
 
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Oh yeah, thank you BillyRayPreachersSon!
 
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