Forum Moderators: phranque
<script language="JavaScript">
var gAutoPrint = true; // Flag for whether or not to automatically call the print function
function printSpecial()
{
if (document.getElementById!= null)
{
var html = '<HTML>\n<HEAD>\n';
if (document.getElementsByTagName!= null)
{
var headTags = document.getElementsByTagName("head");
if (headTags.length > 0)
html += headTags[0].innerHTML;
}
html += '\n</HE' + 'AD>\n<BODY>\n';
var printReadyElem = document.getElementById("printReady");
if (printReadyElem!= null)
{
html += printReadyElem.innerHTML;
}
else
{
alert("Could not find the printReady section in the HTML");
return;
}
html += '\n</BO' + 'DY>\n</HT' + 'ML>';
var printWin = window.open("","printSpecial");
printWin.document.open();
printWin.document.write(html);
printWin.document.close();
if (gAutoPrint)
printWin.print();
}
else
{
alert("Sorry, the print ready feature is only available in modern browsers.");
}
}
</script>
The quick answer is no! This is a feature inherited from and inherent to the operating system on the users machine and there is no way to bypass this using a client-side scripting language.
The longer answer is "sort of"! I believe that it is possible using ActiveX, but this leads you down a path of serious security issues.
HTH
