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    Auto Printing in Web app

    Hi all,

    I have a web application that is polling the server for updates. When an update comes, i would like to automatically print this report out.

    I used the report.save() function using HTML as option instead of PDF. The browser on the machine that will do the printing is only IE 5.0.

    I tried to use the javascript window.print() command however, i get the print dialog box. Is there a way to prevent this dialog box to come out and send the page directly to the printer?

    below is the code i used to generate the print output....

    <%A5
    if eval_valid("Tran_id")
    if Tran_id = ""
    goto CustidNotSpecified
    end if
    dim filter as c
    dim order as c
    filter = "tran_id = " + quote(tran_id)
    order = ""
    dim filename as c
    filename = session.session_folder + chr(92) + "templabels.htm"

    report.saveas("DeliveryDocket","HTML",filter,order,filename,.f.)

    if file.exists(filename)
    response.redirect(session.session_url + "templabels.htm?" + time("hms3"))
    end
    end if
    else
    CustidNotSpecified:
    %>
    <html>
    <head><title>Labels</title></head>
    <body>

    <p>Error: You must call page with a query string that specifies the Customer ID.<br>
    For example: <%a5 ? request.script_name %>?cust_id=000001</p>
    </body></html><%A5
    end if
    %>
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    Re: Auto Printing in Web app

    Originally posted by carlo View Post
    Is there a way to prevent this dialog box to come out and send the page directly to the printer?
    Web app questions a re generally posted in the Application Server area, not the Desktop.

    You issue may be solvable by unchecking Show Printer Setup on Print in the report properties.

    There can be only one.

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      #3
      Re: Auto Printing in Web app

      The report properties settings will have no effect on the report from the web.

      I don't know if you can use any javascript to auto print, but how about changing your process a bit.

      Rather than printing using javascript, install a shareware FolderWatch program to watch the folder for files. If one exists, the folderwatch program can execute a program to print it to your local printer.
      Steve Wood
      See my profile on IADN

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        #4
        Re: Auto Printing in Web app

        Hi Steve,

        Thanks for the tip... now i just need to understand how this will work when i created the template.htm file in the session_folder. I believe there is a sub-folder that is auto-generated by a5 at random where it will store the file. Will folderwatch detect the new folder and move inside and pickup the newly generated template.htm file?

        I assume i can install FolderWatch in the local computer and monitor the session_folder... is this correct?

        many thanks,

        Carlo M.

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          #5
          Re: Auto Printing in Web app

          You should specify where you want it to go. Like:

          filename = "C:\\myoutput\\labels_" + Tran_id + ".htm". That will also give you unique report names in case two reports are created in a short timeframe. The Application Server has physical access to the whole LAN file system, so you can push the file where ever you want. Also, you'd get rid of the response.redirect() statement and the whole CustidNotSpecified: area because I don't think any human is involved here, its an automatic process, right? If your polling process can just start a browser with that A5W page, it will all happen automatically. I have a report scheduler coming (see my website/Products) that can schedule this.
          Steve Wood
          See my profile on IADN

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