Hyperlink that prints page?

[Rigo]

hi peeps. I wnet to a site (can't remember where now) and it had a hyperlink "Print this Page". The link opened up the print options window, just before you print you know. It was done using JS i think but i couldn't see it in source. It was something like

open.window(print)

anyway, an ne1 tell me what the actual link is and any ode that it needs pls.

cheers

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Rigo

[alpha]

I don't have any problems clicking on the big button on my browser toolbar that says 'Print'.

[Rigo]

yeah but that's not the point!

anyone know the code?

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Rigo

[Banana Man]

it wouldnt be nething like that, or you could do a
on mousemove = open.window(print)

(well u know what i mean :p)

[-CaNdYfLo$$-]

alpha m8.... Rigo could be using a window with no nav buttons etc... so then the user can click a print button on his site as well the never buttons aint on the window...

for an example look at a site i designed...
www.slowdeath.co.uk (http://www.slowdeath.co.uk)

when u enter the flash enabled bit u will see a java window pop up with no commands m8....

So alpha m8 this could be a reason why he wants it...

uc?

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[WildWayz]

try this

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana">code:</font><HR><pre>
&lt;HTML&gt;
&lt;HEAD&gt;
&lt;SCRIPT LANGUAGE="Javascript"&gt;&lt;!--
// a little variable because IE3 isn't nice about testing for objects in vbscript
DA = (document.all) ? 1 : 0

window.onerror=handle_error
function handle_error(){
msg="________________________________\n\n"+
"Please use your Browser\'s Print Button"+
"\n ________________________________\n"
alert(msg)
// to cancel the script error warning
return true;
}
//--&gt;&lt;/SCRIPT&gt;

&lt;SCRIPT LANGUAGE="VBScript"&gt;&lt;!--
sub window_onunload
' Just tidy up when we leave to be sure we aren't
' keeping instances of the web-browser control in memory
on error resume next
set WB = nothing
end sub

sub print
olecmd = 6 ' Print Command
oleparam = 1

on error resume next

WB.ExecWB olecmd, oleparam
if err.number &lt;&gt; 0 then
if DA then ' ie4 - user probably cancelled
alert "Nothing was printed." '& err.number & " : " & err.description
else ' ie3 - give other instructions
handle_error
end if
end if
end sub
//--&gt;&lt;/SCRIPT&gt;

&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF"&gt;

&lt;FORM&gt;&lt;INPUT TYPE="button" VALUE="Print" onClick= "window.print();"&gt;&lt;/FORM&gt;
## the above line is for using with a form buttom or below using with an image ##
&lt;A HREF="javascript:window.print()"&gt;&lt;IMG SRC="print.gif" WIDTH="39" HEIGHT="29" BORDER="0"&gt;&lt;/A&gt;

&lt;OBJECT ID="WB" WIDTH=0 HEIGHT=0 CLASSID="CLSID:8856F961-340A-11D0-A96B-00C04FD705A2"&gt;&lt;/OBJECT&gt;
&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;

[/code]

[[RAN#]PAND]

oooh looks nasty and complicated!!



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[Rigo]

hey thx v much wildwayz. It works a treat apart from if i cancel the print window another identical window opens but then if I canel that one it loses properly and the message appears.
I couldn't find in the code where the print command is listed twice, but an this be fixed?


thx again m8

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Rigo

[WildWayz]

Hmmmm
I see what you mean :/

I cannot look at it just now - but look out for loops in it. Also, briefly looking over it, it prints a window then apparently prints another msg box. This may be where it is.

--WildWayz