how do I print??? 3

GBONGIOVANO · Mar 20, 2003

Sounds stupid but how does one create a link so when the user clicks it, it sends the page to the printer or the print menu.
Thanks,
G

deecee · Mar 20, 2003

<a href="#" onclick="window.print()">print me</a> [Hammer]
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codeone · Mar 26, 2003

Your a programmer and didnt know that? Sounds fishy . . lol, jk. Anyway to add to the answer let me remind you that you can discard certain things from being printed as well for ex:

<style media="print" type="text/css">
.noprint {display:none;}
textarea {border:0;}
</style>
<style>
textarea
{
overflow:auto;
}
</style>

<input type="button" value="Print" onClick="window.print()" class="noprint">

Hope that helps

Code One

smurf01 · Jun 16, 2003

CodeOne,
I wonder if you could help me also, I do not want any of my hyperlinks to print out

Regards

Paul

Mr3Putt · Jun 16, 2003

smurf01 · Jun 16, 2003

Mr3putt
thanks for your quick response, but another silly question, where exactly would i place this code on my page

Regards

Paul

Mr3Putt · Jun 16, 2003

<html>
<head>
[red]...put the "style" code here...[/red]
</head>
<body>
all your normal stuff in here...
</body>
</html>

smurf01 · Jun 16, 2003

I must be doing something wrong as I have tried that but the links are still printing, this is where i have put the code

<html>
<head>
<style media="print" type="text/css">
A {display:none;}
</style>

<style type="text/css">
A {display:inline;}
</style>
<title>Corrugator Cleaning Schedules</title>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
</head>

<body>

Regards

Paul

jimoblak · Jun 16, 2003

The styles for screen and print may also vary with your web browser. Some older browsers do not support this.

I would recommend explicitly stating screen for the second style...

<style media="print" type="text/css">
A {display:none;}
</style>

<style media="screen" type="text/css">
A {display:inline;}
</style>

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codeone · Jun 16, 2003

Hello,
sorry to take so long I just got this message at 11:30p.m. tonight and it seems Im not to late. If I were you I would try this:
====================================================
<html>
<head>
<title>A genius made this</title>
</head>
<body>
<style media="print" type="text/css">
.noprint {display:none;}
textarea {border:0;}
</style>
<style>
textarea
{
overflow:auto;
}
</style>
<table border=0 class="noprint">
<td><a href="blah.html" onClick="window.print()" class="noprint">Blah</a></td>
</table>
</body>
</html>

=====================================================

Hope this helps,

Code One

codeone · Jun 16, 2003

sorry Im tired I put blah.html where it would actually say "#", heres the new and improved code disregard the above:
====================================================
<html>
<head>
<title>someone who thought he was a genius made this</title>
</head>
<body>
<style media="print" type="text/css">
.noprint {display:none;}
textarea {border:0;}
</style>
<style>
textarea
{
overflow:auto;
}
</style>
<table border=0 class="noprint">
<td><a href="#" onClick="window.print()" class="noprint">Blah</a></td>
</table>
</body>
</html>

=====================================================

Good night

CO

smurf01 · Jun 16, 2003

CodeOne, Mr3putt and jimoblak thanks for all your help from the info supplied by you all I now have the print working as i would like. stars for you all

Regards

Paul

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