Load Iframe then print

waytech2003 · May 24, 2010

I have a problem with printing an Iframe after I load it from code. I want to have the user click on a link or button, to load a page into an Iframe. After it has loaded, I want it to print.

The experimental code below will envoke the print feature, but the page has not loaded yet. After you print or cancel, the the page is loaded.

I first tried this without the setTimout() and there was no differance.

How can I print only after the Iframe page is loaded?

Code:

<html>
<head>
<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript"> 

function frameLoad(whichFrame){
	document.getElementById(whichFrame).src="page1.htm";
	window.setTimeout(PrintFrame(whichFrame),5000);
}

function PrintFrame(whichFrame){
	parent[whichFrame].focus();
	parent[whichFrame].print();
}
	
</script>
</head>
<body>
<p onclick="frameLoad('Iframe1');">Load and Print Iframe</p>

<iframe id="Iframe1"></iframe>

</body>
</html>

TurboSRT4 · May 25, 2010

function PrintFrame(whichFrame){
parent[whichFrame].focus();
parent[whichFrame].print();
}
you answered your own question just put that function in page1.htm!

waytech2003 · May 25, 2010

Thank you for your reply.

In my website I will have 57 differant pages that get loaded into the Iframe at differant times. So I would have to put this "PrintFrame" function in all pages I guess.

I removed the function from the main page and put it in page1.htm
I now get an error. I assume it is because when I call the fucntion that is no in page1.htm, it has not loaded yet.

vacunita · May 25, 2010

Not sure if it will work, but could you perhaps use the onLoad event of the frame and assign the printing function to it?

Code:

function frameLoad(whichFrame){
window.frames.whichframe.OnLoad=PrintFrame(whichFrame);   
document.getElementById(whichFrame).src="page1.htm";
}

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waytech2003 · May 25, 2010

I just tried the following and I still get the same results. The print dialog pops up, but the Iframe is still not loaded.

Code:

<html>
<head>
<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript"> 

function frameLoad(whichFrame){
	whichFrame.onload = PrintFrame(whichFrame);
	document.getElementById(whichFrame).src="page1.htm";
}

function PrintFrame(whichFrame){
	parent[whichFrame].focus();
	parent[whichFrame].print();
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<p onclick="frameLoad('Iframe1');">Load and Print Iframe</p>

<iframe id="Iframe1"></iframe>

</body>
</html>

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