print out using php

[vjayis]

hi everybody.,

i need to get a print out of a page automatically when a button is clicked using php...

any ideas??

regards
vijay

[Markus]

Use javascript.

window.print()

[nathj]

I've never been a fan of presenting the user with options that replace default functionality; it's confusing and breaks the users expectations.

If you want a page to print, then the normal print functions - CTRL+P, or File->Print would be used by the user.

If you wish to ensure it prints a certain way then use a dedicated style sheet with the media type set to 'Print'

Cheers
nathj

[vjayis]

ya i knw tht., but for making a printout similar to an bill book.,

i,e printout is taken as the bill., so odynamic contents should be printed.,

any help??

[nathj]

I'm not sure I follow you now. You can use CSS to restrict what is printed and the layout of the print. So if there is something you don't want printed in the print style sheet set the display to none.

[Dormilich]

or the other way round, if you want something printed, but not displayed set the screen display to none and the print display to inline|block (or whatever is suited).

regards

[vjayis]

hi again.,

i need to take a print of all my datas which are displayed in an webpage using php.,

so i used window.print() function as suggested. but while taking printout the title and the address also gets printed in the paper..

i just need to take a print of my result without the title and address bar.,

any help??

regards
vijay

[nathj]

I'm still not sure I am with you on this one. Is there any reason why you are not using a print style sheet? Then you can control more of what is/isn't printed.

[vjayis]

i removed it through page set-up.,

and while displaying datas how can we predict the page length.,

i m displaying all user details as a table with the user names as title.,

so if the details continues to the next page., the upcoming users details should be printed in the new paper..

any help

[pbmods]

Heya, vijay.

For the level of control that you want over your output, you should consider generating PDF files instead.