execCommand Print Options Not Working

Question

I'm trying to use Javascript to print directly to a printer. The particulars:

• IE 9.0
• Javascript
• Printing via execCommand('print',false,null) command

I still get the print dialog box even though the second argument is false. How can I programmatically send a web page to a printer without the dialog? Lots of google searches so far. Many of the solutions use ExecWB but that's out because the second Option (the one that supresses the print dialog box) has been broken since IE7 (http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/ieextensiondevelopment/thread/21d2bc41-d182-4af6-81e9-6e06793058b9). I'm trying to avoid ActiveX too.

I've tried SendKeys as well and it gets the PrintDialog box and stops. I can't send the ENTER keystroke to close the box.

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Answer 1

Hi, you can try “window.print()”, please refer to the example on the following link:

http://www.htmlgoodies.com/beyond/javascript/article.php/3471121/Print-a-Web-Page-Using-JavaScript.htm

Answer 2

No disrespect but..... the requirement was that it print without the print dialog box. Window.print() does not work. Per the link you sent:

, is that it does not immediately fire a print. It actually only fires the print window, which still gives your site's visitors a choice in the matter!"

I do not want to give the user an option. It's a Point of Sale system that the user will consider as another type of POS if I don't get this working.. (Pun intended).

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Answer 3

Bump.. Any more possibilities?

Answer 4

Bump.. Any more ideas?

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