Print directly from browser without print popup window [duplicate]

Answer 1

IE9 no longer supports triggering the Print() VBScript by calling window.print() like IE7 and IE8 do, and thus window.print() will now always trigger the print dialog in IE9.

The fix is pretty simple. You just need to call Print() itself, instead of window.print() in the onclick event.

I've described the fix in more detail in an answer to another question, with a working code example sporting slightly updated HTML syntax (as much as possible while still tested as working code).

You can find that sample code here:

Bypass Printdialog in IE9

Answer 2

For IE browsers, the "VBScript solution" works.

But as mentioned by @purefusion at Bypass Printdialog in IE9, Use Print() rather than window.print()

Answer 3

I couldn't find solution for other browsers. When I posted this question, IE was on the higher priority and gladly I found one for it. If you have a solution for other browsers (firefox, safari, opera) please do share here. Thanks.

VBSCRIPT is much more convenient than creating an ActiveX on VB6 or C#/VB.NET:

<script language='VBScript'>
Sub Print()
       OLECMDID_PRINT = 6
       OLECMDEXECOPT_DONTPROMPTUSER = 2
       OLECMDEXECOPT_PROMPTUSER = 1
       call WB.ExecWB(OLECMDID_PRINT, OLECMDEXECOPT_DONTPROMPTUSER,1)
End Sub
document.write "<object ID='WB' WIDTH=0 HEIGHT=0 CLASSID='CLSID:8856F961-340A-11D0-A96B-00C04FD705A2'></object>"
</script>

Now, calling:

<a href="javascript:window.print();">Print</a>

will send print without popup print window.

Answer 4

AttendStar created a free add-on that suppresses the print dialog box and removes all headers and footers for most versions of Firefox.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/attendprint/

With that feature on you can use $('img').jqprint(); and jqprint for jquery will only print that image automatically called from your web application.

Answer 5

This should work, I tried it by myself and it worked for me. If you pass True instead of false, the print dialog will appear.

this.print(false);

Answer 6

this.print(false);

I tried this in Chrome, Firefox and IE. It works only in Firefox and IE, it uses the default printer (with default print settings) and only works when I render a PDF (I use Foxit Reader with Safe Reading Mode disabled). Chrome shows the print dialog, also the other browsers when I render an HTML page.