[RESOLVED] How to: click button, something prints?

emeraldcat

Hi!

Is there a way to do this with PHP?

I'd like a button that says "Print Form" which, when clicked, prints (or opens with print dialog) a PDF or Word document (i.e., I'm not trying to print the page that the script is on or another html page). 😕

I'm familiar with print_r and all that jazz, but I can't seem to find anything like this.

Thanks!
eCat

NogDog

Normally, no: PHP is processed on the server and users typically want to print from the client. If you output the result to HTML, you can add a JavaScript print command with an onload event:

<body onload="window.print();">

This will launch the print dialog window (assuming JavaScript is enabled on the client).

emeraldcat

Rats! Good point... :bemused:

Thanks anyway!

eCat