Submit and print a form

PeregrineDesign

I've been hunting for a solution and can't find one. And I can't believe this is so uncommon a request. Anyway...

I want to build a form that submits data to an email (no big deal) AND simultaneously prints the form with field entries and selections to the user's printer. I realize this is probably a combination of PHP and Javascript.

Does anyone know of an existing script for this?

dagon

for the printing you just create the html page, and either provide instructions to the user to print, of there's a one line in js for printing a page.

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

PeregrineDesign

Thanks for the reply, dagon. In this case, instructions to the user would be insufficient. This will be a form where users can register for a conference. A choice will be given to complete the form then print to mail with a check. But the same form content needs to immediately be emailed to the conference host so that an attendance count can be made prior to receiving all mailed forms. Make sense?

dagon

makes sense - get writing :-)

PeregrineDesign

Any other takers?

dagon

I thought i had answered your question, so what's the new\next question ?

PeregrineDesign

Sorry, I must be missing something. So you gave me an answer that would combine both of my needs into one 'Submit' button click? To be clear, one action needs to accomplish both commands--Print and Email.

dagon

No one on the forum is going to write the script for you, it is for supporting those who write their own code. You could consider hiring some one

PeregrineDesign

Right. Here's a quote from my initial post:
"Does anyone know of an existing script for this?"

I never asked, nor expected someone to write the code for me. Just trying to save myself some time.

dagon

an existing script that hasn't been written, odd.

PeregrineDesign

I don't understand where you are coming from. You're making up things I never wrote. If you can't offer help (and by that I mean directing me to a solution that has been previously coded and is available--one that I am hoping is out there but haven't been able to find), then fine. But please don't be antagonistic.

PeregrineDesign

Done. It was as simple as adding an 'onSubmit' to call the previously loaded print function.
Here's the js code:
<code><script language="JavaScript1.2" type="text/javascript">
function printpage() {
window.print();

}
</script></code>
Here's the form code:
<code><form action="sendAsEmail.php" method="post" name="form1" id="form1" onsubmit="printpage()" ></code>

PeregrineDesign

Sorry, used the wrong tag for code...

Done. It was as simple as adding an 'onSubmit' to call the previously loaded print function.
Here's the js code:

<script language="JavaScript1.2" type="text/javascript">
function printpage() {
window.print();  

}
</script>

Here's the form code:

<form action="sendAsEmail.php" method="post" name="form1" id="form1" onsubmit="printpage()" >