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Message #1 by jprentice@e... on Fri, 24 Aug 2001 17:25:33

How does one create a printable version of a web page in ASP???

Message #2 by "Drew, Ron" <RDrew@B...> on Fri, 24 Aug 2001 12:23:37 -0400

Add to the body...

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">

<!-- Begin

if (window.print) {

document.write('<form>Press to '

+ '<input type=button name=print value="Print" '

+ 'onClick="javascript:window.print()"> this page!</form>');

}

// End -->

</script>



-----Original Message-----

From: jprentice@e... [mailto:jprentice@e...]

Sent: Friday, August 24, 2001 12:33 PM

To: ASP Web HowTo

Subject: [asp_web_howto] Printable Version?





How does one create a printable version of a web page in ASP???

Message #3 by "Pham, Khanh" <Khanh.Pham@d...> on Fri, 24 Aug 2001 12:34:22 -0400

My page consist of many menus, banners, and finally data pulled from Oracle.

To get a printable version with no banners and menus this is how I did mine:



1.  create an html page using the FileSystemObject

2.  when displaying data from your normal page also write it out to the

printable version

3.  create a link on the normal page to the printable page just created

4.  delete the file when the session ends



hope this helps,



Khanh





-----Original Message-----

From: jprentice@e... [mailto:jprentice@e...]

Sent: Friday, August 24, 2001 12:33 PM

To: ASP Web HowTo

Subject: [asp_web_howto] Printable Version?





How does one create a printable version of a web page in ASP???

Message #4 by Joshua Prentice <JPrentice@e...> on Fri, 24 Aug 2001 12:38:29 -0400

Ron,



Will this rearrange the page to fit on an 8/12x11 paper?  This seems to be a

piece of code that prints the web page, no matter how it looks.  But I may

be wrong.



Thanks for your quick response.



Josh



-----Original Message-----

From: Drew, Ron [mailto:RDrew@B...]

Sent: Friday, August 24, 2001 12:24 PM

To: ASP Web HowTo

Subject: [asp_web_howto] RE: Printable Version?





Add to the body...

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">

<!-- Begin

if (window.print) {

document.write('<form>Press to '

+ '<input type=button name=print value="Print" '

+ 'onClick="javascript:window.print()"> this page!</form>');

}

// End -->

</script>



-----Original Message-----

From: jprentice@e... [mailto:jprentice@e...]

Sent: Friday, August 24, 2001 12:33 PM

To: ASP Web HowTo

Subject: [asp_web_howto] Printable Version?





How does one create a printable version of a web page in ASP???

Message #5 by Joshua Prentice <JPrentice@e...> on Fri, 24 Aug 2001 12:40:33 -0400

This seems like it would help a lot, but I don't really understand what's

going on.  Could you explain these four steps in greater detail?



Thanks.



Josh



-----Original Message-----

From: Pham, Khanh [mailto:Khanh.Pham@d...]

Sent: Friday, August 24, 2001 12:34 PM

To: ASP Web HowTo

Subject: [asp_web_howto] RE: Printable Version?





My page consist of many menus, banners, and finally data pulled from Oracle.

To get a printable version with no banners and menus this is how I did mine:



1.  create an html page using the FileSystemObject

2.  when displaying data from your normal page also write it out to the

printable version

3.  create a link on the normal page to the printable page just created

4.  delete the file when the session ends



hope this helps,



Khanh





-----Original Message-----

From: jprentice@e... [mailto:jprentice@e...]

Sent: Friday, August 24, 2001 12:33 PM

To: ASP Web HowTo

Subject: [asp_web_howto] Printable Version?





How does one create a printable version of a web page in ASP???

Message #6 by "Pham, Khanh" <Khanh.Pham@d...> on Fri, 24 Aug 2001 12:56:28 -0400

1.  Using the FileSystemObject you create a new html page like so:



Const ForWriting = 2   ' Input OutPut mode

Const Create = True    



'Dimension local variables

Dim MyFile                       

Dim FSO          ' FileSystemObject

Dim TSO          ' TextStreamObject

Dim adoRs, Conn, sqlstring, strConnect



	MyFile = server.MapPath("\waterobs\download")

	MyFile = MyFile & "\" & session("WellName") & "_" &

Session("FileName") & ".htm"



	Set FSO = Server.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

	Set TS = FSO.OpenTextFile(MyFile, ForWriting, Create)



2.  now write out the data and store it in a variable:



line0 = line0 &  "<div>"

line0 = line0 &  "  <center>"

line0 = line0 &  "  <table border=""0"" cellspacing=""1"" width=""90%"">"

line0 = line0 &  "    <tr>"

line0 = line0 &  "      <td width=""71%"" colspan=""12"">"

line0 = line0 &  "        <p align=""center""><font size=""4"" face=Verdana

color=""navy"">"

line0 = line0 &  "        This is an Example<br>"

line1 = line1 & "your data goes here along with html tags including closing

the body and html"



Below I am writing to the thml page



TS.write "<html><head><title>"& Rs("ID")& " Annual Report (Print

Version)</title>"

		TS.Write "<style>.over{FONT-SIZE: 10pt;BACKGROUND: green;

CURSOR: default; COLOR: white; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Tahoma}"

		TS.write ".out{FONT-SIZE: 10pt; BACKGROUND: #0066cc; COLOR:

white; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Tahoma}</style></head><body topmargin='0'>"

		TS.write line0

		TS.write line1	



3.  create link on your normal page link so:

	<a href="download/<%=session("WellName") & "_" & session("filename")

& ".htm"%>"><img src="images/printer.gif"><BR>Printable Format</a>



4.  in global.asa session_onend delete the file like so:



oFSO.DeleteFile (strcsvFolderPath & Session("WellName") & "_" &

Session("FileName") &".htm")



This is just an abstract of what I have.  Hopefully it will give you some

ideas.  Let me know if i could further assist.



Khanh



-----Original Message-----

From: Joshua Prentice [mailto:JPrentice@e...]

Sent: Friday, August 24, 2001 12:41 PM

To: ASP Web HowTo

Subject: [asp_web_howto] RE: Printable Version?





This seems like it would help a lot, but I don't really understand what's

going on.  Could you explain these four steps in greater detail?



Thanks.



Josh



-----Original Message-----

From: Pham, Khanh [mailto:Khanh.Pham@d...]

Sent: Friday, August 24, 2001 12:34 PM

To: ASP Web HowTo

Subject: [asp_web_howto] RE: Printable Version?





My page consist of many menus, banners, and finally data pulled from Oracle.

To get a printable version with no banners and menus this is how I did mine:



1.  create an html page using the FileSystemObject

2.  when displaying data from your normal page also write it out to the

printable version

3.  create a link on the normal page to the printable page just created

4.  delete the file when the session ends



hope this helps,



Khanh





-----Original Message-----

From: jprentice@e... [mailto:jprentice@e...]

Sent: Friday, August 24, 2001 12:33 PM

To: ASP Web HowTo

Subject: [asp_web_howto] Printable Version?





How does one create a printable version of a web page in ASP???

Message #7 by Joshua Prentice <JPrentice@e...> on Fri, 24 Aug 2001 13:05:33 -0400

Thanks -- I'll try it out.



-----Original Message-----

From: Pham, Khanh [mailto:Khanh.Pham@d...]

Sent: Friday, August 24, 2001 12:56 PM

To: ASP Web HowTo

Subject: [asp_web_howto] RE: Printable Version?





1.  Using the FileSystemObject you create a new html page like so:



Const ForWriting = 2   ' Input OutPut mode

Const Create = True    



'Dimension local variables

Dim MyFile                       

Dim FSO          ' FileSystemObject

Dim TSO          ' TextStreamObject

Dim adoRs, Conn, sqlstring, strConnect



	MyFile = server.MapPath("\waterobs\download")

	MyFile = MyFile & "\" & session("WellName") & "_" &

Session("FileName") & ".htm"



	Set FSO = Server.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

	Set TS = FSO.OpenTextFile(MyFile, ForWriting, Create)



2.  now write out the data and store it in a variable:



line0 = line0 &  "<div>"

line0 = line0 &  "  <center>"

line0 = line0 &  "  <table border=""0"" cellspacing=""1"" width=""90%"">"

line0 = line0 &  "    <tr>"

line0 = line0 &  "      <td width=""71%"" colspan=""12"">"

line0 = line0 &  "        <p align=""center""><font size=""4"" face=Verdana

color=""navy"">"

line0 = line0 &  "        This is an Example<br>"

line1 = line1 & "your data goes here along with html tags including closing

the body and html"



Below I am writing to the thml page



TS.write "<html><head><title>"& Rs("ID")& " Annual Report (Print

Version)</title>"

		TS.Write "<style>.over{FONT-SIZE: 10pt;BACKGROUND: green;

CURSOR: default; COLOR: white; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Tahoma}"

		TS.write ".out{FONT-SIZE: 10pt; BACKGROUND: #0066cc; COLOR:

white; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Tahoma}</style></head><body topmargin='0'>"

		TS.write line0

		TS.write line1	



3.  create link on your normal page link so:

	<a href="download/<%=session("WellName") & "_" & session("filename")

& ".htm"%>"><img src="images/printer.gif"><BR>Printable Format</a>



4.  in global.asa session_onend delete the file like so:



oFSO.DeleteFile (strcsvFolderPath & Session("WellName") & "_" &

Session("FileName") &".htm")



This is just an abstract of what I have.  Hopefully it will give you some

ideas.  Let me know if i could further assist.



Khanh

Message #8 by <wburrough67@y...> on Sat, 25 Aug 2001 09:42:09 +0100

4GuysFromRolla did a nice piece on doing it using XMLHTTP and regular

expressions:

http://www.4guysfromrolla.com/webtech/052701-1.shtml



I haven't tried it but I reckon if you use Session variables in the page you

want to print it won't work - as the XMLHTTP request simulates another browser

(which gets a new sesssion id).



Walter





> -----Original Message-----

> From: jprentice@e... [mailto:jprentice@e...]

> Sent: Friday, August 24, 2001 12:33 PM

> To: ASP Web HowTo

> Subject: [asp_web_howto] Printable Version?

>

>

> How does one create a printable version of a web page in ASP???

>

Message #9 by "Monique Angelich" <mangelich@m...> on Sat, 25 Aug 2001 08:34:38 -0400

thank you walter. New browser window eh?



When opening, querystrings might be possible, but oh what a pain that would

be. (grin)



hm..  (wheels grind, catch and start turning)



Thank you very much for taking the time to answer my question. I truly

appreciate the help!



Monique





----- Original Message -----

From: "Walter Burrough" <wburrough67@y...>

To: "ASP Web HowTo" <asp_web_howto@p...>

Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2001 4:42 AM

Subject: [asp_web_howto] RE: Printable Version?





> 4GuysFromRolla did a nice piece on doing it using XMLHTTP and regular

> expressions:

> http://www.4guysfromrolla.com/webtech/052701-1.shtml

>

> I haven't tried it but I reckon if you use Session variables in the page

you

> want to print it won't work - as the XMLHTTP request simulates another

browser

> (which gets a new sesssion id).

>

> Walter

>

>

> > -----Original Message-----

> > From: jprentice@e... [mailto:jprentice@e...]

> > Sent: Friday, August 24, 2001 12:33 PM

> > To: ASP Web HowTo

> > Subject: [asp_web_howto] Printable Version?

> >

> >

> > How does one create a printable version of a web page in ASP???

> >

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