Printing Web Pages

DragonLEG · June 30th, 2011, 11:49 AM

One of the requirements I have for my website project is the ability to print in an acceptable format. The first thing I noticed was the header container always prints on a separate page. I followed the directions in Chapter 6 for creating a Master Page. Does this have something to do with the way the container for the header is defined or something inherent in ASP.net programming?

Imar · June 30th, 2011, 12:00 PM

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The first thing I noticed was the header container always prints on a separate page.

I think it depends on your browser and printer. The default PW site fits on a single page for me.

You may want to take a look here: http://imar.spaanjaars.com/240/how-d...age-is-printed for some tips on printer-friendly pages. In addition, a Google seatch for "printer friendly css" brings up lots of useful stuff. In short, you need to size and hide / display your elements in a separate CSS file to accomodate printing.

Cheers,

Imar

DragonLEG · June 30th, 2011, 03:25 PM

I went you your website and found what I needed, but am having trouble setting up a client side script so I only have to enter the code once. I place the javascript file file in my top of my website and added a script line to my .master page.

Code:

	<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="~/ClientSideScript.js"></script>

When I click on the link to print, all it does is take to to the top of my page. Any thoughts? The javascript does work if I put it into directly in the container for the head on an individual page.

Imar · July 1st, 2011, 05:19 AM

Not sure what you need the JavaScript link for (the article I linked to discussed a CSS file), but you probably run into an issue with the ~ which is probably nnot resolved to the application's root. Try linking it as /ClientSideScript.js assuming the file is in the root of your website.

Cheers,

Imar

DragonLEG · July 1st, 2011, 10:56 AM

Thanks Imar! Will give it a try. I just wanted to say thank you for all your help with the various issues I've had in setting up this project! My task today is to see how I can deploy this from my workstation to my webserver. My one concern is transferring the Membership/Roles tables to the database I am using. Everyday brings something new to learn.

Imar · July 1st, 2011, 04:29 PM

You're welcome. I just posted a reply to your post on deployment.

Cheers,

Imar