Hi All,

Problem summary: Un-able to print valid HTML using IE.

Problem description: We are unable to print the valid HTML file from any browser and we have cross checked the file by various validation process to ensure error free and we find the file is error free (well formed).

Kindly let us know the solution.

Any help would be greatful.
ROCXY.

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Thanks,
Rocxy.

What do you mean? You are trying to physically print a web page through a printer?

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Hi Parsons,

I was trying to print it to a PDF file. by

Print > Adobe PDF

Please let me know for further clarification.

Any help would be greatful.
ROCXY.

Hmm. I guess it all depends on what you mean by: Un-able to print valid HTML using IE.

I assume that you mean you are trying to pass a web page from your browser into Acrobat (or are trying to use distiller) but I think this is ultimately a problem of formatting. Websites are designed to be displayed in web browsers and not necessarily in a PDF and since you are relying on an automatic process (Print --> PDF) there isn't much you can do, AFAIK, since your PDF writer decides how the page will be rendered.

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Yes! Exactly

I sincerely thank you for the explanation. Can I over come this by proper formating in HTML by specifying the "page-widht" etc... or is there any method that I could follow in HTML coding to get both HTML presentation and PDF print as same.

Please suggest me.

Any help would be greatful.
ROCXY.

Provided you are using CSS, yes there is a solution (although I am not 100% sure it will work in your secnario). First you should read this article on PPI/DPI Screen Resolution and taking things from the screen to print:
http://www.webdevelopersjournal.com/...s/ajs_ppi.html

Second, CSS2 has a media type that you can use to change the style based upon what the user is doing. One of these types is "Print" which means XYZ style sheet will be used when the user goes to print a page from your website:

http://www.w3schools.com/css/css_mediatypes.asp

hth.


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