Ryan is correct that you can't necessarily bypass the Windows printer dialog directly, but you can give it a little javascript nudge.
<b>STEP 1</b> - Create an irpt page and incorporate the concept from this stub, and as represented by the dummy path and page name in the next step, I would recommend putting it into a common folder for convenient reusability:
<body onLoad="window.print(); window.close();">
<img src="{Image}" width="{Width}" height="{Height}" border="0" alt=""/>
</body>
<b>STEP 2</b> - Add the following JavaScript function to your page (or include it in something like a /Root/Common/UtilFunctions.js file for reusability):
function UtilPrint(myApplet,iWidth,iHeight) {
var strImage = myApplet.saveImage();
var strURL = "/Root/Common/AppletPrintPage.irpt?Image=" + strImage + "&Width=" + iWidth + "&Height=" + iHeight;
var strOptions = "location=no," + "width=" + (iWidth + 20) + ",height=" + (iHeight + 30);
window.open(strURL,"PrintMe",strOptions);
}
<b>STEP 3</b> - On whatever page with an applet you want to print simply include the following html with the proper applet name and the same dimensions as the ones defined for the chart or grid:
<input type="button" id="btnPrintImage" value="Print" onClick="UtilPrint(document.APPLETNAME,640,480);"/>
<b>STEP 4</b> - Save all of the pieces and give the button a try.
The print dialog should be triggered when the page loads, but wait for the user to pick a printer or just press the OK or cancel button, followed by the popup irpt automatically closing.
Best Regards,
Jeremy Good
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