radar Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 Alright so I've got some files being generated on the fly via database information. User clicks a button, which gathers that database information, puts it all into a file (*.tpl - which is really just an html page), then sends the file to the printer. Question is, how do I send the file to the printer queue of the computer that viewed the webpage? On a side note, is it easier/better to do the HTML layout or write a default.doc, then read that and copy the files to a new file and print that? or perhaps just hit a 'view & print' button, which opens up in a new window the size of the 'image' that needs to be printed, and have a print button on that page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petroz Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 It really depends on the server type. I know IIS makes it pretty easy to print, but with linux/apache, its almost impossible unless you write a socket. Check out http://php.net/manual/en/function.printer-write.php If anybody know's a built-in way to send the file to a linux/apache printer, please correct me! Also, googles working on something similar.. http://code.google.com/apis/cloudprint/docs/overview.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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