[FX.php List] Bulk printing

Mon Nov 27 12:10:27 MST 2006

Another solution I can quickly think of is to use javascript for the
500 pages of printing with a script that loops through the following
process:
- open child window using window.open (popups might have to be
disabled, but a frame or an iframe might work too
- execute a print on that specific window using child.print (child
referring to the window object)
- close child window, open next child window
- you can even skip the closing and simple refresh the child window

Another few parts to the process:
- the child window could have <body onLoad="window.print();
parent.printNext()":> which would make it print and then call the
printNext() function in the parent window that would load the next
form into the child window.

Best,
Jose

On 11/27/06, Jonathan Schwartz <jonathan at eschwartz.com> wrote:
> ggt,
>
> There are no limits to the voids in my brain. ;-)
>
>  From my vast(!) experience, the window.print command requires a
> button click  and/or I don't see how php would know how long to wait
> before proceeding to the next record w/o waiting for the previous
> print command to execute.
>
> I would enjoy learning this for next time, but I am going with the
> re-created layout in FMP....this time.
>
> At 8:57 AM +0100 11/27/06, Gjermund Gusland Thorsen wrote:
> php is a serverside scripting language,
> how on earth did you expect php to print on client side?
>
>
> >I would do a foreach for all the registration forms,
> >then do 1 include( './printableForm.php' ); for each record found
> >and then do 1 javascript:window.print();
> >
> >ggt667
> >
> >2006/11/27, Jonathan Schwartz <jonathan at eschwartz.com>:
> >>Thanks for the suggestions, Derrick, Steve and ggt,
> >>
> >>Just to clarify, there are two working modes for this project:
> >>
> >>1) The user registers online and then prints the resulting completed
> >>form. This works fine with the javascript window_print function.
> >>
> >>2) To prepare for users who show up to the event without their
> >>printed registration forms, I wanted to bulk print all the forms to
> >>have on hand.  That's the step I am seeking. And that is where I
> >>realize that PHP via the browser can not handle the job of looping
> >>through 500 records and printing via a script.
> >>
> >>Dale just asked if the printing  was through the browser.  That's the
> >>only way I know at the moment...except for PDF. Are there others?
> >>
> >>Derrick's idea of using webviewer crossed my mind and I might try it,
> >>although I'm worried about wasting time when I know that just biting
> >>the bullet and recreating the form in FMP layout is straight forward.
> >>
> >>By the way...the registration is for Little League, where we are
> >>replacing a time-honored paper form process.
> >>
> >>Jonathan
> >>
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