[FX.php List] Bulk printing

[Andrew Denman]

This is absolutely true - you will always get a user dialog box when script
printing from a web browser.  It's part of the web browser security model.
How would you like if it a rogue webpage could print 500 pages of junk
without your consent? ;)

The only way I found to possibly get around it is with ActiveX controls, but
that's beyond my ability.

Andrew Denman

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:fx.php_list-bounces at mail.iviking.org] On Behalf Of Dale Bengston
Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2006 5:23 PM
To: FX.php Discussion List
Subject: Re: [FX.php List] Bulk printing

I would clarify that it's printing from a web browser page model  
that's the problem, not necessarily PHP or FMP as the data source.  
When it all ends up in the browser, it's not really well suited for  
printing, especially in bulk/repetitions.

Dale

On Nov 26, 2006, at 4:17 PM, Jonathan Schwartz wrote:

> Actually, that's the javascript I'm using now for the end user to  
> print a single form.
>
> With this code, the button has to be clicked, and thus doesn't work  
> in a scripted environment.
>
> Since posting my original message, I've done more research and have  
> been given a dose of reality with regard to PHP's ability to print.  
> In short, it appears that PHP is the wrong tool for the job of bulk  
> printing
>
> With this in mind, I am reverting back to FMP to replicate the  
> layout originally created in PHP, and go that route.  I didn't want  
> to do that, but the obstacles seem too great at this point, and the  
> process of an FMP layout is a known entity.
>
> FYI...I need to print 500 forms.
>
> Anyone disagree?
>
> Jonathan
>
>> Something like this?
>>
>> <form action="javascript:window.print()">
>> <input type="submit" name="a" value="Print">
>> </form>
>>
>> 2006/11/26, Jonathan Schwartz <jonathan at eschwartz.com>:
>>> Hi Folks.
>>>
>>> I need to bulk print 500 or so forms at the end of a data entry
>>> cycle.  I spent so much time fine-tuning the form in PHP, I have no
>>> desire to recreate the form in FMP just to bulk print. (The original
>>> use of the form is to allow end users to print out at the end of
>>> their session).
>>>
>>> So, this is a new one for me....to create a print routine with  
>>> FX.php
>>> driving the process. I know that I can build a script to loop thru
>>> records, but I'm not sure about the Printing part. I've got a PRINT
>>> button on the php page that end users click now.  It executes a
>>> "window.print()" command.  However, I don't know how to execute the
>>> same command in a script.
>>>
>>> Any suggestions?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Jonathan
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>>> Associate Member, FileMaker Solutions Alliance
>>> Schwartz & Company
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