If anyone else comes across this need, here's how I solved it for my particular setup.
My Flex app is the client on the Kiosk that connects via RPC back to a PHP backend. So when I need to print, I call a service on my backend which generates a PDF and returns a URL. Flex then calls a Java Print Server that I wrote that sits and listens for incoming URLs to print. When it gets one, it prints to the default printer. Javascript was just too inconsistent for this. Thanks all. --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Gregor Kiddie" <gkid...@...> wrote: > > I agree, more than anything Adobe could do, being over zealous on the > security front could inhibit Flash as a platform taking off (yes I'm > still annoyed about not getting to load remote modules in AIR). It > wasn't exactly a winner for Vista! > > If they can work out a comfortable security model that... > > 1. Stops drive by swfs owning your machine and, > 2. allows trusted applications to do more with less security, > > they will be onto a winner. The Flash Player is maturing into number 1 > nicely, but AIR has still a ways to go to meet number 2. > > > > Gk. > > Gregor Kiddie > Senior Developer > INPS > > Tel: 01382 564343 > > Registered address: The Bread Factory, 1a Broughton Street, London SW8 > 3QJ > > Registered Number: 1788577 > > Registered in the UK > > Visit our Internet Web site at www.inps.co.uk > <blocked::http://www.inps.co.uk/> > > The information in this internet email is confidential and is intended > solely for the addressee. Access, copying or re-use of information in it > by anyone else is not authorised. Any views or opinions presented are > solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of > INPS or any of its affiliates. If you are not the intended recipient > please contact is.helpd...@... > > ________________________________ > > From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcod...@yahoogroups.com] On > Behalf Of Jeremi Bergman > Sent: 30 January 2009 20:51 > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Silent Print from Flex on Kiosk > > > > Thanks for the info. > > It would be nice to be able to add an app as a "Trusted" application, > so that the application would have the option to print silently. >
