RE: Programming help for a print function
I've just done the same thing - although it's nothing to do with Struts var a = window.open('','','width=500,height=400'); a.document.open(text/html); a.document.write(document.getElementById('receipt').innerHTML); a.document.close(); a.print(); a.close(); Basically, a popup is opened, the content is pulled from a div in the parent window with an ID called 'receipt' and that's what gets printed, then the popup is closed. Richard Gundersen Java Developer Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: 01618302398 Fax: 01618342536 London Scottish Bank plc 24 Mount Street Manchester M2 3LS -Original Message- From: Guojun Zhu [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 4:40 PM To: Struts Users Mailing List Subject: Programming help for a print function Hi, I am new to struts and using Struts 1.2.9 (old version, but not my decision). I have a view page in jsp set up to display a report I generated on-fly. I have use setRequestAtrribute() to put report ( plain text string with only \n line-break) as a attribute in the action and get it from the jsp page and show it in a textarea. I put it this way for user to copy and paste the content in textarea into a text editor easily. Now we want to put a print link/button for the report. I have a few questions. 1 Javascript only has window.print() which print the whole window. Can it print things only in the textarea? 2 If I cannot, I probably need to pop-up a new window with a print-friendly page and invoke window.print() there. Is that the correct way to do? 3. The report generating is expensive and it has a generating time in the report. So I do not wan to generate it again. I wan to pass it into the print-page instead.how can I pass the report from the original page to the pop-up print page? Do I have to change the report into session attribute? 4. Since the plain text spring with line-break \n will not show up correctly in the browser, I need to change the report and put the format as br/. So I need to have two versions report generated. Is that the good way to go? Or maybe I can generate one xml file and apply different css? I am sorry, the questions are not directly related to struts. But I am not sure whether struts provide some better mechanism to accomplish this. I am new to the server-side programing. Can anyone point a good forum or usenet where I can get some help for subject like these? Thanks. Sincerely Zhu, Guojun - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email __ As a responsible corporate citizen, London Scottish Bank plc asks you to consider the environment before printing this email. *** Disclaimer *** This electronic communication is confidential and for the exclusive use of the addressee. It may contain private and confidential information. The information, attachments and opinions contained in this E-mail are those of its author only and do not necessarily represent those of London Scottish Bank PLC or any other members of the London Scottish Group. If you are not the intended addressee, you are prohibited from any disclosure, distribution or further copying or use of this communication or the information in it or taking any action in reliance on it. If you have received this communication in error please notify the Information Security Manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] as soon as possible and delete the message from all places in your computer where it is stored. We utilise virus scanning software but we cannot guarantee the security of electronic communications and you are advised to check any attachments for viruses. We do not accept liability for any loss resulting from any corruption or alteration of data or importation of any virus as a result of receiving this electronic communication. Replies to this E-mail may be monitored for operational or business reasons. London Scottish Bank PLC is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. London Scottish Bank plc, Registered Office: 201 Deansgate, Manchester M3 3NW Registered Number 973008 England. Subsidiary Companies:- London Scottish Finance Limited, Registered Office: 201 Deansgate, Manchester M3 3NW Registered Number 233259 England. London Scottish Broking Limited, Registered Office: 201 Deansgate, Manchester M3 3NW Registered Number 230110 England. Robinson Way Company Limited, Registered Office: 201 Deansgate, Manchester M3 3NW Registered Number 885896 England. __ This email has been scanned by the
Re: Programming help for a print function
Are you aware that you can control what is printed with CSS (media=print)?. This is a good trick (depending on what you are trying to do). Only food for thought! Guojun Zhu wrote: Hi, I am new to struts and using Struts 1.2.9 (old version, but not my decision). I have a view page in jsp set up to display a report I generated on-fly. I have use setRequestAtrribute() to put report ( plain text string with only \n line-break) as a attribute in the action and get it from the jsp page and show it in a textarea. I put it this way for user to copy and paste the content in textarea into a text editor easily. Now we want to put a print link/button for the report. I have a few questions. 1 Javascript only has window.print() which print the whole window. Can it print things only in the textarea? 2 If I cannot, I probably need to pop-up a new window with a print-friendly page and invoke window.print() there. Is that the correct way to do? 3. The report generating is expensive and it has a generating time in the report. So I do not wan to generate it again. I wan to pass it into the print-page instead.how can I pass the report from the original page to the pop-up print page? Do I have to change the report into session attribute? 4. Since the plain text spring with line-break \n will not show up correctly in the browser, I need to change the report and put the format as br/. So I need to have two versions report generated. Is that the good way to go? Or maybe I can generate one xml file and apply different css? I am sorry, the questions are not directly related to struts. But I am not sure whether struts provide some better mechanism to accomplish this. I am new to the server-side programing. Can anyone point a good forum or usenet where I can get some help for subject like these? Thanks. Sincerely Zhu, Guojun - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- -- Alberto http://www.linkedin.com/in/aflores - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Programming help for a print function
Thank you very much. That works for me. I changed the media type to text/plain and forward what is in the textarea directly and it works fine in IE and firefox. (some format problems in Opera though, need to check safari later). Have a great day! sincerely Zhu, Guojun On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 10:50 AM, Gundersen, Richard [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've just done the same thing - although it's nothing to do with Struts var a = window.open('','','width=500,height=400'); a.document.open(text/html); a.document.write(document.getElementById('receipt').innerHTML); a.document.close(); a.print(); a.close(); Basically, a popup is opened, the content is pulled from a div in the parent window with an ID called 'receipt' and that's what gets printed, then the popup is closed. Richard Gundersen Java Developer Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: 01618302398 Fax: 01618342536 London Scottish Bank plc 24 Mount Street Manchester M2 3LS -Original Message- From: Guojun Zhu [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 4:40 PM To: Struts Users Mailing List Subject: Programming help for a print function Hi, I am new to struts and using Struts 1.2.9 (old version, but not my decision). I have a view page in jsp set up to display a report I generated on-fly. I have use setRequestAtrribute() to put report ( plain text string with only \n line-break) as a attribute in the action and get it from the jsp page and show it in a textarea. I put it this way for user to copy and paste the content in textarea into a text editor easily. Now we want to put a print link/button for the report. I have a few questions. 1 Javascript only has window.print() which print the whole window. Can it print things only in the textarea? 2 If I cannot, I probably need to pop-up a new window with a print-friendly page and invoke window.print() there. Is that the correct way to do? 3. The report generating is expensive and it has a generating time in the report. So I do not wan to generate it again. I wan to pass it into the print-page instead.how can I pass the report from the original page to the pop-up print page? Do I have to change the report into session attribute? 4. Since the plain text spring with line-break \n will not show up correctly in the browser, I need to change the report and put the format as br/. So I need to have two versions report generated. Is that the good way to go? Or maybe I can generate one xml file and apply different css? I am sorry, the questions are not directly related to struts. But I am not sure whether struts provide some better mechanism to accomplish this. I am new to the server-side programing. Can anyone point a good forum or usenet where I can get some help for subject like these? Thanks. Sincerely Zhu, Guojun - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email __ As a responsible corporate citizen, London Scottish Bank plc asks you to consider the environment before printing this email. *** Disclaimer *** This electronic communication is confidential and for the exclusive use of the addressee. It may contain private and confidential information. The information, attachments and opinions contained in this E-mail are those of its author only and do not necessarily represent those of London Scottish Bank PLC or any other members of the London Scottish Group. If you are not the intended addressee, you are prohibited from any disclosure, distribution or further copying or use of this communication or the information in it or taking any action in reliance on it. If you have received this communication in error please notify the Information Security Manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] as soon as possible and delete the message from all places in your computer where it is stored. We utilise virus scanning software but we cannot guarantee the security of electronic communications and you are advised to check any attachments for viruses. We do not accept liability for any loss resulting from any corruption or alteration of data or importation of any virus as a result of receiving this electronic communication. Replies to this E-mail may be monitored for operational or business reasons. London Scottish Bank PLC is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. London Scottish Bank plc, Registered Office: 201 Deansgate, Manchester M3 3NW Registered Number 973008 England. Subsidiary Companies:- London Scottish Finance Limited,