how can ur servlet have "button" ? if u r talking of client's button then
using signedApplets with java plugin.
or using javascript with html.
In both cases u do not need client's printer's info.
We are using signed Applets for printing.
hope this helps..
komal.
> > Is it possible to obtain information about a client's printer setup
> > from the browser that a servlet is running in and then
> create a method
> > and button that will actually print to that printer from a servlet.
> >
> > In other words, I would like to have a button in my
> servlet that once
> > pressed will print the current page on the client's printer...
> >
> > Is it possible?
>
> One option you can try is to create PDF output from your servlet
> and then send
> it to the browser. Two PDF API that I know of are available
>
> 1) http://www.retep.org.uk/pdf/
> 2) http://www.etymon.com
>
> A report writer available that does this
>
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