Print button with Frames

[JJ]

Hi

I have 4 frames in a page, and I am looking to print the contents of one of
the frames, with a Print button on another frame.

Murray had posted the following code as an answer to question. I used it and
is good to print the contents of the page with the button.

The question is what should I change to make it print a page on a particular
frame.

If there is another way to do this, I am ok too.

Thanks for the help.

**************here is the code***********
At the top of the page define this script

<script type="text/javascript">
function print_page(where){
var is_mac=(navigator.platform.indexOf("ac") != -1);
(document.all && is_mac)?
alert("Select \"Print\" from the menu") : where? where.window.print() :
window.print();
}
</script>

In the body include the following statement


<button onClick="print_page()">Print Page</button>

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

The page within the frame has to be selected in order to be printed by the browser.

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Thomas A. Rowe
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage

http://www.Ecom-Data.com
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[JJ]

Since the button is on a different frame, when I select the button I would
think the application automatically selects the page when this print button
is selected. I tried it, and that is exactly what happens.

I am looking to print the page that is in a frame different from the button.

In my case the button in on the "top" frame and the page that I would like
to print is in the "main" frame. I hope I have my terms correct. I am new to
FP.

Thanks

....Jose

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

When you click on the button, you are setting the browser focus to the page that the button is on,
not the page you want to print.

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Thomas A. Rowe
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage

http://www.Ecom-Data.com
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[JJ]

That is right.

Is there a way to get page I would like to print with the button on a
different page?

....Jose

 

[JJ]

I got this to work by adding the following line of code in the function

window.parent.framename.focus();

For framename PUT THE NAME OF THE FRAME

so the function script will look like this

<script type="text/javascript">
function print_page(where){
var is_mac=(navigator.platform.indexOf("ac") != -1);
(document.all && is_mac)?
alert("Select \"Print\" from the menu") : where? where.window.print() :
window.print();
window.parent.framename.focus();
}
</script>

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

Great, now you just to test it in all the various browsers / platforms.

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Thomas A. Rowe
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage

http://www.Ecom-Data.com
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[JJ]

Hopefully things will work. My users all use IE. I hope that makes things
better.

Thanks you both for replying and helping. Appreciate your assistance.

....Jose