Open PDF link with print window active

Question

I'm linking to a PDF, but instead of it simply downloading or opening within browser, I'd like it to open with the print window open - ready for the user to print.

How do I go about that please? Or is it all based on your browser settings so impossible to force?

Thanks

Duplicate of this question (which has good answers, too): http://stackoverflow.com/questions/687675/can-a-pdf-files-print-dialog-be-opened-with-javascript/2495430 — pixelistik, Jun 29 '12 at 14:10

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 29 '12 at 14:11

One solution (short version):

Open an iframe with the pdf in it, setting the width and height to 0 so that it is not shown
Inject some javascript into the PDF-file
When the javascript is run because the PDF is displayed, the print dialoge from adobe will be displayed.

Long version and implementation code is available from this codeproject.com-post

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited Nov 22 '13 at 00:19

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As a refinement to the method referenced Sindre, I found that you can simply set the openAction of the document to be the pre-defined PRINTDIALOG action. Using iText (in Java), it's simply:

writer.SetOpenAction( new PdfAction( PdfAction.PRINTDIALOG ));

This avoids using JavaScript, which could be disabled as a security measure.

edited Nov 22 '13 at 00:19

kero

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answered May 23 '13 at 21:41

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Open PDF link with print window active

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