Print PDF directly from url

Question

I want to print directly a pdf from a url.

I tried window.open(url) but it suggest me to save it. (Because of the .pdf) I just want to print the url directly

Any ideas or suggestions?

Thanks

You would need to open the file first, by open I mean that you either open it in a new tab, or use a iframe. With a iframe you could style it so it wouldn't be visible. This way you could hide that the file has been opened and then you could invoke print in the iframe. — Martin M, Jul 26 '18 at 11:47
Possible duplicate of [How to send a pdf file directly to the printer using JavaScript?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7074070/how-to-send-a-pdf-file-directly-to-the-printer-using-javascript) — Heretic Monkey, Jul 26 '18 at 11:47

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited Jul 26 '18 at 12:38

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To display the file in the same tab of the browser you can use:

window.open(url, "_self");

Or also you can try:

window.location.assign(url);

If by printing you mean in a printer you can use http://printjs.crabbly.com/

edited Jul 26 '18 at 12:38

TheTanic

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answered Jul 26 '18 at 12:06

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score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 26 '18 at 12:12

You have to open the file first in new tab and from there you can download or you can show in same page and from there also you can download

<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
    <div class="row">

            <div class="col-lg-12">
                <div id="pdfdiv">
                 <a class="media" href="./yourPdfFIleLocation.pdf">Click Me</a>
                </div>
            </div>
        </div>  
</body>

Print PDF directly from url

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