Problem? Browser Client needs to print without viewing doc.

[njmj0910]

How to solve this problem stated in subject line. I need to use Java preferably in this solution.

[x_goose_x]

Try something like:

prntwin = window.open("page.htm","","left=3000,top=3000");

prntwin.document.print();

setTimeout("prntwin.close()",15000);

[njmj0910]

but that would still allow the user to view the document even if it's for a second. One of the requirement is to have the user not view the document at all. It is a security issue as well.

thanks for your help.

[x_goose_x]

It's far off their screen. They can't see it. But any way you write the script the user can just open the file and read the url to the file. Javascript has nothing in the way of security.

[Roy Sinclair]

As long as your users have modern browsers this will work:

<style type="text/css">
@media screen { body { display: none ; }
@media print { body { display: block ; }
</style>

Of course there won't be anything but a blank screen to look at...

[brothercake]

for IE only, you might be able to use the execCommand method to call and then print a remote file. check out http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/workshop/author/dhtml/reference/methods/execCommand.asp