>From what I've read, it does appear that AIR 2.0 will do it. There are methods on PrintJob that will return a list of the client's printers, and let you select one to send the job to, and skip all dialog boxes. So AIR might actually be an option.
But I'd prefer a solution with Flash Player. Gonna work on it, even tho I'm not hopeful. On Sep 1, 2010 7:51 PM, "Cameron Childress" <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 4:47 PM, Laurence MacNeill > <[email protected]> wrote: >> I could really use some major advice here. We're so close to the finishing >> point on this project, and we're being held back by stupid printing >> problems... >> >> We *HAVE* to be able to print with no pop-up dialog boxes. None. Period. > > Not gonna happen with Flash alone. > >> Should I dump Flash Player and >> switch to AIR? That would that give me better control over the printing, >> yes? But, can AIR actually do all that I'm asking for here? > > Nope. AIR won't do it either, AFAIK. I have banged my head against > the wall on this issue for a few years. If you find anything I would > be THRILLED to know. > > The closest I have come is an AutoHotKey (http://www.autohotkey.com/) > script that autoconfirmes the "ok" button on the printer dialog. > Works intermittantly, but occasionally users can interact with the > screen in a way that makes it stop working. This also requires the > AHK app to be running on every computer that need to do this > AutoPrint. > > You COULD initiate a printjob directly from ColdFusion via the CFPrint > tag, but it requires the server to know about the printer. This means > it's really no good if it's a client's printer. PHP will be the same. > You can save yourself that wild goose chase. > > Again, if you find something let me know, I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to > hear about it. > > -Cameron > > -- > Cameron Childress > Sumo Consulting Inc > http://www.sumoc.com > --- > cell: 678.637.5072 > aim: cameroncf > email: [email protected] > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from this list, simply email the list with unsubscribe in the subject line > > For more info, see http://www.affug.com > Archive @ http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40affug.com/ > List hosted by http://www.fusionlink.com > ------------------------------------------------------------- > >
