I believe you also want to make sure to set it as attachment. If I'm not mistaken it defaults to inline which will render the pdf in the browser.
On 1/17/07, Bjørn T Johansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I am talking about printing to a printer... :) But thanks for the suggestion on how to go around the open/save as dialog box... :) BTJ On Wed, 17 Jan 2007 10:59:41 +0100 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi > > Is he talking about printing to a printer or to the screen? > > Hermod > > -----Original Message----- > From: Beelen, Marco [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2007 10:50 AM > To: MyFaces Discussion > Subject: RE: [ABOT] Sending pdf file from webserver to browser? > > > Hello Bjørn T Johansen, > > In order to achieve what you want, you've got two problems. > > 1) A printer is considered as a local devices, which isn't directly accessible from a loaded page in > browser. A browser can request a page to be printed, but the security model of a browser enforces the > required 'Print dialog'. 2) Your are not trying to print an HTML-page but a .pdf-file, which can't invoke > the print-command onLoad. > > For the first problem there are some (IE-only) solutions like ScriptX: > http://www.meadroid.com/scriptx/index.asp, but the second will remain. By setting the correct response > header you could get the pdf to open correctly in a browser, but the user will have to choose to print it > themselves. > > IMHO: It can't be done. > > If you ever fid a way around these problems, please let me know! > > With kind regards, > Marco > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bjørn T Johansen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: woensdag 17 januari 2007 10:37 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [ABOT] Sending pdf file from webserver to browser? > > Yes, I am setting it to application/pdf... Why? > > BTJ > > On Wed, 17 Jan 2007 10:30:38 +0100 > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi > > > > Are you setting the content-type on the response? > > > > Hermod > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Thorbjørn Ravn Andersen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2007 10:13 AM > > To: MyFaces Discussion > > Subject: Re: [ABOT] Sending pdf file from webserver to browser? > > > > > > Bjørn T Johansen skrev den 16-01-2007 14:42: > > > I have a myfaces webapp that uses a report component to generate a pdf file on the server. This file is > > > sent to the browser and the user then get a choice of saving the file or opening the file, eg. in > > > Acrobat. > > > > > > And I was wondering, it is possible to skip the opening og saving dialog and go straight to printing the > > > pdf file? As far as I can tell, this isn't possible.. > > I don't think so, unless you can print to the users printer from the server. > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Notice: This e-mail message, together with any attachments, contains > information of Merck & Co., Inc. (One Merck Drive, Whitehouse Station, > New Jersey, USA 08889), and/or its affiliates (which may be known > outside the United States as Merck Frosst, Merck Sharp & Dohme or MSD > and in Japan, as Banyu - direct contact information for affiliates is > available at http://www.merck.com/contact/contacts.html) that may be > confidential, proprietary copyrighted and/or legally privileged. It is > intended solely for the use of the individual or entity named on this > message. If you are not the intended recipient, and have received this > message in error, please notify us immediately by reply e-mail and then > delete it from your system. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > > This email with attachments is solely for the use of the individual or > entity to whom it is addressed. Please also be aware that the DnB NOR Group > cannot accept any payment orders or other legally binding correspondence with > customers as a part of an email. > > This email message has been virus checked by the anti virus programs used > in the DnB NOR Group. > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * >
