Making a webpage printable...

[ClevelandSlim]

is there a way to have an html form on a page, with a button that will print JUST the info from the form?

~Slim~

[Head Boy]

I haven't tried it, but would it work if you used frames?

[ClevelandSlim]

I'm not sure. I need it to print on the surfer's side. Like if they are making a purchase, they can fill out the form online, then hit print/submit and the info gets sent to my database, and also prints out on the customers end...

Making this site for someone else, not something I would want for myself...

~Slim~

[Head Boy]

I've not seen one with a print and submit button. I've seen a few that return a report after the submit, and that includes a print button. I suspect that you'll need a bit of php (or other code) to do it though.

[ristac]

yep I use one on a main stream site, will PM you the details so you can take a look, just scroll down the page and copy the source code which I found at Dynamic Drive

[ScreaM]

Originally Posted by ristac

yep I use one on a main stream site, will PM you the details so you can take a look, just scroll down the page and copy the source code which I found at Dynamic Drive

If you found it at Dynamic Drive, what's wrong with posting it here?

[Head Boy]

Originally Posted by ScreaM

If you found it at Dynamic Drive, what's wrong with posting it here?

Maybe he's worried about copyright.

[ristac]

Nothing is wrong if the post allowed me to copy the code into it. As it is Java based it wouldn't show how it should...

[PornFactory]

I'm sure its possible but didn't need it so far so don't have a code for that...

[ScreaM]

Originally Posted by ristac

Nothing is wrong if the post allowed me to copy the code into it. As it is Java based it wouldn't show how it should...

you can use the php tags to post it. see : http://www.netpond.com/showthread.ph...74#post1623474

p.s. you'll have to write "java$cript" for it to show to us.

[ristac]

Originally Posted by ScreaM

you can use the php tags to post it. see : http://www.netpond.com/showthread.ph...74#post1623474

p.s. you'll have to write "java$cript" for it to show to us.

Will keep that in mind next time thanks.

[mojoman]

yeah, it sounds like that putting it into your db is more important then them printing it (really it is!), so you should process the form data using js or php, put it in the db if all is ok, then dynamically generate a page from the variables with the print button on it.

submitting the form and printing at the same time is a bad idea in case of mistakes etc!

[Teranoz]

use css

[style type="text/css" media="print"]
.noprint {
visibility:hidden;
}
[/style]

Give all non printable the class noprint

[ScreaM]

Originally Posted by Teranoz

use css

[style type="text/css" media="print"]
.noprint {
visibility:hidden;
}
[/style]

Give all non printable the class noprint

Hey man nice to see you after so long.

How's it going? How are you doing outside this business?

[Teranoz]

Still alive, coding php asp and dotnet for non adult customers and playing entropia universe. Still have my old sites, but dont promote them and dont make new stuff, but still got rebillers and once in a while a signup.
Was playing entropian universe, but the loot of the creatures was bad so I thought lets check out netpond. And with these type of coding questions I just have to respond, lol.

[ScreaM]

Originally Posted by Teranoz

Still alive, coding php asp and dotnet for non adult customers and playing entropia universe. Still have my old sites, but dont promote them and dont make new stuff, but still got rebillers and once in a while a signup.
Was playing entropian universe, but the loot of the creatures was bad so I thought lets check out netpond. And with these type of coding questions I just have to respond, lol.

Cool. Do pop-in from time to time.

[Teranoz]

Hehe I do, you just saw.

[ClevelandSlim]

Originally Posted by Teranoz

use css

[style type="text/css" media="print"]
.noprint {
visibility:hidden;
}
[/style]

Give all non printable the class noprint

Thanks for the info man. One question... will this work for form items such as text input boxes, checkboxes, and radio buttons?

~Slim~

[facialfreak]

Originally Posted by ClevelandSlim

I'm not sure. I need it to print on the surfer's side. Like if they are making a purchase, they can fill out the form online, then hit print/submit and the info gets sent to my database, and also prints out on the customers end...

Making this site for someone else, not something I would want for myself...

~Slim~

Use a PHP mail script .... and have it by default mail a copy to the email address they entered, as well as you.

would be pretty simple actually ...

[Teranoz]

Originally Posted by ClevelandSlim

Thanks for the info man. One question... will this work for form items such as text input boxes, checkboxes, and radio buttons?

~Slim~

yep

input type="text" class="noprint"

or if you want it with all input things

[style type="text/css" media="print"]
input, select, textarea {
visibility:hidden;
}
[/style]

You could also put the part you dont want to print in a table with the class noprint

table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="noprint"

or put these around it :
[span class="noprint"]
non printable content goes here
[/span]

(and like always, change the [ and ] into the html brackets)