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Re: Print from button on form - JScript code - WSH sendkeys

mcmadhan — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 07:53:41 GMT

Hi,

Thanks for replying. I'm new to infopath. Please bare with me for asking too much.

For the infopath form for which I need this print button now uses C#.net as code behind.
If I have to convert that to JScript. Would you please let me know how to do that?

Thanks,
M

Re: Print from button on form - JScript code - WSH sendkeys

rcant — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:08:31 GMT

for the button you need a onclck event -- substitute your button name for button_name

function button_name::OnClick(eventObj)

{
var WshShell = new ActiveXObject("WScript.Shell");
WshShell.SendKeys("^(p)")
}

Re: Print from button on form - JScript code - WSH sendkeys

mcmadhan — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 13:36:29 GMT

I'm new to Infopath.
Still don't have a clue about "how to add the mentioned Jscript in Infopath".

Mentione JScript

function printFormPage()
{
var WshShell = new ActiveXObject("WScript.Shell");
WshShell.SendKeys("^(p)")
}

Would someone help me on that (have print button on infopath form - in browser)?

Thanks,
M

Re: Print from button on form - JScript code - WSH sendkeys

Patrick Halstead — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:46:46 GMT

Yes, thanks to Skarn, we have a very nice jscript security workaround for printing via a button. Cool post!

JScript is not as secure as C#, however, and there's a reason that managed code (aka C# and VB.NET) don't let you do this. So long as you are ok with that, it's all good! :)

Re: Print from button on form - JScript code - WSH sendkeys

admot — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:31:38 GMT

The problem with using thisXDocument.PrintOut(); in jscript is that it didn't bring up a dialog window. Haven't tried it in IP2007 and in C#.

The "WshShell.SendKeys("^(p)")" does seem to work. Whata know. I've been searching for a clean solution for this for over a year. And here it its. Thanks!

Re: Print from button on form - JScript code - WSH sendkeys

Frederik Van Lierde — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:38:01 GMT

If you use InfoPath 2007 + c#

- Add button to your form
- Open the properties dialog box
- Select Rules and Custom Code
- Click Edit Form Code
- add the following line: thisXDocument.PrintOut();

Set the Form Security to Full Trust to make sure PrintOut will work

Print from button on form - JScript code - WSH sendkeys

Skarn — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 09:57:43 GMT

Hi,

I also ask myself how can I have print button on form? I am limited to level 2 security with my forms so sometimes I try to find ways to do 'level 3' security things with level 2 methods.

Maybe this only works for me but:

[jScript]

function printFormPage()
{
var WshShell = new ActiveXObject("WScript.Shell");
WshShell.SendKeys("^(p)")
}

Brings up the print menu! It's a simple send keys, and you can probably guess I use this to also bring up save as and save boxes too.

If this works for you, you can possibly do many things.

Good luck!