Simple print button

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<a href="javascript:window.print();">Print Me</a>

Bob Lehmann
 
I can't imagine what's wrong with the browser's Print button or File Print
command, but try:

<a href="javascript:window.print();">Print</a>

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Fails on IE5/Mac.

Here's the best you can do -

Put this in the head of the document -

<script type="text/javascript">
function print_page(where){
var is_mac=(navigator.platform.indexOf("ac") != -1);
(document.all && is_mac)?
alert("Select \"Print\" from the menu") : where? where.window.print() :
window.print();
}

function writeOutPrintLink(){
document.getElementById('printLink').innerHTML = '<a
href="javascript:print_page();">Print this</a>'

}

</script>

Adjust the body tag of the document as follows -

<body ... onload="writeOutPrintLink();"> (where the ellipsis indicates
already existing attributes, if any)
<span id="printLink"></span>

That way, the link only shows up if you have javascript enabled.
 
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