I want to know how to print multiple PDF files in a single print click.
I can easily print single PDF file but I dont know how to print when there are more files.
Thanks in advance.
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1Do you mean you want a user to click a "print" link somewhere and have 8 copies of a PDF spit out of their printer? Unless you've got a really specific use-case for that, it seems like a usability nightmare waiting to happen.Scott– Scott2011-08-25 08:42:49 +00:00Commented Aug 25, 2011 at 8:42
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2can you explain more clearly?Jeremy– Jeremy2011-08-25 08:43:30 +00:00Commented Aug 25, 2011 at 8:43
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i have 8 (for example) pdf seperate file. the user will click all file to print. i did that open each pdf file using each iframe, there is print option, we can take print. but now i need if i select all(8) pdf file, that will be come to one pdf file to print.zahir hussain– zahir hussain2011-08-25 08:47:56 +00:00Commented Aug 25, 2011 at 8:47
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You want to concatenate all of the pdfs and then print the single concatenated pdf? Could you instead print each pdf separately, in some order?Spycho– Spycho2011-08-25 08:53:32 +00:00Commented Aug 25, 2011 at 8:53
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2@Zahir I don't think you can do it with javascript. What you have to do is to merge all "selected" Document to one on the server side (by submitting the document id's). The languages there are more powerful than javascript.Reporter– Reporter2011-08-25 08:58:18 +00:00Commented Aug 25, 2011 at 8:58
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You can call print() multiple times in your code, resulting in the files being printed one after the other:
function PrintAll() {
var pages = ["page1.pdf", "page2.pdf", "page3.pdf"];
for (var i = 0; i < pages.length; i++) {
var oWindow = window.open(pages[i], "print");
oWindow.print();
oWindow.close();
}
}
5 Comments
Spycho
Note that this will result in multiple print dialogues.
zahir hussain
i am trying to concatenate the pdf using php by ajax then i will try to print the single pdf file. i think this will go to be fine... but i am not try this...
waspinator
is there a way to specify which printer each page goes to?
Either do as Shodow Wizard suggests and print out the files sequentially or concatenate the files server-side.
You could make an ajax request with the fine names that the user wants to print, concatenate them server side, return the concatenated pdf and then print that out. The concatenation implementation would depend on what server-side language you are using.
