print automatically html file with powershell

Question

I want to print an html file to the default printer with powershell. So lets say I have the file c:\test.html with the text:

<html>
<p> hello <b>world</b></p>
<html>

How could I print test.html to the default printer?

Thank you in advance.

I assume you are interested in printing the rendered output rather that the html source code. — Filburt
– Filburt, Commented Aug 25, 2011 at 11:21

Jimadine · Accepted Answer · 2022-02-03 08:50:37Z

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get-content c:\test.html  | out-printer

Print to default printer.

Edit:

if you need print rendered htlm page:

$ie = new-object -com "InternetExplorer.Application"
$ie.Navigate("c:\test.html")
$ie.ExecWB(6,2)

Edit after comments:

I can run this in a testprint.ps1 file:

$ie = new-object -com "InternetExplorer.Application"
$ie.Navigate("c:\test.html")
while ( $ie.busy ) { Start-Sleep -Seconds 3 }
$ie.ExecWB(6,2)
while ( $ie.busy ) { Start-Sleep -Seconds 3 }
$ie.quit()

edited Feb 3, 2022 at 8:50

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answered Aug 25, 2011 at 11:19

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8 Comments

Artur Carvalho Over a year ago

Thank you Christian! Almost perfect. I see that I stay with IE running, should I run a "close" command? I tried $ie.Quit() and $ie.Close() but had no luck. Any ideas?

CB. Over a year ago

To dipose the IE session open as $ie you have to call $ie.quit(). This not close other IE sessions open. Can you try again closing all other IE session?

Artur Carvalho Over a year ago

If I put the quit it does not print. Tried this: "While ($ie.Busy) { Start-Sleep -Milliseconds 400 } $ie.Quit()" but it doesn't print.

Artur Carvalho Over a year ago

Did a harcode 5 seconds sleep and it works. Need to do a wait in the main thread or something like that.

CB. Over a year ago

Glad it helped! see OLECMDID, OLECMDEXECOPT on msdn, are the values of ExecWB member!

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