[thelist] Printing without page headers

[Scott wolpow]

A simple way is to go into IE File>Page set-up and delete the values in 
Headers and Footers.
Scott Wolpow
At 11:20 PM 1/22/04, you wrote:
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Javier Muniz" <javierm at corp.granicus.com>
>Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 6:12 PM
>
>
> > I am working on a project that requires that I print without the
> > headers/footers that IE/Netscape automatically adds to the page (usually
> > a URL, page number, etc).  So far all I have been able to find is an
> > ActiveX control that only works in IE... has anyone discovered another
> > way to do this that does not require something like ActiveX?
>
>Javier,
>
>I fear that you will probably not find an adequate solution that will work
>in most cases.  Since this question is about printing, I am going to guess
>that the project calls for printing out a webpage for the purposes of
>creating a poor-man's printing press?  If so, you'll most likely find that
>browsers are not yet mature enough to make this a viable reality.  I'd
>strongly suggest that you create a PDF on the server, issue it to them, and
>let them print that.
>
>There are a number of toolkits that will allow you to generate the PDF
>programmatically on the server.  Depending on how complex the document you
>are generating may be, this may be a very cost-effective solution.  In some
>cases you may even be about to use the fill-in form features of PDF's so all
>you have to do is to populate the form and it's ready to go.
>
>I've worked with ActivePDF for form filling and know that it can do some of
>this at a very small price (when compared to trying to figure it out
>yourself at $$/hr).  PlanetPDF has many links to other toolkits that may be
>of help if you decide to go down this road of dynamic generation.
>
>Best of luck,
>
><><><><><><><><><><>
>Joshua Olson
>Web Application Engineer
>WAE Tech Inc.
>http://www.waetech.com/service_areas/
>706.210.0168
>
>
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