Printing pdf files in a browser (e.g. Firefox) without opening the file

[bernda32943597]

I have a web application, which is generating pdf files. Is it possible to print a pdf file on the default printer without opening the pdf file?

I want to click on the link of a pdf file and the file should be printed immediately on the default printer.

[pwillener]

If the browser does not provide such a facility, then I don't see a way to do that.

[bernda32943597]

I do not think this is a feature of the browser. In Firefox I can set that a PDF file is opened using a PDF viewer. At this point I would specify the Adobe reader. Instead of opening the PDF file this file should be printed immediately.

So my question is: Is it possible to configure the Adobe reader that the PDF file is printed immediately?

[try67]

You can use a script to send the file to the printer as soon as it's opened, but it has to be loaded first.

[bernda32943597]

No problem if the file is opened. What kind of script is this? Do you have an example, please?

[try67]

It's a simple one-line JS code. Open the file in Acrobat and go to Tools - JavaScript - Document JavaScripts. Create a new item and paste this code into it (remove any code that is automatically generated):

this.print();

Save and close the file. The next time you open it the Print dialog will automatically appear.

[bernda32943597]

I this is not that what I am searching for. If I understand it right, I have to put the script to every PDF file. But I want that this works with every PDF file without editing a script.

Also I can not find the function for JS in Tools menu. I only have export, create, send and save. I use the freeware version of Adobe reader.

[try67]

That is something that you'll need to do in the HTML file, not in the PDF.

See this thread for some information about how to do it:

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10296783/html-print-embed-file

On Mon, Mar 16, 2015 at 3:50 PM, bernda32943597 <forums_noreply@adobe.com>