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How do I set printer mode to landscape using javascript?

Hi,

I want to set the printer mode to landscape while printing my page..
I want to do it throu javascript How do I do it??
Can anybody help me with the code for this...

It is very urgent...

Please help as soon as possible

Thanks & Best Regards
ssdanu

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VincentPuglia

Hi,

don't know if this will work, but it's worth a try.

1) assign the page's content to a variable
var contentVar = document.getElementsByTagName('body').innerHTML
(dependent on what you want to print, you may have to use outerHTML or text)

2) which you then send to the following page
pathfilename?contentVar

3) the init() function will parse the location and fill the div with the passed innerHTML

4) everything in the div will be rotated.

<html>
<script>
function init()
{
txt = location.search.substr(1)
document.getElementById('theDiv').innerHTML = txt;
}
</script>
<body onload='init()'>
<div id="theDiv" style="position:absolute; top:0px; left:0px; filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.BasicImage(rotation=1)">
This is some text along with other stuff;
<br />
<table border="1">
<tr>
<td>
<form>
<input type='text' value='something'>
</form>
</td><td>some more text</td></tr></table>
</DIV>
</body>
</html>

Vinny

sciwriter

It cannot be done, since JS via web pages has no access to the user's local hard drive, which is where the printer settings are stored.

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