To print a html file programmatically, without having to open it in any browser

I have a few report names with selection criterias stored i the database. I have two places wherein i should call them. One is the reports module wherein I call the report directly and the output of the report is displayed on the screen and there is no problem. I have a servlet which does this. The problem is in the second area where in, i need to call this report which returns me a html file and then print the html file on the printer programatically. The problem here would be that, it would print the source code instead of the formatted content. Can u help me out? It would be great if you could kindly send me some ready made code with instructions about how to use it (i.e., the parameters to be passed, etc.). We use Html and servlets.

Thanks,

Krishnan

Hi,

I am not sure i've understood your problem but you can generate html outputs with servlet.

If you are getting response from the servlet in html, then open the page and print it!

if this is not the problem and you want to print directly without opening i think you need html parser and interpreter that is available in the browser. Otherwise it will print the html script.

Hi Nirmit,

Thanks for the effort you took in going through my question. Actually, the second part is the problem we are facing. i.e.,having to use html parsers to print the html page. It would be very kind of you to guide me in how to use these parsers, also taking care that it doesnt affect the html page if opened explicitly.

Thanks and looking forward for an early reply.

Bye,

Kris