将Excel文件发送到客户端的打印机

Question

i have a PHP web site and i am writing some data to an Excel file. My Excel file can be downloaded with a button. It opens a window or download manager (if configured). So far everything is ok. Now i want to send this file automatically to the Client's default printer. When users click print, web page must send the "EXCEL FILE" to printer. NOT like the "window.print()" function in JavaScript.

Is there a way to do this with javascript or AJAX ? Does the client have to download the Excel file in order to send it to default printer ? I tried to use a hidden "iframe" with "src = bla_bla.xls" but it automatically opens the download window.

Briefly i want this Excel file, which is prepared on server, to be sent to client's default printer and open up the print options window.

Answer 1

To do this ... you need a client-side scriptlanguage like javascript or vb. php is server-side and don't know anything about the client's printer ..