2.21.1.010301, 3 January 2024 6:15 PM : © 2024 - Mead & Company Ltd.

 touch this button to download a PDF document the framed content.

For users

The frame might be hidden or visible but it will be content that needs to be printed, say a label or a report stripped of the surrounding context UI such as this.

For the scripters

We define the header and footer as usual but also define a large top margin. We know the server is using millimeters for margins, so we set 40mm.

                <script src="/scripts/jquery-3.1.1.min.js"></script>
                <script src="/scripts/meadco.scriptX/meadco-scriptx-core-1.11.1.js"></script>
                <script src="/scripts/meadco.scriptX/meadco-scriptx-print-1.11.1.js"></script>
                <script src="/scripts/meadco.scriptX/meadco-scriptx-printhtml-1.11.1.js"></script>
                <script src="/scripts/meadco.scriptx/meadco-scriptxfactory-1.11.1.js"></script>
                <script src="/scripts/meadco-scriptx-1.10.1.js"></script>
                
                <script type="text/javascript">
                'use strict';
                // a function for ux to show print in progress
                function spoolStatus(bEnable) { ... }
                $(window).on('load', function () {
                   // connect to a print server
                   MeadCo.ScriptX.Print.connect(
                    "https://scriptx.print.meadroid.com",
                    "");
                   $("#btn_printPage").click(function () {
                    var settings = MeadCo.ScriptX.Print.HTML.settings;
                    settings.header = "&b&bScriptX.Services ::
                            Browser Agnostic Printing";
                    settings.footer = "&p of &P&b&b&d";
                    settings.page.margins.top = 40;
                    MeadCo.ScriptX.Print.HTML.printFrame("infoframe");
                    spoolStatus(true);
                    MeadCo.ScriptX.Print.waitForSpoolingComplete(-1,
                        function(result) {
                            spoolStatus(false);
                            if ( typeof result === "string" )
                                alert("An error occurred while printing\n\n" + result);
                        });
                   });
                });
                </script>