Question

I’m trying to open new window and send form data with javascript and jquery-1.8.3.

With Bernhard’s help I succeeded to call a new window with page for print.

(Thank you so much Bernhard. window.open and sending form data not working)

But, window.print() function does not working in IE9! (FF, Chorme do well)

I refreshed the page, then IE9 calls window.print()

Here is source code.

<a href="#" onclick="printPage()">Print this</a>

<script type="text/javascript" src="/common/js/jquery-1.8.3.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">

function printPage(){

    $.post('/common/print.jsp', {view:$("#ctn").html()}).success(function(response){
        var oWindow = window.open('', "printWindow", "width=700px,height=800px");
        oWindow.document.write(response);
        oWindow.print(); // I added this line. But IE9 not working.
    });
}
</script>

Is there something I missed?

Answer 1

Try this one:

    $.post('/common/print.jsp', {view:$("#ctn").html()}).success(function(response){
        var oWindow = window.open('', "printWindow", "width=700px,height=800px");
        oWindow.document.write(response);
        oWindow.document.close();
        oWindow.focus();
        oWindow.print(); // I added this line. But IE9 not working.
    });

checkout this:

Using HTTP Headers to Force Standards View in Internet Explorer 8 and Above

You can also use meta tags to force standards mode. The X-UA-Compatible meta tag tells Internet Explorer what view mode to use or emulate.

By setting this meta tag, you tell IE to use standards mode even if there are comments or an XML declaration above the DOCTYPE. You determine what version of Internet Explorer can best view the page, and then set the meta tags to define that version.

IE 7:

<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" value="IE=7"> 

IE 8:

<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" value="IE=8"> 

IE 9:

<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" value="IE=9"> 

If a customer comes to a page with a view mode higher than it supports
(e.g. an IE 7 browser viewing a page asking for IE8 view mode), it
will ignore the tag and render the page the the mode it would have
without the tag.

More info find here: http://webdesign.about.com/od/internetexplorer/qt/force-compatibility-view-in-ie.htm