Print PDF File in IFrame using javascript getting one page only

Question

here is my code to print a pdf file. here while printing time iam getting one page only i need a solution for that

  function printPdf(){
     var ifr = document.getElementById("frame1");
         //PDF is completely loaded. (.load() wasn't working properly with PDFs)
     ifr.onreadystatechange = function () {
        if (ifr.readyState == 'complete') {
              ifr.contentWindow.focus();
              ifr.contentWindow.print();
           }
       }
 }

This may helps: stackoverflow.com/questions/12642630/… stackoverflow.com/questions/12974115/to-open-pdf-file-in-iframe — Suresh
– Suresh, Commented Sep 19, 2013 at 7:19

noseratio · Accepted Answer · 2013-09-20 13:48:02Z

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I suspect that's because the whole window gets printed (which has the current view of the iframe with the 1st page of the PDF rendered). Use <object> instead:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<head>
    <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge"/>

    <script>
    function PrintPdf() {
        idPrint.disabled = 0;
        idPdf.Print();
    }

    function idPdf_onreadystatechange() {
        if (idPdf.readyState === 4)
            setTimeout(PrintPdf, 1000);
    }
    </script>

</head>

<body>
    <button id="idPrint" disabled=1 onclick="PrintPdf()">Print</button>
    <br>
    <object id="idPdf" onreadystatechange="idPdf_onreadystatechange()"
        width="300" height="400" type="application/pdf"
        data="test.pdf?#view=Fit&scrollbar=0&toolbar=0&navpanes=0">
        <span>PDF plugin is not available.</span>
    </object>
</body>

This code is verified with IE. Other browsers will still render the PDF, but may not print it.

[UPDATE] If you need dynamic loading and printing, the changes to the above code are minimal:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<head>
    <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge"/>

    <script>
    function PrintPdf() {
        idPdf.Print();
    }

    function idPdf_onreadystatechange() {
        if (idPdf.readyState === 4)
            setTimeout(PrintPdf, 1000);
    }

    function LoadAndPrint(url)
    {
        idContainer.innerHTML = 
            '<object id="idPdf" onreadystatechange="idPdf_onreadystatechange()"'+
                'width="300" height="400" type="application/pdf"' +
                'data="' + url + '?#view=Fit&scrollbar=0&toolbar=0&navpanes=0">' +
                '<span>PDF plugin is not available.</span>'+
            '</object>';
    }
    </script>
</head>

<body>
    <button id="idPrint" onclick="LoadAndPrint('http://localhost/example.pdf')">Load and Print</button>
    <br>
    <div id="idContainer"></div>
</body>

edited Sep 20, 2013 at 13:48

answered Sep 19, 2013 at 9:07

noseratio

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Vijay P.V Over a year ago

thank you for your reply. actually before i was using object then i changed to iframe because maybe IE9 will create problem use of object can you try for iframe..

noseratio Over a year ago

I don't think it's possible. The best you can print is the whole window, not a specific <iframe> when it has a PDF inside. The <object> approach works for IE9 though. Maybe you should make sure Acrobat Reader is up-to-date.

Vijay P.V Over a year ago

but its not working for me.. i want to print after loading the object

noseratio Over a year ago

Some ideas: try idPdf.gotoLastPage, idPdf.printAll(), or increase the timeout: setTimeout(PrintPdf, 2000) (this is a delay to get the initial PDF view rendered after the file has been loaded). Here is a related post which lists all methods available on the PDF <object>.

noseratio Over a year ago

No problem. Which one of the above options has helped, exactly?

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Tunaki · Accepted Answer · 2016-03-27 17:38:30Z

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<iframe src="teste.pdf" id="meupdf" width="800" height="600" />

function printPdf) {

    var PDF = document.getElementById("meupdf");
    PDF.focus();
    PDF.contentWindow.print();
}

edited Mar 27, 2016 at 17:38

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answered Mar 27, 2016 at 17:36

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