How can we skip the print preview (direct printing) from Java with Idempiere (Web)

[Pedro Rozo]

Hi everyone

Within the upcoming SmartPOS Web 3.0 We want to have a quick print option, then do not want to preview all the invoices before printing, 

1. We have seen some old preferences (desktop - swing version), but how we can skip the preview within Idempiere (web) ? for print formats like invoices and so on ? is it a global sys config ?

2. Currently after a sale if performed we create a new invoice and  we open it using the method: AEnv.zoom(AD_Window_ID, query); but  is there any option to print directly the invoice from java without open the invoice window, preview and then print ? 

Regards

Pedro Rozo.

[norber...@multimageweb.com]

hi Pedro,

do you want print locally or to remote printer ? We are differentiate when:

1. User Print pdf preview then print it from browser (using browser or OS dialog select printer)

2. Print to linux CUPS - print to server CUPS queue being routed to the right printer (i prefer this, not yet fully implemented now)

3. print directly to remote IP address  (contra: if printer not available then browser session able to break)

that is how we are using print to printers. if you interested we can share code too.

hope help.

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[Pedro Rozo]

Hi Norbert.

Thanks for your quick feedback, we want to print locally for now (browser) minimizing the number of mouse clicks for the end user: we are generating the new invoice from java so we should be able to call any logic from the idempiere API, any suggestions , is there any idempiere java class to print an invoice directly without a preview or without opening the invoice first?

Regards.

Pedro R

[hie...@hasuvimex.vn]

Pedro, can view some link.

https://groups.google.com/forum/m/#!topic/idempiere/YqF39E7CxgQ

‎http://wiki.idempiere.org/en/JasperReportsFreiBier#direct_print.2C_automatic_archiving.2C_etc.

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[Pedro Rozo]

Hi Hiep.

Thanks for your comments, but I am not working wiht jasper reports, just using regular print formats .. and both links provided are for jasper & custom reports ... 

Do you know if there any simple java api method to trigger the printing for print formats ?

Regards,

Pedro R

[hie...@hasuvimex.vn]

Pedro.

My opinion. Regular report and jasper report is different at create report file (pdf, csv,...)‎.

Solution for direct print can is same.

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[Fco. Javier Vannini Robelo]

Hey Pedro, Like throwing a blind dart maybe I hit the mark with this link:

http://forum.zkoss.org/question/44655/print-documents-without-show-the-content/?sort=oldest&page=2#sort-top

In this thread they give code for such function and the result of such code can be seen in the following website if you press the button labeled "Drucken"

http://online.odoerfer.com/OdKatalog/tree.zul#pi_30238

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[Pedro Rozo]

Francisco.,

Please notice we are just looking an Idempiere API method/class to perform that printing task for print format, we are not looking any advanced zk code/html/javascript tricks for printing.      

Regards

Pedro R.

[Dirk Niemeyer]

Hi Pedro,

in the swing ui you can set "Always preview print" in the user
preferences. Depending on this setting a click on the printer icon of a
window either shows the preview or prints directly.

Not sure how this is done in web client as this does not show up in
preferences.

For a report you can check the selection "Direct Print" in the process &
report window to enable "Print without dialog".

You may search the sources for IsDirectPrint to find out how this works.

Regards,

Dirk Niemeyer

Am 26.08.2014 23:59, schrieb Pedro Rozo:
> Francisco.,
>
> Please notice we are just looking an Idempiere API method/class to perform
> that printing task for print format, we are not looking any advanced zk
> code/html/javascript tricks for printing.
>
> Regards
>
> Pedro R.
>
> El martes, 26 de agosto de 2014 14:11:49 UTC-5, FJVR escribió:
>>
>> Hey Pedro, Like throwing a blind dart maybe I hit the mark with this link:
>>
>>
>> http://forum.zkoss.org/question/44655/print-documents-without-show-the-content/?sort=oldest&page=2#sort-top
>>
>> In this thread they give code for such function and the result of such
>> code can be seen in the following website if you press the button labeled
>> "Drucken"
>>
>> http://online.odoerfer.com/OdKatalog/tree.zul#pi_30238
>>
>>
>>

>> 2014-08-26 7:51 GMT-07:00 <hie...@hasuvimex.vn <javascript:>>:

>>
>>> Pedro.
>>> My opinion. Regular report and jasper report is different at create
>>> report file (pdf, csv,...)‎.
>>> Solution for direct print can is same.
>>>
>>> Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone.

>>> *From: *Pedro Rozo
>>> *Sent: *Tuesday, August 26, 2014 21:36
>>> *To: *idem...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>
>>> *Reply To: *idem...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>
>>> *Subject: *Re: [idempiere] Re: How can we skip the print preview (direct

>>> printing) from Java with Idempiere (Web)
>>>
>>> Hi Hiep.
>>>
>>> Thanks for your comments, but I am not working wiht jasper reports, just
>>> using regular print formats .. and both links provided are for jasper &
>>> custom reports ...
>>>
>>> Do you know if there any simple java api method to trigger the printing
>>> for print formats ?
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Pedro R
>>>
>>> El martes, 26 de agosto de 2014 09:30:29 UTC-5, Hiep Lq escribió:
>>>>
>>>> Pedro, can view some link.
>>>>
>>>> https://groups.google.com/forum/m/#!topic/idempiere/YqF39E7CxgQ
>>>>
>>>> ‎http://wiki.idempiere.org/en/JasperReportsFreiBier#direct_
>>>> print.2C_automatic_archiving.2C_etc.
>>>>

>>>> Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone.

>>>> *From: *Pedro Rozo
>>>> *Sent: *Tuesday, August 26, 2014 19:25
>>>> *To: *idem...@googlegroups.com
>>>> *Reply To: *idem...@googlegroups.com
>>>> *Subject: *[idempiere] Re: How can we skip the print preview (direct

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[Pedro Rozo]

Hi Dirk.

I am looking something similar for the web client, but just for regular print formats ...     (Neither jasper report, nor custom reports)

Perhaps HenSin or someone else with Idempiere core knowledge could guide us .?.. I guess there should be a sysconfig or just a java API method to trigger a print format printing without the preview or just to trigger the print format printing without open

Pedro R

[Jan Thielemann]

As far as i know, direct printing from the webui is not possible because it runs in your browser and it would be dangerous if your browser could print documents without user interaction. Bad people could do nasty things if it were possible. 

However, maybe another approach could be used. You could generate the pdf on the server (e. g. in a process), copy the pdf to a special directory on the server and use functions of the operating system (e. g. cron jobs) to print all documents from the special directory.

If you find another way, let us know :)

[Pedro Rozo]

Hi Jan.

Thanks for your feedback, two quick questions.

1. Do you know if  is it possible to disable the normal preview for regular print formats ? similar to the direct print for jasper reports ? (webui) 

2. To use the process approach to generate the PDF in the background do you have any examples/thread to analize ?

Regards

Pedro R

[armenrz]

Hi Pedro,

The other way is to create an applet like Hengsin's sample in printing shipment label.

Unfortunately, I have tried similar thing but not succeed yet. It doesn't have error but it still won't print. So I can not give you any good advice right now.

Regards,

Armen

[Heng Sin Low]

I haven't try this, but perhaps https://developers.google.com/cloud-print/docs/gadget is another option that might work for this.

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[Pedro Rozo]

Thanks Hengsin but we are trying to keep the implementation as simple/clean as possible (ideally just java code). .Having in midn that we just want to reduce the number of mouse clicks to generate an order.... is there any other option within the Idempiere API to skip at least the preview for print formats within the WEB UI (perhaps a sysconfig )?  or do you have any java code/thread suggestion where we can find a print format printing process with pure java as Jan mentioned before?

Regards

Pedro R.