I need to be able provide the print dialog automatically when a pdf is opened. I need to do it with javascript and I was wondering if it is possible for me to append said javascript using iText? It would be much cleaner for me to do so because I am currently already utilizing the iText library. Otherwise is there a better way to do this? Currently using:

Document document = new Document();
document.add(New Paragraph("<script type="text/javascript">print();</script>"));

This, however, makes no changes to the pdf but still does not print when it is opened.

Thanks in advance.

I need to be able provide the print dialog automatically when a pdf is opened. I need to do it with javascript and I was wondering if it is possible for me to append said javascript using iText? It would be much cleaner for me to do so because I am currently already utilizing the iText library. Otherwise is there a better way to do this? Currently using:

Document document = new Document();
document.add(New Paragraph("<script type="text/javascript">print();</script>"));

This, however, makes no changes to the pdf but still does not print when it is opened.

Thanks in advance.

• java
• javascript
• pdf
• itext

• 1 I don't think that's possible, the browser doesn't know when the PDF is open, and surely can't access the separate process for the PDF to tell to be printed. – Rubens Mariuzzo Commented Dec 3, 2012 at 2:57
• I've been told you can automatically print a pdf using javascript see: fpdf/en/script/script36.php However my question is if you can insert this javascript using iText – sam.tldr Commented Dec 3, 2012 at 3:03

1 Answer 1

I did something like this without Javascript, using iText API calls:

PdfWriter writer = ...;
PdfAction action = new PdfAction(PdfAction.PRINTDIALOG);
writer.setOpenAction(action);