print a pdf form without adobe reader?

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I would like to create a print button that would send a PDF form directly to
a user's printer. Is there any way to do this without the pdf first opening
in a browser window? Also, would it be possible to do this if the user does
not have the reader installed?

What I'm trying to do is, in as few steps as possible, send a nice-quality
map to the printer. I can do it easily with a jpg or gif file, but output
image quality is really low.
 
I don't think HTML will allow you to send a print command like you're
asking. You will need Adobe to view PDF's - or another reader than can read
that format.

The only thing I can think of , is if they right click the link to the file
and choose the "print" option - this might work, or it might still load the
PDF file in the Adobe reader and then print it. I have a feeling it needs
to be opened before it will print.
 
It agree with you that I think that it does need to be opened but you can
also tell it to close after it is sent to the printer. Also if they for w/e
reason do not have reader photoshop can also read PDF but that is kind of
unpractical.
 
Certainly it would be easier and cheaper to install a free pdf reader than
$1500.00 Photoshop. Anyway, just about any software you buy these days
comes with the manuals in PDF format.

More people would be likely to have the PDF reader than Photoshop.
 
Yeh, that is way I said that would be unpracticle. Is there a reason you have
to have this document in reader if it is just going to print.
 
Yes, because the document must be open in a application that can read the file format in order to be
printed.

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If you wanted it simple, then you could do it in the most basic way - with
Notepad.

I would say every computer system and OS has some way to open *.txt files,
so there's no barrier over requiring certain software (such as PDF readers).

Of course, the file still needs to be opened in the application for the
specific OS. Then it can be printed. Much less a hassle than PDF.

However Notepad doesn't have much formatting (fonts etc) ability but if you
want just plain text on printed paper, it could be an option for you.
 
Why can you just make it into a HTML document and have it pop-up and put in
an onload command.
 
The html approach doesn't work because the graphics wind up being too low in
resolution for good-quality printout.

I agree that most people have the reader, but some don't and the ones who
don't are likely to be the same people who won't know how to download it. I
was just hoping that I could have a graphic print out clearly with as little
fuss as possible.
 
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