[SOLVED] Included file not appearing in print preview or actually printing in IE7

[tpimental]

I searched high and low for others experiencing this problem, but it must be rare (or the fact that "print" can mean a lot of things in PHP is f-ing up my searches).

 

At any rate, I have a "printer friendly" version of a page that includes a file based on a querystring.  This all works fine in FF, but when I go to print the page only the header and footer appear on the printed page (or in IE's print preview).

 

Has anyone run into something like this? 

[DarkWater]

Well, considering that PHP is server-side and is browser-independent for almost all purposes, we'd need to see your code to offer any suggestions.  It could just be bad HTML or something.

[Fadion]

Probably this has nothing to do with php. Have you set a stylesheet for the "printer friendly" version, or you're just generating a page php. You can have two stylesheets on your page, one for the screen and one for the printer (media="print"). That way you don't need to run another query and generate a "printer friendly" new page.

[tpimental]

The strange thing is that it works fine in FF.  Any way, here's some code.  Let me know if anything stands out at you.

 

<h2>View Report</h2>
<form>
<input type="button" value="Print This Page" onClick="window.print()" />
</form>
<div class="print"><a href="<?php echo $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']; ?>" onClick="window.print();return false">Print Report <img src="images/print.png"></a></div>
<form>
<?php

$reports_data= $db->get_results("select value_name,value from report_data where report_id=$report_id");
foreach ( $reports_data as $data )
{
           // Access data using object syntax
  $str.=$data->value_name."=".stripslashes($data->value)."&";
  
};
echo parse_str($str);

if ($report_type == 'inspection_report') {
include 'view-inspection_report.php';
} elseif ($report_type == 'valve_test') {
include 'view-valve_test.php';
} elseif ($report_type == 'dry_pipe_valve_test') {
include 'view-dry_pipe_valve_test.php';
} elseif ($report_type == 'fire_pump_test') {
include 'view-fire_pump_test.php';
}

?>

</form>

[Fadion]

I guess $report_id is set somewhere above the code you provided.

 

parse_str() doesn't return any values, so what's the point of echoing it?

[tpimental]

I guess $report_id is set somewhere above the code you provided.

 

parse_str() doesn't return any values, so what's the point of echoing it?

 

Let me explain the page a bit more.  $report_id is pulled from the querystring and is used to call a database with more than 100 value name/value pairs which are displayed using parse_str() in the included files.  The included files are simply large table formatted forms.

 

The pages render fine in both IE and FF on the page, but when I try to send them to my printer or print preview in IE, I lose everything within the included files.

[tpimental]

You all were right.  I haven't completely figured it out yet, but it's definitely a style/layout issue.

 

Sorry for the confusion.