php printer functions not working

[joaca]

Hi guys, I am trying to get crackin' with php but a few difficulties. I have been trying to print a webpage called mini.php but finding some difficulty. Here is my code:

 

$handle = printer_open();
printer_start_doc($handle, "mini.php");
printer_start_page($handle);

printer_end_page($handle);
printer_end_doc($handle);
printer_close($handle);

 

Where could I be going wrong? Thanx

 

[rhodesa]

i haven't used this module...but i think you need to write to it:

 

<?php
$handle = printer_open();
printer_start_doc($handle, "mini.php");
printer_start_page($handle);
printer_write($handle, "Text to print");
printer_end_page($handle);
printer_end_doc($handle);
printer_close($handle);
?>

[joaca]

Actually I think that function

printer_write($handle, "Text to print");

 

will print the text "Text to print".

It prints directly from code to printer. That doesnt answer my question.

 

Need I say that the printer takes the paper but returns it blank? Ya, it does.

[rhodesa]

...i was just pointing you in the right direction.

 

i am pretty sure what you are trying to do isn't possible. you could print the html code for the webpage. but, you need to render the webpage as something visual, which php can't do