html question: killing html headers/footers on printing pages

would anyone know the html syntax for controlling the headers and footers found in the ie/file/page setup? i don't want the entire URL to appear on the page footer when printed, and don't want my users to have to handle this correction themselves.
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Susannah,

Unfortunately, I don't think this is controllable by HTML, JavaScript or CSS.

I've trolled around on the interweb and while a lot of people are asking for this, no one seems to have a solution.

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alas. thanks, francis, for the confirmation.

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Well ... that's not strictly true. You have to use an activeX object but it is possible.

This sample code will allow you to control most page set-up items using such a control. The control is from Mead Co and can be accessed via the URL in the sample below or you can get it from them and apply it at your site. I have added a hide and display of the printer gif before and after printing so that the image itself doesn't appear on the hardcopy.

I have used it successfully to add a print landscape button on the HTML output without having to change the options.

The values that you set are not visible to the page set-up window until you have clicked on the image.

-* File landscape_print.fex
TABLE FILE CAR
SUM RCOST
    DCOST
    SALES
BY COUNTRY
BY CAR
BY MODEL
HEADING
"Landscape printing using Mead Co's ScriptX"
ON TABLE SET PAGE-NUM OFF
ON TABLE SET HTMLCSS ON
ON TABLE SET STYLE *
ENDSTYLE
ON TABLE HOLD AS MYREPORT FORMAT HTML
END
-HTMLFORM BEGIN
<html>
<head>
<title>Landscape printing</title>
<script language=javascript>
function printReport()
{
  self.PrintButton.style.visibility = 'hidden';
  factory.printing.header = "This is the Header";
  factory.printing.footer = "This is the Footer";
  factory.printing.bottomMargin = 6;
  factory.printing.topMargin = 5;
  factory.printing.leftMargin = 5;
  factory.printing.rightMargin = 5;
  factory.printing.portrait = false;
  factory.printing.Print(true);
  self.PrintButton.style.visibility = 'visible';
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<div id="PrintButton" style="position:absolute; visibility:visible; top:2; left:650; width:40;
     cursor:hand; z-index:1;" valign="middle" align="center">
  <font size=-1>Print</font>
  <img src="/approot/baseapp/printer.gif" width="20" height="20" alt="Click here to print"
     onclick="printReport();">
</div>
!IBI.FIL.MYREPORT;
<object id="factory" style="display:none" viewastext
        classid="clsid:1663ed61-23eb-11d2-b92f-008048fdd814"
        codebase="http://www.meadroid.com/scriptx/ScriptX.cab#Version=6,0,0,421">
</object>
</body>
</html>
-HTMLFORM END

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Very interesting. Thank you very much for this.

I had to install ScriptX by going to this URL:

http://www.meadroid.com/scriptx/smsx.exe

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yes very interesting; i went to meadroid and downloaded the whole thing... will begin experimenting...

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Perhaps I should ask them for commission?

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We've also been using the Meadco ScriptX for a short while and have been very pleased w/ the results. The free portion of the ActiveX was enough for us to get by since you can turn the headers & footers off, specify margins, and control landscape or portrait (big deal). If you're willing to shell out a small amount of money for the control, then you can even control a lot more than that.

The only real downside that I can think of (and this is small) is that the user gets a message asking them to confirm a download if you don't pre-install the ActiveX. Frankly this is very minor in my eyes, because we use a tool on-site that we can use to "push" the install out during off-hours. Since MeadCo offers the .EXE installer, it should work out nicely (I just need to get it done!

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doh!!

this is just what I was looking for.... but....

"Due to abuse, the cab file is no longer available for referencing from our servers - apologies for any inconvenience this has caused."

http://www.meadroid.com/scriptx/freedep.asp

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Perhaps I really should have asked for the commission then

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This thing only works on Internet Explorer and who uses that any more?

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quote:
Internet Explorer and who uses that any more?

Many corporates who also use MS Orifice

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I know, I have to!

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Then why not embrace that fact and leave out the stress of anger?