html: print() embed file

Question

I am showing a pdf inside a html using:

<embed id="print" src="file.pdf" type="application/pdf" width="100%" height="100%"> 

I would like to create a button that prints that file.

I thought it would be something like this; but it isn't working.

<button onClick="javascript:document.getElementById('print').print();">

Anybody an idea how I can call the print function on an embedded file?

Solution

<script type="text/javascript">
function printPDF(pdfUrl) 
{
    var w = window.open(pdfUrl);
    w.print();
}
</script>

You can call this function printPDF("http://mywebsite.com/myfile.pdf")

Comments

[Rps]

Thanx Agercian. the script does open a new window, but the print() isn't doing anything. I am using chrome to do this.

[agarcian]

Is the PDF hosted in the same domain that the page hosting this code is? I believe if you are trying to print from a different server it will give an 'Unsafe Javascript' message.

[Rps]

no the pdf is accessed form localserver, stored on my c:/ drive

[Max Malyk]

printPDF is a FF addon - addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/printpdf, it does not help to resolve the question for other browsers...

[Raghavendra N]

Chaining the print method will work - window.open(pdfUrl).print()