Why is a blank page coming on the print screen when embed tag is used for pdf?

Asked Dec 23 '18 at 13:52

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I want to print PDF with using embed tag. PDF appers on the screen but blank page coming on the print screen. Why? and How can I solve this?

const width = window.innerWidth * 0.9;
const height = window.innerHeight * 0.9;
const content = `<!DOCTYPE html>
        <html>
        <head><title></title></head>
        <body onload="window.focus(); window.print(); window.close();">
        <embed width="720" height="540" src="https://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/tests/xhtml/testfiles/resources/pdf/dummy.pdf" />
        </body>
        </html>`;
const options = 'toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,width=' + width + ',height=' + height;
const printWindow = window.open('', 'print', options);
printWindow.document.open();
printWindow.document.write(content);
printWindow.document.close();
printWindow.focus();

asked Dec 23 '18 at 13:52

midstack

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I get a warning: "warning, the PDF is not fully loaded for printing" edit: wrapping the printing in `setTimeout()` works for me. – Dec 23 '18 at 13:56
@ChrisG Can you write your answer please? – midstack Dec 23 '18 at 14:05
I have no idea how to figure out whether the PDF has fully loaded, and an answer should address that, not just suggest a random time delay. – Dec 23 '18 at 14:07
you are right, thanks – midstack Dec 23 '18 at 14:09
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If you are okay with using an iframe instead of an embed tag, you could try [this solution](https://stackoverflow.com/a/22695248/1492977). – Anders Carstensen Dec 23 '18 at 15:58

Why is a blank page coming on the print screen when embed tag is used for pdf?

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