Calling IE's print function

Hi,
Is there anyway to make a button call IE's print function with web dynpro?
Thx

The thread Christophe pointed to, does it a little different:
1. they create an HTML page @ runtime (based on the context, but that doesn't matter in your case) that contains javascript to print the page
2. they open the page in an external window
The problem with my approach is that it uses an IFrame, which is deprecated as of NW04s. An external window is different, that'll most likely be supported in the future too. But the main drawback of the external window is that you need to create it('s content)...
So yes, I'm afraid the conclusion is there's no perfect way of doing it. In case your iViews are running in the portal, maybe, just maybe, a Web Dynpro action might trigger a portal event that in turn automatically executes the print action of the print button, i.e. the portal event "presses" the (invisible) print button on behalf of the user. I seriously doubt this is possible, but I'm no expert when it comes to portal eventing and what exactly is possible with portal eventing.
Kind regards,
Sigiswald

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