ASP.NET printing

[bungpeng]

In ASP.NET application, as I know there are 2 type of printing.

 

First, user can use browser 'Print' button to print whatever they see in browser. The main disadvantage of it, we cannot control the page break. So for normal business application printing, it is not a good practice.

 

Second, if I use Crystal Report, I can print with page break. But the problem is my client print using server printer (I not sure whether we can switch to client printer). So if this web application host by third party hosting service, how can the user collect their printed document?

 

I just want to know how your guys handle printing in ASP.NET application? Thank you

[JuanP]

I know the topic's off date, but this reply must be usefull for other users searching for answers.

If you want to solve the problem of crystal report client printing, you can export the report to pdf format. This way you won't have problems with page break. The only requisite is that clients must have adobe acrobat reader installed (+ plugin for the browser).

[bungpeng]

Since not every client install adobe acrobat reader,

so it is not a perfect solution.

Although i am also using this method...