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print.html
<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />
<title>Print External Link</title>
<script type="text/javascript">
function closePrint () {
document.body.removeChild(this.__container__);
}
function setPrint () {
this.contentWindow.__container__ = this;
this.contentWindow.onbeforeunload = closePrint;
this.contentWindow.onafterprint = closePrint;
this.contentWindow.focus(); // Required for IE
this.contentWindow.print();
}
function printPage (sURL) {
var oHiddFrame = document.createElement("iframe");
oHiddFrame.onload = setPrint;
oHiddFrame.style.visibility = "hidden";
oHiddFrame.style.position = "fixed";
oHiddFrame.style.right = "0";
oHiddFrame.style.bottom = "0";
oHiddFrame.src = sURL;
document.body.appendChild(oHiddFrame);
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<p><span onclick="printPage('externalPDF.pdf');" style="cursor:pointer;text-decoration:underline;color:#0000ff;">Print external page!</span></p>
</body>
</html>
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