comp.lang.ruby

Carlos Tirado

11/9/2004 1:48:00 PM

----- Original Message ---------------
From: Hal Fulton <hal9000@hypermetrics.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2004 15:26:25 +0900

> I'm trying to figure out how to control Internet Explorer
> and go to a certain URL and print the page.
>
> The first part is easy.
>
> Printing, I have no clue.
>
> Anyone?

This works for me:

#
# use IE, navigate, print
#
url = 'http://www.ruby-lang...

require "win32ole"

ie = WIN32OLE.new('InternetExplorer.Application')
ie.visible = TRUE;
ie.navigate({'url'=>url})
sleep 0.01 while (ie.busy)

script = ie.document.script
printme = script.print();



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C