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Since you have control over the kiosks, deploy a batch file to the PCs.
The batch file would be something like:
cd program files (x86)\adobe\reader*\reader
acrord32 /p /h %1
Where %1 is the fully qualified path & file name of the PDF you want to
print.
/p = print
/h = hide the Reader window.

By using "reader*" you insulate yourself from Adobe's habit of having new
versions of Reader go into directories with a version number in the
directory name (though the PC admins may need to ensure only 1 version of
Reader is installed).

I adapted the above from
http://www.watchdirectory.net/wdhelp/plugins/wdopAutoRunBat/templates/Automatically_Print_PDF_files.htmlwhich
uses a utility to monitor a directory for PDFs & takes actions when
one appears. You might also look into that.



On Wed, May 29, 2013 at 8:29 AM, Jack Tucky <jacktucky@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

We have a web page for our customer that is a large non-profit cemetery.
This particular app runs on a kiosk at the welcome center. You can enter
the deceased name, search the database, and we return the burial
information
as well as a PDF (from the IFS) containing a map of the plot.



In order to print the complete page, the customer clicks a print button to
print the HTML burial information, then they have to click the PDF viewer
print icon.



We need to make it easier to use. All of the examples I found on the web
for printing the PDF from HTML don't work reliably. They put the PDF in an
iframe and then use printWithDialog, but I can't get them to work on I.E.
They work sometimes on Chrome.



One thing we are considering is converting the PDF to HTML on the fly. I
suppose that would have to be a java call on the Iseries?



Thanks, Jack





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