get the data from a filtered datagrig and print them in simple text?

[dimiorla]

Hey everyone,
Is it possible to get the data from a filtered datagrig from flex and print them (server side) in simple text with php?
I thing it is, with the help of php_printer.dll but I’m not experienced with php, and I cant find a lot of info on the net.
P.S. The printer is installed on the webserver (intranet).
Thanks in advance, Dimitri.

[flexy]

Are you successfully able to send the required data from your Flex app to the server?

[dimiorla]

I have found a way to export the data in a csv
http://www.abdulqabiz.com/blog/archives/2007/08/03/datagriddataexporter-export-datagrid-data-as-csv/
and i supose i could print the file with php

Code:

<?
$handle = printer_open("HP Deskjet 930c");
printer_start_doc($handle, "proj.csv");
printer_start_page($handle);
printer_end_page($handle);
printer_end_doc($handle);
printer_close($handle);
?>

but thear has to be a better way

[dimiorla]

@ flexy: is this what you mean?
Their are probably some errors in the code, but am i on the write track?

Code:

<mx:Button click=" print.send();"/>
<mx:HTTPService id="print" url="/print.php"
showBusyCursor="true" method="POST" useProxy="false">
<datatoprint>{datatoprint .text}</ datatoprint >
</mx:HTTPService>

php code

Code:

<?
$datatoprint = $_POST["datatoprint"];
$handle = printer_open("HP Deskjet 930c");
printer_write($handle, $ datatoprint);
printer_set_option($handle, PRINTER_MODE, "raw");
printer_close($handle);
?>

[dimiorla]

For anyone who is interested the above code works 

[flexy]

Thanks for posting your solution. I'm going to move this to the other programming languages board, as it's purely a PHP question.