Print or Save Webpage to PDF

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Posted on 16 May 2021 16:41:48 by great1

Hello

I have already built a solution using web recorder which takes me to a specific webpage. We need to print to PDF the webpage.

On the page there is a Print button which does this:

javascript&colon;window.print()

The problem is the web recorder does not record anything I do within the standard Chrome print dialog box (e.g. selecting the destination as 'Save as PDF', or actually clicking the blue 'Save' button.

I do not want to screenshot the webpage for formatting reasons.

Also, I would need some advice as to how to handle the actual PDF i.e once the save button is clicked, how to programmatically choose a file name and folder to save it.

I do not mind if the solution is to use another browser (currently using Chrome).

Thank you

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Community Power Pla... on 24 Jan 2022 at 05:53:52

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Re: Print or Save Webpage to PDF

I know I'm late to the party but I just had this issue too. What I did was to select Adobe DC as my default viewer to .png. So I save webpage and it saves as png but when I open it, BOOM! PDF
VJR 7,635 on 07 Dec 2021 at 06:25:07

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Re: Print or Save Webpage to PDF

Hi @OXDevUser

- After pressing Ctrl P
- Give a wait stage for the print dialog to open
- Then sendkeys for Enter
This will hit the save button.

Here it is assumed that you already have set the destination to "Save as Pdf"
MichaelAnnis 5,721 Super User 2025 Season 1 on 07 Dec 2021 at 05:38:49

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Re: Print or Save Webpage to PDF

1) I would use {LControlKey}(p) - Send Keys can read “P” as Shift+p.
2). I don’t think I have tried print to pdf and then had a save button, it’s usually a print button. If there is a save button, try send keys for control + s.

Hope this helps.
OXDevUser 4 on 07 Dec 2021 at 04:37:58

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Re: Print or Save Webpage to PDF

@Anonymous / @Anonymous: I'm always getting the error: "Failed to press button (button wasn't found)" in my Action 10. Are you able to provide a step by step screencapture of how you were able to get it to work?
Community Power Pla... on 29 Aug 2021 at 18:13:18

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Re: Print or Save Webpage to PDF

Thanks a lot, work in Chrome too.
Community Power Pla... on 16 Aug 2021 at 14:23:03

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Re: Print or Save Webpage to PDF

1. 'Launch new Edge' with the page you want
2. 'Display select folder dialog' - select folder to save. %SelectedFolder% as variable produced
3. 'Display input dialog' - define file name to save. Define %File% as variable produced
4. 'Set variable' %FileName% = %SelectedFolder%\%File%
5. 'Get window', foreground window
6. 'Focus window', by instance = %AutomationWindow%
7. 'Send keys' {LControlKey}({P})
From here, use Desktop Recorder to get UI elements:
8. Select Save as PDF and click button 'Save'
9. In the 'Save as' window, select 'Name' field and populate it with %FileName%
10. Click 'Save'
Community Power Pla... on 15 Aug 2021 at 17:11:48

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Re: Print or Save Webpage to PDF

By the moment I use this option with Chrome "C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --kiosk-printing for resolve the problem, the flow is working.
Dudeonyx 2 on 22 May 2021 at 20:56:57

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Re: Print or Save Webpage to PDF

Switch to the Desktop recorder after you get to the print dialog.

The print dialog isn't a webpage so the Web recorder won't work on it
great1 8 on 18 May 2021 at 09:29:44

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Re: Print or Save Webpage to PDF

Hello everyone.

any help with this project would be much appreciated!

many thanks in advance

great1