window.print() not working in IE

Question

I am doing something like this in javascript to print a section of my page on click of a link

function printDiv() {
 var divToPrint = document.getElementById('printArea');
 var newWin = window.open();
 newWin.document.write(divToPrint.innerHTML);
 newWin.print();
 newWin.close();
}

It works great in Firefox but not in IE.

Could someone please help

Answer 1

Add these lines after newWin.document.write(divToPrint.innerHTML)

newWin.document.close(); newWin.focus(); newWin.print(); newWin.close(); 

Then print function will work in all browser...

Answer 2

Add newWin.document.close();, like so:

function printDiv() {
   var divToPrint = document.getElementById('printArea');
   var newWin = window.open();
   newWin.document.write(divToPrint.innerHTML);
   newWin.document.close();
   newWin.print();
   newWin.close();
}

This makes IE happy. HTH, -Ted