Java EE: Print pdf on the fly

In my web application (Java EE), I would like to print a pdf file generated on the serv开发者_如何学JAVAer side on the fly in the client side without opening it. The files could be one or many. Is this possible?

I think it is not possible, except if you require clients to install a special application first.

Not just Java EE, it would be the same with any server-side technology.

You either need an additional Java library or to pass it to native code. There is a blog article with some suggestions at http://www.jpedal.org/PDFblog/2010/01/printing-pdf-files-from-java/