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Meta Stack ExchangeCan I print a single answer?
[+14] [2012-04-09 14:33:20] Lix

StackPrinter [1] is a service created by one of our very own! [2]. From a question ID it will allow you to save a PDF document containing all the information within that post including -

  • The question
  • The answer[s]
  • The comment[s]

Once you have the PDF you could extract the information you are looking for.

Not an optimal solution but It might help you get started.

Generally you would want the question to come with the answer, otherwise you might end up printing a big 42 on a piece of paper :)


Another option would be to use one of the free URL to PDF convertors [3]. The first result [4] I got actually gave me a PDF file with all the hyperlinks intact!


Printing an answer by id is now supported on StackPrinter [5].
Here is an example:
http://www.stackprinter.com/export?question=128703&service=meta.stackexchange&answer=128707 [6]

Check the Api doc [7] for more information.

[1] http://www.stackprinter.com/
[2] https://stackoverflow.com/users/130929/systempuntoout
[3] https://www.google.com/search?q=free+url+to+pdf
[4] http://www.html-to-pdf.net/free-online-pdf-converter.aspx
[5] http://www.stackprinter.com
[6] http://www.stackprinter.com/export?question=128703&service=meta.stackexchange&answer=128707
[7] http://www.stackprinter.com/docs/api.txt

@systempuntoout awesome! Thanks for the updates - Lix
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