Paul McNett wrote
>> In other words if you if you send the report to the printer the XML will 
>> be sent to ReportLab to be printed that has no relation to the PDF. To 
>> preview the report I think one would send the XML to ReportLab for 
>> preview? To create a PDF file I think I would send the XML to the ReportLab.
>> I have been able create a PDF file within the print dialog from with 
>> OpenOffice without any problem. I just haven't had the time to test 
>> ReportLab let but I feel it will not be a problem.
>>     
>
> No. The sole role of reportlab is to *create* the pdf using the api which 
> includes a 
> canvas object and drawing/paging operations. Dabo's ReportWriter is a wrapper 
> around 
> this that provides for banded reports.
>
> Nothing is responsible for previewing or printing your pdf except code that 
> you will 
> write. Well, there's a utility function provided by dabo to preview any pdf 
> using the 
> default pdf viewer, but this is separate from reportlab, ReportWriter, or 
> ReportDesigner.
>
> Paul
The dabo ReportDesigner is used to create the report design and when 
saved will create a filerpt.rfxml. Dabo reportWriter banded report that 
is then passed to reportlab that will create the PDF file. Then I can 
use a dabo utility function to preview using my default pdf viewer. Does 
dabo have a print dialog that I can pass the PDF file to be printed? In 
other words how do you print the report to the printer in Ubuntu?



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