Paul McNett wrote:
> Bob Sysero llc Dev wrote:
>
>> 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?
>>
>
> We haven't done any printing for dabo yet, although this is something I've
> been
> meaning to research and wrap. wxPython has at least a couple different ways
> to set
> print settings and send print jobs.
>
> In the meantime, you can use dabo.lib.reportUtils.previewPDF("myreport.pdf")
> to
> preview it in the default pdf viewer, and use the print function from the pdf
> viewer
> to print the pdf.
>
> Paul
Understand
Bob
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