Hi David, Well, are you thinking of something like a 'Say hello to the new Sun Report Builder' (SRB) article? Maybe an introductory 2 paragraphs about the relationship between the Pentaho report engine used and the original work done by the OpenOffice developers. ( I note that people seem to get that relationship backwards often )
Timing wise, I am just starting work (first of next week) on a conversion project for a database currently using wizard generated reports and a form as a printable invoice, to use the SRB instead. The whole database application is in the public domain already and I could chronicle the creation of one or two of the reports for the article. I would do it on one condition: That you promise to ruthlessly edit the article to make up for my ineptitude in writing skills. What is your time frame for that first issue then? I have been following along in the mailing lists but didn't quite catch if you have a target set yet? Drew On 10/5/07, David <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Drew is that the extension for report builder? > If it is how about doing a tutorial on it for the mag. > > On Fri, 2007-10-05 at 14:32 -0400, Drew Jensen wrote: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Andrew: Thank you for the information on data variable types and memory > > > restrictions. What you sent was really appropriate and came in at the > > > right time! Please do not forget the ranges of the numeric variable types. > > > > > > > > Hi Mariano, > > > > Well, I will be sure to grab those as soon as you put them up and have a > > read. When I responded last it was all from memory, so I will take what > > you have and give it a good comparison to the documentation I have just > > to be sure I haven't lead you down a "Rosie" and wrong path. I'm sure > > others will do the same. > > > > > Part II of the tutorial will deal with the development of a small database > > > to keep track of clients and providers. The tutorial will start with a > > > problem and show how to put the elements described in Part I to work in > > > fleshing out goals, classes and relationships. It will then refine data > > > structure to produce trustable and valid tables, connections and > > > cardinalities Base can work with. Your help will be fundamental not only > > > to ensure the appropriateness of the data structure but also to help > > > explain how to code that with Base in a working application. > > > > > > > > Alright, I think that is a very good choice - something you know about > > in detail, which is important, if I understand your background > > correctly. 'Providers' here would be folks like Social Workers, > > Psychologists, Psychiatrists is that correct? > > > > I can assure you that a tutorial of this type will get a very broad and > > warm reception. With many readers in a short amount of time. One thing > > that I wanted to touch on is the use of the new Report Builder. There is > > a real need for something that covers this tool and I hope that it will > > get a good amount of attention in the tutorial. As for continued > > support, you have it in every way I can. > > > > Drew > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
