Hi, Q: Why don't you use the reports available from the ward/stake website and convert those to PDF?
Kind regards, ------- Manfred Riem [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.manorrock.org/ > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tony Fenleish > Sent: Friday, September 23, 2005 9:20 AM > To: LDS Open Source Software > Subject: [Ldsoss] Stake Directory > > FYI, we are in the final faze of completing a Stake > Directory. The directory has 3 parts: > > ----------------------------- > Stake Directory > ----------------------------- > > 1. Stake Organization (3 pages - 15k) > a. Organization > b. Position > c. Name > d. Spouse > e. Email > f. Phone > > 2. Wards/Branches: (28 pgs, averages 3 pgs p/ ward - 325k) > a. Organization > b. Directory: Family, Address, Phone > > 3. Stake Phone Directory: (10 pgs - 107k) > a. Last Name (sorting) > b. Head of Household and Spouse > c. Unit Number > d. Phone Number > > Points of interest: > - Compact: We have had a focus on making this somewhat > compact to save space and money. Last years directory was > 80+ pages, we have included more information in this > directory, but keeping it half the size > > - Our stake has 8 wards, with an additional 2 small branches > > - 95% of information is extracted from Stake MLS (I > previously had done this on a ward level, but am now making > these reports at a stake level) > > - PDF Format: Because the information is extracted from MLS > and because it's out of date within less than a month, we are > generating these reports in PDF Format which can be generated > and electronically available once a month. > File size of all reports in less than 500k (250k zipped). > Several put these pdf files onto their PDA's. > > > ----------------------------- > Template Community > ----------------------------- > The reports are template based. I've always felt that we > could generate a > > community of templated reports. Here's some I've allready > created, all which pull from MLS. Most of the reports are > for the leaders of the organization, and most of them are > very compact.. 2 to 5 pages. > > - Stake Directory > - Bishopric Ward Directory: : Names, Address, Phone, Home > Teachers, Visiting Teachers, Callings (6 pages) > - PDA/PDF Version of the above > - Ward Family/Address Booklet Directory: > - 8.5x11 folded in half, tops looke just like White > Pages w/ page > > numbers > - Ward Organization > - Address: Headers have Alphabet Index (ia Ab - Br) > - Compact Ward Family/Address Directory (2 pgs, or 1 pge double sided) > - PDA/PDF Version of the above > - High Priests Group Report: Names, Address, Phone, Home > Teachers, HT Companion, HT Families > - Elders Report: Names, Address, Phone, Home Teachers, HT > Companion, HT Families > - Elders Photo Directory: Photo, Names, Address, Phone, > - Sisters Report: Names, Address, Phone, Visiting Teachers, > VT Companion, > > VT Families > > > ----------------------------- > Skills > ----------------------------- > > Skills Needed to Generate Reports: > - Basic SQL Skills > - Basic Layout Skills (put a box here, put a line there) > - XML Skills (not required, but helpful) > - Also, having a clerk position is helpful > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection > around http://mail.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > Ldsoss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.ldsoss.org/mailman/listinfo/ldsoss > _______________________________________________ Ldsoss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ldsoss.org/mailman/listinfo/ldsoss
