Some simple reports can be made using SELECT with its HTML tags and graphic files appended together in a file. Use a browser to display and print. RRR
----- Original Message ----- From: "Javier Valencia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "RBASE, LIST" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2002 9:19 AM Subject: Displaying Reports > I have the following situation: > When generating some reports from within an application, the user wants to > see the report on the screen and then decide whether to print it or not as > some of the reports can be very complex. When using Rbase DOS this was not a > problem as the report could be sent to file and then displayed (it looks > rough with all the embedded printer codes) and/or printed. In Windows there > is a problem, as the report format and graphics are not stored in the file. > The solution is to generate the report once for display and then if the user > wants to print it generate it again for printing, which seems like a waste, > particularly when generating long, complex reports. I know that one solution > is to use Adobe to generate a PDF file (which retains the format and > graphics), but unfortunately, this is not an option with this client. > The ideal solution would be to display the report to the screen and have the > viewer display options at the top for saving, printing, navigating, zooming, > etc..just like the "other" database. In fact, wouldn't it be "magical" it > the "save file as" option would prompt you for the file type (PDF, WORD, > HTML, e-mail, etc) and if you select e-mail it would open your e-mail > software with the file appended? > Has anyone come up with any thing even close to this (without using Adobe or > Crystal Reports) that will work on 6.5++ from within an application? Is this > something that will be available on Version 7.0? > > Javier Valencia, PE > President > Valencia Technology Group, L.L.C. > 14315 S. Twilight Ln., Suite #14 > Olathe, KS 66062-4571 > (913)829-0888 > (913)649-2904 FAX > > > ================================================ > TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: > Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l > ================================================ > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l > ================================================ > TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: > http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/ > > ================================================ TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l ================================================ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l ================================================ TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/
