[plug] Reporting

[John Breen]

Got some info here on XML somewhere.  Actually, the XML stuff might be
useful - all our reports are currently QuickReports, so if we could generate
XML reports instead...


----- Original Message -----
From: "Simon Scott" <simon.scott at flexiplan.com>
To: <plug at plug.linux.org.au>
Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2001 10:14 AM
Subject: Re: [plug] Reporting


> So, is anyone interested in persuing (sp?, geez Im tired) this with
> me?
>
> Is there already an XML dictionary concerning page layout? I know
> very little about XML
>
>
>
> From: John Breen <locutus at borg.apana.org.au> on 23-05-2001 09:57
> AM
> Please respond to plug at plug.linux.org.au@SMTP at Exchange
> To: plug at plug.linux.org.au@SMTP at Exchange
> cc:
>
> Subject: Re: [plug] Reporting
>
> Errrmmmm....
>
> I don't think you're dreaming, XML output would be a REALLY nice
> feature.
> Then our reports would be that much easier to handle and generate,
> and you
> PROBABLY wouldn't need a special viewer/engine...
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Simon Scott" <simon.scott at flexiplan.com>
> To: <plug at plug.linux.org.au>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2001 9:38 AM
> Subject: Re: [plug] Reporting
>
>
> > What would be nice is a report generator that accepts some for of
> > XML report spec, and the dataset (maybe XML too?) and spits out
> XML ready
> > for rendering to HMTL or PDF
> >
> > Or am I dreaming?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > From: John Breen <locutus at borg.apana.org.au> on 23-05-2001 09:26
> > AM
> > Please respond to plug at plug.linux.org.au@SMTP at Exchange
> > To: plug at plug.linux.org.au@SMTP at Exchange
> > cc:
> >
> > Subject: Re: [plug] Reporting
> >
> > Pick me, fat cat!
> >
> > You _seem_ to be right, though I believe the PDF functionality
> goes
> > a fair
> > way towards solving the problem.  Has anyone else come across some
> > decent
> > reporting tools?
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <Simon.Scott at flexiplan.com>
> > To: <plug at plug.linux.org.au>
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2001 9:16 AM
> > Subject: [plug] Reporting
> >
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi all
> > >
> > > Over the last coupla months I have been toying with implementing
> > an
> > "accounting
> > > system" (I used the term loosely) in PHP/Postgresql. Part of
> this
> > will be
> > the
> > > implementation of my own language (if people can remember me
> > blathering on
> > about
> > > it).
> > >
> > > The largest hole I have found in the 'free' software arena is a
> > solid
> > reporting
> > > tool. Nothing exists along the line of Crystal Reports/Oracle
> > Reports. I
> > think
> > > GNU have something resembling a reporting tool, but it is simple
> > at best.
> > >
> > > I would have thought that this problem would have been hit
> before
> > by
> > almost
> > > everyone. Am I missing something?
> > >
> > > How useful are the PDF functions in PHP? Would it be possible to
> > write
> > something
> > > functional just based on these?
> > >
> > > Is anyone interested in possibly starting something? I think its
> a
> > big
> > hole we
> > > need to fill.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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