[plug] Reporting

[Simon Scott]

	I dont think producing the XML would be all that hard.... But
rendering it to PS, HTML, or PDF would be the tough bit :)





	From:	John Breen <locutus at borg.apana.org.au> on 23-05-2001 10:26
AM
	Please respond to plug at plug.linux.org.au@SMTP at Exchange
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	Subject:	Re: [plug] Reporting

	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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