Pretty report printing

[Olivier Dagenais]

wxPython - through wxWindows - seems to have a nice printing framework.
(that's the impression I get from Robin Dunn's wxPython demo)  It would
require you to install wxPython on the target machines, so "previewable
online" might be more difficult unless wxPython can also generate a "rough
copy"/draft to a JPEG or PNG or something, so that you could also have a
server generating previews.

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"Dale Strickland-Clark" <dale at out-think.NOSPAMco.uk> wrote in message
news:frpdvsgdu444fhev877ajo5tdcbvpk69tq at 4ax.com...
> I need to produce a bunch of standard reports from a database and am
> considering Python.
>
> The reports need to be pretty but probably text only (although borders
> and boxes would be nice). They should be previewable online and
> printable to any Windows printer.
>
> I like the idea of using HTML but it doesn't understand the printed
> page so headings, headers and footers are trickey.
>
> Other options include PDF (which I'd have to research cos I know
> nothing about it) and driving Word or Excel through COM to build pages
> - which isn't an attractive thought.
>
> How have others tackled this problem?
>
> Thanks
> Dale Strickland-Clark
> Out-Think Ltd
> Business Technology Consultants
>
>