Dabo 3-tier desktop framework for data-aware apps

john fabiani jfabiani at yolo.com
Thu May 13 01:54:03 EDT 2004


Mark D wrote:
> john fabiani <jfabiani at yolo.com> wrote in message news:<jMxoc.47714$762.6724 at newssvr29.news.prodigy.com>...
> 
>>John J. Lee wrote:
>>
>>>john fabiani <jfabiani at yolo.com> writes:
>>>[...]
>>>
>>>
>>>>I also have not discovered the way to print reports or any routines
>>>>that will generate the detail bands etc...  But I have faith that they
>>>>are out there.  I really hope that I don't have to hand code reports.
>>>
>>>
>>>'Report' is a fairly broad concept.  It sounds like 'report' means
>>>something quite specific to a VFP-er, though.  If so, what would that
>>>be?
>>>
>>>
>>>John
>>
>>Big subject reports -  in VFP we have a visual way to create printed 
>>reports.  Normally, the report is associated with data (a cursor).  The 
>>report form program loops thru the cursor and outputs the data to the 
>>report form to be printed either to the screen or a printer.  The visual 
>>report editor allows the programmer to work with bands (detail,group, 
>>title, summary and several others).  If you have worked with other 
>>report writers they generally work the same way.  In a broad sense it's 
>>sort like working with a forms editor (boa).  The report information is 
>>kept in a table and a report program reads the table to generate the 
>>output to the printer (along with the data).  I think this how pyQT 
>>works to generate a window but pyQT uses a glade file (I think). 
>>Anyway, at the moment I don't have a way to send data to a printer.
>>
>>I'm guessing but I bet that simple text can be sent to a printer using 
>>Python (looping of course).  But in today's world most users want 
>>graphics along with the data.  Like an invoice with a logo, boxes around 
>>the bill to and ship to, along with column lines.  So I'm hoping that 
>>someone has at least started a project to print reports.
>>
>>
>>John
> 
> 
> 
> Regarding reporting.
> I am new to python and have similar questions. I have briefly looked
> at www.reportlab.org and found their "Platypus" module very
> interesting and simple for creating PDF documents. A comprehnsive
> document framework is offered. With just a few lines of code you are
> able to generate professional reports. Handling tabular data via is
> also very easy.
> Have a look.
> 
> Mark
> ps: first post (hope no blunders)
Thanks I have been reviewing the site and a few google messages.  Looks 
like this might work for what I want/need...
ohn



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