Re: Report Generator Suggestions
I'm a little confused here. I explained how HTML doesn't support stuff like
headers and footers and, although I don't understand exactly what you are
recomending, you are basically telling me to use HTML.
Can you help me understand how this would address the header/footer issue?
BTW, I don't know much about CHTMLView. I'll research it a little but I'm
thinking it relies on the current browser somehow? So I don't know how
printing occurs but I'm not sure how it would eliminate issues with FireFox.
Thanks.
Jonathan
"David Wilkinson" <no-reply@effisols.com> wrote in message
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Jonathan Wood wrote:
I forgot to mention that HTML was my first choice as well. However, I
have to duplicate a bunch of reports and some of them are a bit crowded.
I duplicated one packed report and, while it printed okay in IE, FireFox
chopped off the right side. In addition, I don't see any good way to
force a header and footer onto each page when printing HTML.
So while this is a good approach, I think I'm just going to need a bit
more control for my current project.
Johnathan:
I have to say that I would go with XML/XSLT/HTML (excuse me,
XML/XSLT/XHTML). That way, you can generate extra revenue by creating
custom reports for customers who request it. No need to tell them how easy
it is (once you have mastered XSLT, that is...).
If you use CHTMLView in your application to display the reports, then you
needn't worry about FireFox messing them up (though I normally worry about
this the other way around...).
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David Wilkinson
Visual C++ MVP