Re: Fancy Report Output in 4GL

> Miguel A. Caldera <mac@antares-dev.com> wrote: > >Daniel Wynalda (danielw@wyn386.mi.org) posted: > > > > > I am looking to find a better way to create 4GL reports (Vertical > > > lines, > > > boxes, shading, etc) direct from 4gl. Is there an addon > > > program/filter > > > one can use to (ideally) design a form and place it in a file. > > <clipped> > > > >We have done line graphics on reports in two different ways. Neither > one > >is very elegant but they do work. > > Don't scream if you read this: Drawing lines and boxes is not a job for > database programmers. I use what is there: tbl and troff (actually > groff). > There is all you need, and portable between printers, too (Ok, not very > many printers, I have to admit). > > I'm doing almost all the postprocessing that way, and my reports deliver > troff source output. > > It might help ;-) > ... or use a true graphical report writer like Informix-Viewpoint. 4GL was never designed to do graphic output. akent@cix.compulink.co.uk (Andy Kent) -------------------------------------