Re: How to print graphs in reports?

> A friend of mine wants to know how he might be able to print real graphs > in 4GL (or maybe ACE) reports. That is, his database is full of numerical > engineering data, and he'd like to be able to plot graphs in his reports > to display those data. > > Is there any way to do this? Obviously one can plot "ascii graphs" like > this... > [...example deleted...] > but I am pretty sure that he needs better resolution than this. Is it > feasible to have the report output be a postscript file? I imagine this > would mean figuring out all the control characters/commands in postscript > and having the report print them all out. > > I feel that many many people must have needed to do things like this in > the past, and I wonder how they did it? Thanks in advance for any hints ... > > Paul We used a program called "Grafsman", which can be graph-ted onto a 4GL application. It uses SQL-generated datasets and has a pretty nice set of canned graphs and options. It is designed specifically to work with (among others) Informix. The 4gl we wrote around it to build the user query and save results (data sets and graphic printouts) was fairly torturous, and in the end we chose to implement the new PC-based set of tools (such as Intersolv's Q+E coupled with MS Excel.) The last address I have for Grafsman is: Soft.tek International 1999 N. Amidon, Suite 340 Wichata, Kansas 67203 USA (316) 838-7200 Have fun, __________________________________________________________________ | Clem Akins Standard Disclaimers Apply | |Reynolds Metals Co, Alloys Plant "Climb High, Cave Deep!" | | Muscle Shoals, Alabama USA cwakins@leia.alloys.rmc.com | |________________________________________________________________|