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 ;-) Regards, -svb. -- Sebastian v. Bomhard | "Wenn alle Stricke reissen, SpaceNet GmbH Muenchen | dann haeng ich mich auf..." Frankfurter Ring 193 a | -- Nestroy