From: "Ian Harisay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 13:22 Subject: report formatting
> Can anyone point me in the right direction for writing somewhat complex > reports. Something akin to the report writing capabilities of sqlplus. I'd suggest talking to the prospective users of these reports. The best layout for the information depends on what they are used to dealing with. Personally, I've always prefered tab separated field files, that way they can be pulled into a spreadsheet for further analysis. I have frequently used SQL*Plus to test my queries before adding them to the Perl program. "perldoc perlfunc" (see printf and write), "perldoc DBI", and "perdoc DBD::Oracle" would also be good reading. -- Mac :}) ** I normally forward private questions to the appropriate mail list. ** Ask Smarter: http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html Give a hobbit a fish and he eats fish for a day. Give a hobbit a ring and he eats fish for an age.
