Brain,
if your report tool has a Java interface you should be able to talk to it from
within a servlet and simply write the output in the OutputStream after setting the
appropriate mime type. I wouldn't do it with JSP.
-hendrik
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Brian Nice wrote:
> What is the best way to generate complex reports from JSP? I was =
> thinking about selecting the information for the report out of the =
> database in XML format and then applying a style sheet to the XML data =
> to convert it into PDF format. Nice, but for complex reports the style =
> sheets becomes unbearable.
>
> Are there ways to interface with Crystal Reports or some other reporting =
> program so that the user can click on a link on a web page to have a =
> report generated and then displayed to the user. Also the user should be =
> able to print the report to their printer.
>
> What are the best ways to accomplish something like this?
>
> Thanks in advance
> Brian
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