Dear Reini,
hmm not the best solution :) i'm thinking of using some component and writing data to it .. (such as parsing html manually :) ) .. and then printing i did a expirement with VB (yuk i know) and a OCX created by somebody .. it works really great .. is it maybe possible to use a OCX on a way or a other ? Best regards, Danny Zak mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] co-ceo Euro-Pictures/belGOnet.com Princesse Elisabeth Square 9/11 1030 Brussels Belgium Tel : +32-(0)2-215.67.65 Fax : +32-(0)2-215.66.65 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Wednesday, February 21, 2001, 5:43:05 PM, you wrote: RU> printing is generally easier on Windows than elsewhere RU> but nevertheless it's a pain. RU> I would recommend to transparently dump the content to PDF, RU> provide the acrobat reader installer in the CD and the rest does the browser. RU> For the simplier solution forget PDF, just use HTML, and also print from RU> the browser. RU> These ways you don't need Win32::GUI at all, and it's much less code. RU> Local html solutions querying a database from the CD needs some kind RU> of installation efforts, but it's much easier than let the user install RU> Win32::GUI. RU> Danny Zak schrieb: >> I have got a database running, and it accessable via the web (normal >> perl programmation -> web interface) >> >> Now I want to realize a programmation that will permit to use the >> database locally, main reason, I want to write it to CD-ROM and >> start distributing it to the general public. >> >> There is no problem with realizing this with the great Win32::GUI >> module, BUT ..... I also want a solution that I can print certain >> pages of my catalog. >> >> How do I need to cover this topic ? is there somewhere a option in >> Win32::GUI to start printing pages with a certain layout.. Can I use >> perl for this kind of app that i'm willing to realize? For being >> clear, I don't want to make screenshots of the Window :)
