RE: Re[2]: Reporting Tool : Linux?
It's not just the calculation of the reports, but also the presentation. PHP is certainly capable of producing nice reports. But tools like Crystal Reports have their place. If you can find me another tool that can easily produce publication quality reports (headers, footers, proper page breaks and page numbering etc) I'd like to hear about it! Regards, Gary Huntress Code 4113 Naval Undersea Warfare Center Newport, RI 02841 1-800-669-6892 x28990 -Original Message- From: Werner Stuerenburg [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2001 10:09 AM To: Mazur Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re[2]: Reporting Tool : Linux? I just figured I can't be the first guy on the block that wants to design reports out of MySQL without using Windows. I mean, I recall MySQL boasting that NASA uses MySQL...what the heck do they use for reporting? Of course, I suppose if you have MySQL on an NT machine, you can add Crystal Reports. I would never get the idea to use a tool for that. Why? First, you have to master the tool. Next, if you do, you can only do what the tool allows you to do. It is much easier to do your own reporting with php (or Perl, if you prefer that). It's a snap, and you can do anything you like. I guess, that's the way all the experts do it. Read the entertaining and instructive article at http://www.mysql.com/articles/wizard/ -- Herzlich Werner Stuerenburg _ ISIS Verlag, Teut 3, D-32683 Barntrup-Alverdissen Tel 0(049) 5224-997 407 ยท Fax 0(049) 5224-997 409 http://pferdezeitung.de - Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php - Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
Re: Reporting Tool : Linux?
The ez way, use Mysqlfrom to access you database, run a query to extract the data you wisk, save it as html, looks very nice. http://www.anse.de/mysqlfront/download.php Regards, Pete Mazur wrote: :-) Ya, I was thinking I would try to stay away from formatting in HTML, and let the tool do it, quite like Crystal would (at least, I think it does...have only read books on it in Barnes Noble). But I could resort to using JSP's to build the reports. H, I will check Freshmeat too, though. I just figured I can't be the first guy on the block that wants to design reports out of MySQL without using Windows. I mean, I recall MySQL boasting that NASA uses MySQL...what the heck do they use for reporting? Of course, I suppose if you have MySQL on an NT machine, you can add Crystal Reports. Any additional dialog from anyone else (you too J.K. :-0 ) would be appreciated! Rob Mazur - Original Message - From: Joshua J. Kugler [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mazur [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 02, 2001 4:31 PM Subject: Re: Reporting Tool : Linux? Print to HTML. Pull up in browser. Print. But seriously, have you tried looking on freshmeat? j- k- On Monday 02 July 2001 14:32, Mazur wrote: OK, what are all you guys using for a reporting tool, with MySQL as a backend (where you don't need Windows)? I need a reporting tool to generate management reports/letters out of MySQL, which I will be using for a web-based application. I guess I am looking for something like Crystal Reports, but ported for Linux. I am suspecting I may be asking for too much at the moment. As far as I can see, I can not run Crystal on a Linux web server. So, what are you guys using to generate reports for the exec's such that you do not need a Windows machine in any part of the equation? Rob Mazur p.s. At the moment, I am thinking of using an MS Access link to MySQL to generate reports and mail merges, etc., but I hate to do that if I can help it.. - Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php -- Joshua Kugler, Information Services Director Associated Students of the University of Alaska Fairbanks [EMAIL PROTECTED], 907-474-7601 - Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php -- ___ Pete Kuczynski Sr. Field Engineer DHL Airways Inc. Infrastructure Technology Services (773)-462-9758 24/7 Helpdesk 1-800-434-5767 - Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
Reporting Tool : Linux?
OK, what are all you guys using for a reporting tool, with MySQL as a backend (where you don't need Windows)? I need a reporting tool to generate management reports/letters out of MySQL, which I will be using for a web-based application. I guess I am looking for something like Crystal Reports, but ported for Linux. I am suspecting I may be asking for too much at the moment. As far as I can see, I can not run Crystal on a Linux web server. So, what are you guys using to generate reports for the exec's such that you do not need a Windows machine in any part of the equation? Rob Mazur p.s. At the moment, I am thinking of using an MS Access link to MySQL to generate reports and mail merges, etc., but I hate to do that if I can help it.. - Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
Re: Reporting Tool : Linux?
Print to HTML. Pull up in browser. Print. But seriously, have you tried looking on freshmeat? j- k- On Monday 02 July 2001 14:32, Mazur wrote: OK, what are all you guys using for a reporting tool, with MySQL as a backend (where you don't need Windows)? I need a reporting tool to generate management reports/letters out of MySQL, which I will be using for a web-based application. I guess I am looking for something like Crystal Reports, but ported for Linux. I am suspecting I may be asking for too much at the moment. As far as I can see, I can not run Crystal on a Linux web server. So, what are you guys using to generate reports for the exec's such that you do not need a Windows machine in any part of the equation? Rob Mazur p.s. At the moment, I am thinking of using an MS Access link to MySQL to generate reports and mail merges, etc., but I hate to do that if I can help it.. - Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php -- Joshua Kugler, Information Services Director Associated Students of the University of Alaska Fairbanks [EMAIL PROTECTED], 907-474-7601 - Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
Re: Reporting Tool : Linux?
:-) Ya, I was thinking I would try to stay away from formatting in HTML, and let the tool do it, quite like Crystal would (at least, I think it does...have only read books on it in Barnes Noble). But I could resort to using JSP's to build the reports. H, I will check Freshmeat too, though. I just figured I can't be the first guy on the block that wants to design reports out of MySQL without using Windows. I mean, I recall MySQL boasting that NASA uses MySQL...what the heck do they use for reporting? Of course, I suppose if you have MySQL on an NT machine, you can add Crystal Reports. Any additional dialog from anyone else (you too J.K. :-0 ) would be appreciated! Rob Mazur - Original Message - From: Joshua J. Kugler [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mazur [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 02, 2001 4:31 PM Subject: Re: Reporting Tool : Linux? Print to HTML. Pull up in browser. Print. But seriously, have you tried looking on freshmeat? j- k- On Monday 02 July 2001 14:32, Mazur wrote: OK, what are all you guys using for a reporting tool, with MySQL as a backend (where you don't need Windows)? I need a reporting tool to generate management reports/letters out of MySQL, which I will be using for a web-based application. I guess I am looking for something like Crystal Reports, but ported for Linux. I am suspecting I may be asking for too much at the moment. As far as I can see, I can not run Crystal on a Linux web server. So, what are you guys using to generate reports for the exec's such that you do not need a Windows machine in any part of the equation? Rob Mazur p.s. At the moment, I am thinking of using an MS Access link to MySQL to generate reports and mail merges, etc., but I hate to do that if I can help it.. - Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php -- Joshua Kugler, Information Services Director Associated Students of the University of Alaska Fairbanks [EMAIL PROTECTED], 907-474-7601 - Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
