Re: psql & HTML - Mailing list pgsql-general

I agree with Lincoln.....this HTML GUI stuff is the not the first wall paper
and
will not be the last  wall paper. I vote for keeping such cosmetics and
presentation
out of the database. Lets not be what .coms tried to be. Start on a core and
grow
to sell underware, cigerates, and everything else....let keep the focus on
data
management.

Lincoln Yeoh wrote:

> Actually I'm one of those who thinks these sort of features (including the
> existing html display stuff) don't belong in psql.
>
> It's much better to use a different tool to do it (e.g. a perl, php, java,
> C++, etc program, a reporting tool, and so on).
>
> By the time you need fancier display features than what psql already
> provides you usually would be looking for something less "rube
> goldbergish". Then again, I mentioned perl (and use it) so feel free to
> ignore me :).
>
> Seriously tho, when you start to get more users you might find that
> shell+psql+sed+sed+sed+etc strung together won't be able to keep up with
> the load.
>
> Cheerio,
> Link.
>
> At 11:57 AM 2/15/02 +0100, Leif Jensen wrote:
> >
> >   Hi there,
> >
> >  I have been using psql's HTML option for quite some time to generate
> >intranet tables from our corporate database, which works very nicely.
> >
> >  I wonder if anyone has been extending this feature for better control of
> >the output. At the moment I am piping output through several 'sed's to
> >control table attributes like bgcolor, alignment, etc. It's very difficult
> >to control individual columns, using colgroups, etc. this way. I would
> >like some kind of additional options making it possible to add table
> >attributes as well as making layout control easier.
> >
> >  I have been thinking of having a look at the psql source for adding such
> >features if they don't already exists, and I would welcome any suggestions
> >in this respect !
> >
> >  Greetings,
> >
> > Leif
> >
> >
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