Robert James wrote:
> Can you clarify the need / value added for reporting tool, over just running
> queries and packaging the output in HTML (with a little CSS for styling, you
> can get near PDF quality). This can be done in SQL and a tad of PHP (or
> Ruby).
Looking at having someone generate reports which a gui that requires no
more then sql knowledge.
>
> On 10/15/07, Geoffrey <lists@serioustechnology.com> wrote:
>> Ned Lilly wrote:
>>> On 10/14/2007 6:41 PM Geoffrey wrote:
>>>> Bill Moran wrote:
>>>>> Geoffrey <lists@serioustechnology.com> wrote:
>>>>>> Andrus wrote:
>>>>>>>> I guess I should have noted that we will need to run this on Linux
>>>>>>>> clients.
>>>>>>> Geoffrey,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> You can run FYIReporting engine in Linux using MONO (
>>>>>>> www.go-mono.com )
>>>>>> Thanks, we're looking for something that will run natively on Linux.
>>>>> I read this, almost deleted it, read it again ...
>>>>>
>>>>> Just in case there's confusion, MONO + FYIReporting _is_ native on
>>>>> Linux.
>>>>>
>>>>> At least, as much so as Java on Linux is.
>>>> We are not interested in using any Microsoft technologies, or
>>>> technologies based on Microsoft technologies.
>>>>
>>>> It's a philosophical position.
>>>
>>> Geoffrey, have you looked at OpenRPT?
>>>
>>> http://sourceforge.net/projects/openrpt
>> Yes, and it is looking like the app we will be going with. Thanks.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Until later, Geoffrey
>>
>> Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little
>> temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.
>> - Benjamin Franklin
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>
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Until later, Geoffrey
Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little
temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.
- Benjamin Franklin
