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).
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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