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  • Connor T
    #1

    Question about generating HTML

    Hi,

    I wish to generate some relatively simple html reports from my ODBC
    database.

    I'm quite happy to write out raw html to a file, but before I do that I just
    wondered if there is any better solution for creating these reports?

    I was initially trying to get mailmerged word files working ( After giving
    up with crystal reports ) , however I have had issues on client's machines
    where with a different version of word it
    wasnt working - So i decided to go down the html route for ease of
    support....

    Oh; The application is a standalone application, rather than a web based
    one.

    Rgds,
    Dan



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    • _AnonCoward
      #2
      Re: Question about generating HTML

      "Connor T" <madman_dan@hot mail.com> wrote in message
      news:VI_ne.102$ BQ3.75@newsfe3-win.ntli.net...
      :
      : Hi,
      :
      : I wish to generate some relatively simple html reports
      : from my ODBC database.
      :
      : I'm quite happy to write out raw html to a file, but before
      : I do that I just wondered if there is any better solution for
      : creating these reports?
      :
      : I was initially trying to get mailmerged word files working
      : ( After giving up with crystal reports ) , however I have had
      : issues on client's machines where with a different version of word
      : it wasnt working - So i decided to go down the html route for ease
      : of support....
      :
      : Oh; The application is a standalone application, rather than
      : a web based one.
      :
      : Rgds,
      : Dan


      Try using XSL to generate your HTML docs. If your data is formatted as
      XML from your datastore, it's a relatively simple matter to transform
      that with XSL. If not, it may still be a viable option to convert your
      data into XML manually and then pass that it into the XSL transformation
      style sheet.


      HTH

      Ralf


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        • Ken Tucker [MVP]
          #3
          Re: Question about generating HTML

          Hi,

          http://www.codeproject.com/csharp/RdlProject.asp


          Ken
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          "Connor T" <madman_dan@hot mail.com> wrote in message
          news:VI_ne.102$ BQ3.75@newsfe3-win.ntli.net...
          Hi,

          I wish to generate some relatively simple html reports from my ODBC
          database.

          I'm quite happy to write out raw html to a file, but before I do that I just
          wondered if there is any better solution for creating these reports?

          I was initially trying to get mailmerged word files working ( After giving
          up with crystal reports ) , however I have had issues on client's machines
          where with a different version of word it
          wasnt working - So i decided to go down the html route for ease of
          support....

          Oh; The application is a standalone application, rather than a web based
          one.

          Rgds,
          Dan




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            • Connor T
              #4
              Re: Question about generating HTML

              [color=blue]
              > Hi,
              >
              > http://www.codeproject.com/csharp/RdlProject.asp
              >[/color]

              That does look interesting, but it's way beyond what I need at the moment,
              however many thanks for the suggestion of looking at XSL/XML translation -
              This is excellent stuff and precisely what I need, thanks!

              Rgds,
              Dan


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