Creating reports? - got any good ideas?

[lindenr]

Hi all,

How to simplify the user experience re. generating, viewing and printing reports in a Windows environment?

Currently I display report output in an MF Dialog system window and have a [print] button to print using various MF COBOL routines, PC_PRINTER_SET_DEFAULT, PC_PRINTER_SET_FONT etc. The reports are basic using fixed-spaced characters to force column alignment. They look old-fashioned and text is small.

HOW DO YOU PRINT from Visual COBOL?

I'm wondering about launching a browser to handle the print so users can re-size, use browser's print / pdf-export etc. Any thoughts?

I'm about to switch to MYSQL - perhaps you use a tool that reports from MYSQL directly?

ANY THOUGHTS WELCOME.

Regards, Linden

[greiner]

Noting better then list&label from combit, www.combit.net

Listings, cards, labels, charts, barcode, and many more

I can give you a demonstration or you can download a trial version by combit

My programm to integrate this tool is written in cobol, working wifhout problem with all visual cobol versions

[lindenr]

Thank you for your suggestion greiner.

[KevinK]

I have been using FormPrint from Flexus for almost 20 years now and I have been very happy with their product and support. Here is their link:

www.flexus.com/.../cobol-formprint

Kevin

[lindenr]

Thanks Kevin

[WPita_MMSIS]

We here use Crystal Reports for Visual Studio, serves us very well!

[lindenr]

Thanks WPita_MMSIS, useful to hear what people are using. Regards, Linden