Pretty report printing

[Steve Holden]

Olivier Dagenais wrote:
> 
> wxPython - through wxWindows - seems to have a nice printing framework.
> (that's the impression I get from Robin Dunn's wxPython demo)  It would
> require you to install wxPython on the target machines, so "previewable
> online" might be more difficult unless wxPython can also generate a "rough
> copy"/draft to a JPEG or PNG or something, so that you could also have a
> server generating previews.
> 

I found the wxPython printing was broken on Windows 95 -- is it just me,
or have more recent releases (this was about six months ago) fixed the
problem?

regards
 Steve

> 
> "Dale Strickland-Clark" <dale at out-think.NOSPAMco.uk> wrote in message
> news:frpdvsgdu444fhev877ajo5tdcbvpk69tq at 4ax.com...
> > I need to produce a bunch of standard reports from a database and am
> > considering Python.
> >
> > The reports need to be pretty but probably text only (although borders
> > and boxes would be nice). They should be previewable online and
> > printable to any Windows printer.
> >
> > I like the idea of using HTML but it doesn't understand the printed
> > page so headings, headers and footers are trickey.
> >
> > Other options include PDF (which I'd have to research cos I know
> > nothing about it) and driving Word or Excel through COM to build pages
> > - which isn't an attractive thought.
> >
> > How have others tackled this problem?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Dale Strickland-Clark
> > Out-Think Ltd
> > Business Technology Consultants
> >
> >

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