by I am looking for a report generation package that will work with C-ISAM
from Informix. I would appreciate any advise, experience, etc on either
commercial or public domain packages that would allow:
1.) Integration with applications programs that we have written that use
C-ISAM files. This would require sufficient documentation on the
format of the data that defines each record. I.E.: offset, data type,
key info, etc. This would either require duplicating the file
description data or adopting whatever file description data the report
writer utilizes.
2.) Allow for relational reference using key fields on a file to file
basis. For example, the customer is the key to the master customer
record, and the invoice number is the key to invoice trailer records.
3.) Have a screen oriented front-end to facilitate record selection
criterion and possibly report format.
4.) Allow for ample selection criterion. This is to say that the package
must be able to have at least ten selection criterion and each of these
should be able to specify a range or set of acceptable parameters.
5.) It would be nice, but not required, if the package understands and
utilizes the advantages of PostScript.
6.) Source code availability would be nice, but would not be required if
that package is available for most popular UNIX boxes.
Please respond via e-mail, I'll summarize to the net if there is sufficient
interest.
Thanks, Steve
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Stephen Gerard - Total Support Computer Systems - Tampa - (813) 876-5990
US-MAIL: Post Office Box 15395 - Tampa, Florida 33684-5395