Hello,
I would like to know if anyone has been able to integrate a more robust
report writer with a filemaker solution.
An example of a requirement that I find difficult to satisfy with FMP
layouts is a printed Proposal.
Proposal Table, Proposal_Item Table, Proposal_Notes Table
The printed proposal should have Header information, and then a list of
items (no problem yet). Then, I need another section with a list
ofnotes. Everywhere I look, the suggestion is always to NOT use portals
for printing.
I could write a script that would print each page in sequence to the
default printer, but these proposals are often send via pdf and I don't
want the user to have to combine them after the fact. In general, I
find id difficult to produce good looking printed matter from FMP.
This is a simple report to write in something like Crystal Reports.
With the ODBC capabilities of Filemaker Server, I envisions something
like a web based report - the user would click a link that would pass a
URL with the Proposal ID number to the report server.
Has anyone worked on a solution such as this?
Thanks very much in advance for any suggestions. I think Filemaker is a
great tool, but I'm usually disssatisfied with the reporting
capabilities. I wonder if I'm missing something. How do others handle
this?
Sasha
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