[Qgis-developer] Re: Excel Export from QGIS

[Alister Hood]

Yes, I didn't mean that the report should _be_ data in a table.  Just that it should be put in the "Layers" list, and it should be possible to add it to a composer layout.

But I now realise if a report only applies to one layer it doesn't make sense to put it in the Layers list.  The report would be another way of displaying information about the layer (just like you can display the layer features on the map, or view the attribute table).  It should therefore be accessible in a similar way to the attribute table.  And it should be possible to add it to a composer layout.

N.B. JasperReports is Java based.  QGIS is very unlikely to add Java as a dependency (at least I hope so ;))
If I remember correctly, people were having difficulty finding a report generator suitable to use in QGIS.  I wonder if there are any that are javascript based.  Perhaps that might be an option - Tim is doing some work with Javascript in QGIS.

> Date: Fri, 02 Dec 2011 10:19:27 +0100
> From: Bernhard Str?bl <bernhard.stroebl at jena.de>
> Subject: Re: [Qgis-developer] Re: Excel Export from QGIS
> To: qgis-developer at lists.osgeo.org
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> IMHO a report should be more than presenting data in a table. A report 
> presents features' data in a readable way e.g. in a table but also in 
> some kind of text and could include a map or an image of the feature.
> 
> A free report generator is JasperReports http://jasperforge.org/
> 
> Bernhard
> 
> Am 02.12.2011 09:52, schrieb Alister Hood:
> > I seem to remember some previous discussions about a report generator.
> >
> > I don't think it would replace the improvements I mentioned, if that's what you mean.
> > Also, note that the need to print attribute tables across multiple pages is very similar to the need to produce maps spread across multiple pages, so it might be good to implement it along with the long-desired mapbook generator.
> >
> > Alister
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Alexander Bruy [mailto:alexander.bruy at gmail.com]
> >> Sent: Friday, 2 December 2011 9:27 p.m.
> >> To: Alister Hood
> >> Cc: Bob and Deb; qgis-developer at lists.osgeo.org
> >> Subject: Re: [Qgis-developer] Re: Excel Export from QGIS
> >>
> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >> maybe it's better to integrate into QGIS report generator? Composer
> >> is a nice feature but it don't allow to create advanced reports.
> >> Something like FastReports [0], NCReport [1] or CrystalReports
> >> will be great adition (I know, this solutions are commercial but this
> >> is just example).
> >>
> >> [0] http://www.fast-report.com
> >> [1] http://www.nocisoft.com/
> >>
> >> --
> >> Alexander Bruy
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