[lug] PostgreSQL and Reports

[D. Stimits]

"Dhruva B. Reddy" wrote:
> 
> Have you looked at pgaccess?
> 
> http://www.flex.ro/pgaccess/

I don't know what is really needed, but I've also found pgaccess quite
nice. In Redhat the package is postgresql-tk. It contains some very easy
to use basic features where tcl/tk is available (and tcl/tk are
available for windows, though I have not tried pgaccess on windows).

D. Stimits, stimits at idcomm.com

> 
> On Wed, Jun 19, 2002 at 10:11:18AM -0600, quoth David Morris:
> > I am designing a database where I work using Microsoft Access.  The
> > benefits of using PostgreSQL and Python instead are abundantly clear
> > in most cases.  The one question we have come up against is generating
> > reports.
> >
> > Anyone out there use a PostgreSQL database and generate large and
> > complex reports, and can make some recommendations?
> >
> > I do have to admit that I am far from an expert on reporting
> > packages....but from what I have seen so far, the Linux (free)
> > solutions do not offer even a tiny fraction of the features the common
> > Windows-based report packages offer (such as Crystal Reports).  The
> > problem with all the Windows-based reporting packages I have found is
> > that they use ODBC, and I have yet to find one any packages that give
> > me access to the views in the database (a VERY important point because
> > we have a lot of calculations handled in SQL that should not need to
> > be repeated).
> >
> > I would love to be able to propose
> > PostgreSQL/Python/<some-report-package> to my group, but without the
> > ability to easily generate our many large reports, there is no chance
> > it will be accepted.
> >
> > Suggestions?
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