Re: report generation using latex ( with mysql database )

"S. venkataraman" <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.tex.tugindia
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 1:01 PM, [email protected] <
[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi all
>
> we had developerd a payroll application  which uses mysql database
>
> we want to generate several report ( like Form 30 / form 16 and salary
> summary sheets )
>
> i would like to know that whether is it possible to retrieve database from
> mysql and generate such report ( if so please point to any links which will
> help doing this )
> -------------------
> i came across several links which guides to create e forms , that allows to
> enter data and save as pdf files.
>
> is it possible to develop e-forms which will allow to do insert / delete /
> modify operations to a database or a file ? ( as good as any desktop
> application )
>
> with regards
>
>
> --
> Renuka Prasad
> 9901945674
> _______________________________________________
> Home:        http://www.tug.org.in/
> TeX FAQ:     http://www.tex.ac.uk/faq
> unsubscribe: http://tug.org/mailman/listinfo/tugindia
>
One option is the datatool package.
Another possiblilty is reportlab.  Not a latex solution
 of course.
http://www.reportlab.com/software/opensource/rl-toolkit/
I haven't tried out this package.
Best,
S. Venkataraman
_______________________________________________
Home:        http://www.tug.org.in/
TeX FAQ:     http://www.tex.ac.uk/faq
unsubscribe: http://tug.org/mailman/listinfo/tugindia
lmpx.com only provides a reader for public news (NNTP) servers. It is not affiliated with the servers or forums shown here and is not responsible for the content of articles, which is written by their respective authors.