Re: how to print data with a table-like layout in txt file

"Jonathan Revusky" <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.web.freemarker.user
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 5:28 AM, HawkCoretech <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
> Hi all,
> I would like to print data with a table-like layout in a pure txt file (NOT
> in html file), like following:
>  B01  154  155  140  147  147  149  158  117  149  142  152  147  160  147
>  B02    0    0    0    0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
>  B03    0    0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
>  B04    0    5    2    1    2    1    2    4    2    1    1    4    2    4
>  B05    2    1    3    2    2    0    3    9    0    3    0    0    0    2
>  B06    1    0    1    2    0    2    0    0    5    2    0    1    0    0
>  B07    0    1    1    0    0    2    0    1    0    1    0    0    0    1
>  B08    2    1    3    2    0    1    1    0    1    2    2    1    1    2
>
>  the data comes from database query.
>
>  my idea is :
>  1)calculate the data and store them in a sequence row by row, use <#list>
> to print it all.
>
>  but if we want this table has more flexibility or configurable, for example
> a summary column or summary row like this:
>
>  B01  154  155  140  147  147  149  158  117  149  142  152  147  160  147
> total
>  B02    0    0    0    0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
> 1
>  B03    0    0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
> 0
>  B04    0    5    2    1    2    1    2    4    2    1    1    4    2    4
> 29
>  B05    2    1    3    2    2    0    3    9    0    3    0    0    0    2
> 27
>  B06    1    0    1    2    0    2    0    0    5    2    0    1    0    0
> 16
>  B07    0    1    1    0    0    2    0    1    0    1    0    0    0    1
> 7
>  B08    2    1    3    2    0    1    1    0    1    2    2    1    1    2
> 19
>  total  5    7    11   7    5    6    6    14   8    9    3    6    3    9
> 99
>
>  or even more complex printing like cross table, or separation line,
> adjusting column width, row height, spacing between columns, maybe we should
>  2)build a custom data model for table.
>
>  any suggestion? thanks in advance.

Well, you need to write a macro or two that does these things, I guess.

It seems to me that the ?left_pad built-in gets you most of the way there. See:

http://freemarker.sourceforge.net/docs/ref_builtins_string.html#ref_builtin_left_pad

JR


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