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Hi all,

How to simplify the user experience re. generating, viewing and printing reports in a Windows environment?

Currently I display report output in an MF Dialog system window and have a [print] button to print using various MF COBOL routines, PC_PRINTER_SET_DEFAULT, PC_PRINTER_SET_FONT etc. The reports are basic using fixed-spaced characters to force column alignment. They look old-fashioned and text is small.

HOW DO YOU PRINT from Visual COBOL?

I'm wondering about launching a browser to handle the print so users can re-size, use browser's print / pdf-export etc. Any thoughts?

I'm about to switch to MYSQL - perhaps you use a tool that reports from MYSQL directly?

ANY THOUGHTS WELCOME.

Regards, Linden

Hi all,

How to simplify the user experience re. generating, viewing and printing reports in a Windows environment?

Currently I display report output in an MF Dialog system window and have a [print] button to print using various MF COBOL routines, PC_PRINTER_SET_DEFAULT, PC_PRINTER_SET_FONT etc. The reports are basic using fixed-spaced characters to force column alignment. They look old-fashioned and text is small.

HOW DO YOU PRINT from Visual COBOL?

I'm wondering about launching a browser to handle the print so users can re-size, use browser's print / pdf-export etc. Any thoughts?

I'm about to switch to MYSQL - perhaps you use a tool that reports from MYSQL directly?

ANY THOUGHTS WELCOME.

Regards, Linden

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Hi all,

How to simplify the user experience re. generating, viewing and printing reports in a Windows environment?

Currently I display report output in an MF Dialog system window and have a [print] button to print using various MF COBOL routines, PC_PRINTER_SET_DEFAULT, PC_PRINTER_SET_FONT etc. The reports are basic using fixed-spaced characters to force column alignment. They look old-fashioned and text is small.

HOW DO YOU PRINT from Visual COBOL?

I'm wondering about launching a browser to handle the print so users can re-size, use browser's print / pdf-export etc. Any thoughts?

I'm about to switch to MYSQL - perhaps you use a tool that reports from MYSQL directly?

ANY THOUGHTS WELCOME.

Regards, Linden

Thank you for your suggestion greiner.

Hi all,

How to simplify the user experience re. generating, viewing and printing reports in a Windows environment?

Currently I display report output in an MF Dialog system window and have a [print] button to print using various MF COBOL routines, PC_PRINTER_SET_DEFAULT, PC_PRINTER_SET_FONT etc. The reports are basic using fixed-spaced characters to force column alignment. They look old-fashioned and text is small.

HOW DO YOU PRINT from Visual COBOL?

I'm wondering about launching a browser to handle the print so users can re-size, use browser's print / pdf-export etc. Any thoughts?

I'm about to switch to MYSQL - perhaps you use a tool that reports from MYSQL directly?

ANY THOUGHTS WELCOME.

Regards, Linden

Thank you for your suggestion greiner.

Hi all,

How to simplify the user experience re. generating, viewing and printing reports in a Windows environment?

Currently I display report output in an MF Dialog system window and have a [print] button to print using various MF COBOL routines, PC_PRINTER_SET_DEFAULT, PC_PRINTER_SET_FONT etc. The reports are basic using fixed-spaced characters to force column alignment. They look old-fashioned and text is small.

HOW DO YOU PRINT from Visual COBOL?

I'm wondering about launching a browser to handle the print so users can re-size, use browser's print / pdf-export etc. Any thoughts?

I'm about to switch to MYSQL - perhaps you use a tool that reports from MYSQL directly?

ANY THOUGHTS WELCOME.

Regards, Linden

Thank you for your suggestion greiner.

Hi all,

How to simplify the user experience re. generating, viewing and printing reports in a Windows environment?

Currently I display report output in an MF Dialog system window and have a [print] button to print using various MF COBOL routines, PC_PRINTER_SET_DEFAULT, PC_PRINTER_SET_FONT etc. The reports are basic using fixed-spaced characters to force column alignment. They look old-fashioned and text is small.

HOW DO YOU PRINT from Visual COBOL?

I'm wondering about launching a browser to handle the print so users can re-size, use browser's print / pdf-export etc. Any thoughts?

I'm about to switch to MYSQL - perhaps you use a tool that reports from MYSQL directly?

ANY THOUGHTS WELCOME.

Regards, Linden

I have been using FormPrint from Flexus for almost 20 years now and I have been very happy with their product and support. Here is their link:

www.flexus.com/.../cobol-formprint

Kevin

Hi all,

How to simplify the user experience re. generating, viewing and printing reports in a Windows environment?

Currently I display report output in an MF Dialog system window and have a [print] button to print using various MF COBOL routines, PC_PRINTER_SET_DEFAULT, PC_PRINTER_SET_FONT etc. The reports are basic using fixed-spaced characters to force column alignment. They look old-fashioned and text is small.

HOW DO YOU PRINT from Visual COBOL?

I'm wondering about launching a browser to handle the print so users can re-size, use browser's print / pdf-export etc. Any thoughts?

I'm about to switch to MYSQL - perhaps you use a tool that reports from MYSQL directly?

ANY THOUGHTS WELCOME.

Regards, Linden

Thanks Kevin

Hi all,

How to simplify the user experience re. generating, viewing and printing reports in a Windows environment?

Currently I display report output in an MF Dialog system window and have a [print] button to print using various MF COBOL routines, PC_PRINTER_SET_DEFAULT, PC_PRINTER_SET_FONT etc. The reports are basic using fixed-spaced characters to force column alignment. They look old-fashioned and text is small.

HOW DO YOU PRINT from Visual COBOL?

I'm wondering about launching a browser to handle the print so users can re-size, use browser's print / pdf-export etc. Any thoughts?

I'm about to switch to MYSQL - perhaps you use a tool that reports from MYSQL directly?

ANY THOUGHTS WELCOME.

Regards, Linden

We here use Crystal Reports for Visual Studio, serves us very well!

Hi all,

How to simplify the user experience re. generating, viewing and printing reports in a Windows environment?

Currently I display report output in an MF Dialog system window and have a [print] button to print using various MF COBOL routines, PC_PRINTER_SET_DEFAULT, PC_PRINTER_SET_FONT etc. The reports are basic using fixed-spaced characters to force column alignment. They look old-fashioned and text is small.

HOW DO YOU PRINT from Visual COBOL?

I'm wondering about launching a browser to handle the print so users can re-size, use browser's print / pdf-export etc. Any thoughts?

I'm about to switch to MYSQL - perhaps you use a tool that reports from MYSQL directly?

ANY THOUGHTS WELCOME.

Regards, Linden

Thanks WPita_MMSIS, useful to hear what people are using. Regards, Linden

Hi all,

How to simplify the user experience re. generating, viewing and printing reports in a Windows environment?

Currently I display report output in an MF Dialog system window and have a [print] button to print using various MF COBOL routines, PC_PRINTER_SET_DEFAULT, PC_PRINTER_SET_FONT etc. The reports are basic using fixed-spaced characters to force column alignment. They look old-fashioned and text is small.

HOW DO YOU PRINT from Visual COBOL?

I'm wondering about launching a browser to handle the print so users can re-size, use browser's print / pdf-export etc. Any thoughts?

I'm about to switch to MYSQL - perhaps you use a tool that reports from MYSQL directly?

ANY THOUGHTS WELCOME.

Regards, Linden

Thanks WPita_MMSIS, useful to hear what people are using. Regards, Linden

Hi all,

How to simplify the user experience re. generating, viewing and printing reports in a Windows environment?

Currently I display report output in an MF Dialog system window and have a [print] button to print using various MF COBOL routines, PC_PRINTER_SET_DEFAULT, PC_PRINTER_SET_FONT etc. The reports are basic using fixed-spaced characters to force column alignment. They look old-fashioned and text is small.

HOW DO YOU PRINT from Visual COBOL?

I'm wondering about launching a browser to handle the print so users can re-size, use browser's print / pdf-export etc. Any thoughts?

I'm about to switch to MYSQL - perhaps you use a tool that reports from MYSQL directly?

ANY THOUGHTS WELCOME.

Regards, Linden

Thanks WPita_MMSIS, useful to hear what people are using. Regards, Linden

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