User Guide:
MySql Report Generator 1.0 is based on the concept of generating reports from the Database. First a SQL query must be generated and saved. This query is further processed to produce a HTML and a PDF format report.
The Welcome screen gives you an option to either create a new report/label/invoice or load an existing report for its execution. All the queries must be in the sqldocs directory. Clicking on proper button will advance you to next screen.
Details:1. If you chose PickQuery, you will be prompted to pick a file from the sqlBuilder/sqldocs directory and prescribe the name of the database associated with the query. Executing the LoadQuery button, you will be in the query execution area.
2. The next screen shows the final assembled query with the available otions. You can edit the query in the textarea. If the execution of this query gives you an error, you can come back here and conveniently edit your query and run it again without going over the entire process. You have an option to save this query or to load a completely different query at this point. All the queries are saved in the sqlBuilder/sqldocs directory. Next there are two select button choices. The first gives you a choice amongst making a report with a header, a mailing label or a generic invoice. The second button gives you a choice of selevting either the html or a pdf format. The Execute button starts the report generation process. The files are saved in redocs directory. These files can be viewed with proper browsers. The label is restricted to the label.sql type data and a preprogrammed format. The invoice is very generic and case dependent.
3. The Run report opening option will lead you to a screen where you read a HTML version of the saved report from repdocs directory. Clicking on the ReadReport button converts it to a PDF format. The PDF formatted reports are searchable and can be printed easily.
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