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DataVision version 0.2.0
Jim Menard,
jimm@io.com
Contents
1 Introduction
1.1 Recent Changes
1.2 Conventions
2 Installing DataVision
2.1 Requirements
2.2 Installing DataVision
2.3 Finding and Installing JDBC Drivers
2.4 Setting the Java Class Path
2.4.1 Editing the Class Path (Windows)
2.4.2 Editing the Class Path (Unix)
3 Starting DataVision
3.1 Launching DataVision
3.2 Running DataVision from the Command Line
3.2.1 Usage
3.2.2 Examples
3.3 Font Error Messages
4 Incorporating DataVision Into a Java Application
5 Creating a New Report
5.1 Connecting to the Database
5.1.1 Errors
5.1.2 PostgreSQL
5.1.3 MySQL
5.1.4 ODBC
5.1.5 Informix
5.2 Adding Fields and Text
6 The Anatomy of a Report
6.1 Report Parts
6.2 Fields
6.3 Formulas
6.3.1 The RPN Mini-Language
6.3.1.1 Numbers
6.3.1.2 Strings
6.3.1.3 Operators
6.4 Parameters
6.4.1 Example
7 Editing a Report
7.1 Adding Fields
7.2 Selecting Fields
7.3 Removing Fields
7.4 Moving and Re-sizing Fields
7.5 Subtotals
7.6 Parameters
7.7 Formulas
8 Running a Report
8.1 Displaying a Report Onscreen
8.2 Saving a Report's Output
8.3 Printing a Report's Output
8.3.1 Printing from DataVision
8.3.2 Printing a Report Output File
9 The DataVision User Interface
9.1 The Report Design Window
9.2 Menus
9.2.1 The
File
Menu
9.2.1.1 New
9.2.1.2 Open
9.2.1.3 Save
9.2.1.4 Save As...
9.2.1.5 Close
9.2.1.6 Quit
9.2.2 The
Edit
Menu
9.2.2.1 Undo
9.2.2.2 Cut
9.2.2.3 Copy
9.2.2.4 Paste
9.2.2.5 Delete Selected Fields
9.2.2.6 Delete Group
9.2.2.7 Delete Section
9.2.3 The
Insert
Menu
9.2.3.1 Database Field...
9.2.3.2 Text
9.2.3.3 Formula Field...
9.2.3.4 Parameter Field...
9.2.3.5 Special Field...
9.2.3.6 Running Total Field...
9.2.3.7 Line
9.2.3.8 Group...
9.2.3.9 Section
9.2.4 The
Format
Menu
9.2.4.1 Format Field...
9.2.4.2 Border...
9.2.4.3 Position and Size...
9.2.4.4 Align
9.2.4.5 Size
9.2.5 The
Database
Menu
9.2.5.1 Table Linker
9.2.5.2 SQL Query Text...
9.2.5.3 Connection...
9.2.6 The
Report
Menu
9.2.6.1 Run
9.2.6.2 Export...
9.2.6.3 Select Records...
9.2.6.4 Sort By...
9.2.6.5 Group By...
9.2.6.6 Summary...
9.2.7 The
Help
Menu
9.2.7.1 Help
9.2.7.2 About DataVision...
9.3 The Field Picker Window
9.4 Dialogs
9.4.1 The Subtotal Dialog
9.4.2 The Format Dialog
9.4.3 The Position and Size Dialog
9.4.4 The Database Connection Dialog
9.4.5 The Visual Table Linker Dialog
9.4.6 The Parameter Editor Dialogs
9.4.7 The Formula Editor Dialog
9.4.8 The ``Select Records'' Dialog
9.4.9 The ``Sort By'' Dialog
9.4.10 The ``Group By'' Dialog
9.4.11 The ``Summary'' Dialog
9.5 The Report View
10 Layout Engines
10.1 Available Layout Engines
10.1.0.1 LaTeX
10.1.0.2 XML
10.1.0.3 DocBook
10.1.0.4 HTML
10.1.0.5 Tab- and comma-delimited
10.1.0.6 Java Swing
10.2 Creating a New Layout Engine
11 Understanding Report XML Files
11.1 report
11.2 description
11.3 database
11.3.0.1 driverClassName
11.3.0.2 connInfo
11.3.0.3 name
11.3.0.4 username
11.4 query
11.5 parameters
11.6 formulas
11.7 Report Sections
11.7.1 Fields
11.7.1.1 text
11.7.1.2 column
11.7.1.3 parameter
11.7.1.4 formula
11.7.1.5 subtotal
11.7.1.6 special
11.8 Field Formats
12 Parameter Value XML Files
13 Glossary
14 Bugs and Limitations
15 Copying and Warranty
15.1 DataVision
15.2 MinML
15.3 JCalendar
15.4 Sun Microsystems
About this document ...
Jim Menard 2002-04-18