Extracting data from Domino into PDF using XSLT and XSL:FO (Part 1) at #icsedu

Extracting data from Domino into PDF using XSLT and XSL:FO (Part 1)

wissel.net 23 Apr '12, 10pm

Extracting data from Domino into PDF using XSLT and XSL:FO (Part 1) at #icsedu

We all know "Notes doesn't print ". Nevertheless the topic of document output and reports is not going away, even if I'd like to ban the reports . There are plenty of ready made tools, but today I'd like to start with home cooked reporting. Why the effort? Using only tools that use open standards you gain more control over the whole process and you can use whatever deems fit. The downside: it is more things you need to know and might not be suitable for business users (but its great to torture interns). In the long run you have a portfolio of source transformations that you can combine potentially faster than any reporting tool. The general principle is "Extract Transform Render": Extract : Whatever will pull out the XML for the second step will do the trick. For list type of rendering ?ReadViewEntries will do the trick or simple DXL exports. Quite often you might opt for ...

Full article: http://www.wissel.net/blog/d6plinks/SHWL-8TMM9D?Open

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@Drenth » 24 Apr '12, 8am
Reading about rendering using XSLT: [link]
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Extracting data from Domino into PDF using XSLT and XSL:FO (Part 1) at [link] [link] #icsedu