How best to display a report?

[adelaide_mike]

Please excuse my lack of knowledge about the following. (If I knew
the answer, I would not be asking...)

Django 1.0.2 being used to create, manage and report on data in
tables. I am using ReportLab to generate a .pdf which I store with a
known name in a sub-directory.

I have seen websites where a link can be used to activate the
workstation's download mechanism, such that, at least in Mac OSX,
the .pdf will be displayed. That is exactly what I want. The source
code gives no clue as to how this is done.

Any pointers would be much appreciated. Thanks

Mike

[Kenneth Gonsalves]

On Sunday 22 Nov 2009 3:38:24 am adelaide_mike wrote:
> Django 1.0.2 being used to create, manage and report on data in
> tables. I am using ReportLab to generate a .pdf which I store with a
> known name in a sub-directory.
>

it is there in the docs - search for reportlab in the docs.
--
regards
Kenneth Gonsalves
Senior Project Officer
NRC-FOSS
http://nrcfosshelpline.in/web/

[adelaide_mike]

Hi Kenneth, and thanks for the reference. I must admin I did not
think of looking int he Django docs for ReportLab related stuff.
Should have.

My new problem is that the example in the docs uses canvas, but in
order to display tabular data I think I need to use SimpleDocTemplate,
with which I am able to prodice the pdf I want. I do not see how to
incorporate this technology into the given example.

Perhaps someone has done this and can give me the next pointer?

Mike

[adelaide_mike]

Nevermind. Found the solution in a post from abrightwell. Thanks.

Mike