Re: PL/SQL: Printing questions
Date: 1 Jul 2003 07:52:56 -0700
Message-ID: <68aecc05.0307010652.55aa20dc_at_posting.google.com>
Daniel,
Daniel Morgan <damorgan_at_exxesolutions.com> wrote in message news:<3F0060E9.58B8ACC_at_exxesolutions.com>...
> george lewycky wrote:
>
> > I have Oracle Apps ( AR & GL) and I working on creating our own
> > Invoice but I'm unsure about certain aspects of PL/SQL & Printing.
> >
> > I have some PL/SQL working with the invoice data from AR_INVOICE_HEADER_V
> > table already.
> >
> > 1. DBMS_OUTPUT vs. TEXT_IO
> > What advantages exist for the two ?
> >
> > 2. Page breaking ??
> > How can a perform a page break other than setting the lines per page?
> > I will have situations where page breaks will occur before I reach
> > the page break point
> >
> > 3. Is there a TAB feature?
> > I need some method to position the text in a way other than
> > using the space bar.
> >
> > Thank you very much
> >
> > George Lewycky
>
> No verison information so what you get will possibly be of limited usefulness.
>
> I'd use neither. Neither is a report writer and each of limited usefulness.
>
> Why not Oracle Reports? Discoverer? Seagate (Crystal), Cognos, Brio?
>
> Unless you are donating your time the cost of you writing this stuff manually
> is a magnitude or more greater
> than the cost of using the right tool for the job.
Received on Tue Jul 01 2003 - 16:52:56 CEST