Hi, thogh might seem to be a bit outmoded at the time I suggest to use TeX.
It is a highly portable and rather easy-to-use system, and can beat Docbook/XML in many cases. Desing your invoice or whatever macro file, and generate the TeX input file via perl. IMHO the old technologies may give you tools honed to the absolut edge. Gabaux Linux is like a wigwam: no gates, no windows, and an apache inside! From: "K. Parker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: document creation. Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2003 23:17:37 -0400 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Wiggins D'Anconia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Newsgroups: perl.beginners > To: "Chris Knipe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2003 5:07 PM > Subject: Re: document creation. > > > > Chris Knipe wrote: > > > Lo all, > > > > > > I want to create large number of documents (mainly invoices) using perl. > In > > > a couple of months, I should be creating a few hundred documents per > month > > > with a few million records in total for the documents (Telecoms > > > implementation). > > > > > > Now, preferably, I wanted to create MS Word documents for this, but > alas, a > > > stick was shoved into that idea. Win32::OLE doesn't work from *Nix, and > > > RTF::Document has like zero documentation (very help full thanks)... > > > > > > > MS Word, thats portable, not to mention the size and lack of revision > > control, ick. Open source is your friend. Not enough documentation, > > open the code and have a look yourself... > > > > > > > What's my alternatives??? > > > > > > > What is your end goal? You just say that you need to create documents, > > etc for storage but you don't say how they will be used. > > > > > Please keep in mind where possible, I'd like to automatically print the > > > invoices prior to archiving the hard documents. The documents is also > quite > > > complex layout wise, with allot of graphs (Images) and about 95% table > > > based... Is HTML really the only alternative here?? I'm not sure > whether > > > printing HTML will be a very good idea... > > > > > > > HTML is one option but not the only one. XML would be the naturally most > > portable and upgradeable probably. > > XML probably is your best bet assuming you are proficient in the use of XSL. > I'll assume you're not when I say you'd do best using SGML, but then you may > not be proficient in that either. Deprived of alternatives, learn the > basics of CSS. Page breaks do work in CSS, and there are many quick and > dirty tutorials online if you need it soon. So your documents will be HTML > and CSS, which isn't your very best bargain but which you can still work > with. > > K.P. > _____________________________________________________ > > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
