Ken Foskey wrote:
> I have a script that takes an sql and formats into a report, simple
> stuff.
>
> I have a product that when it changes I want a sub heading. I have
> coded this.
>
> if( $prior_product ne $sql_product ) {
> print form...
> $prior_product = $sql_product;
> }
>
> Is there a better way to code this sort of report formatting? Seems
> clunky and there should be a generic solution.
>
That's pretty much how I did it :) There are probably better ways, but
this works.
If you're doing reports from databases, you should check out my module,
PDF::ReportWriter. You can get the latest version from:
http://entropy.homelinux.org/axis
Dan
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