[Gambas-user] Anybody have an example using DCOP?

[johnf]

On Tuesday 10 January 2006 17:31, Rob Kudla wrote:
> On Tue January 10 2006 15:55, johnf wrote:
> > edit) the xml file.  I wonder if it would be possible to store
> > the xml in the database?  I would think I could using a text
> > field to get that done.
>
> Yeah, that's exactly what I've done in the past.
>
> > But I also like the idea of using the Draw class.  Do you have
> > an example of creating a report and then printing.  It does
>
> Well, here's a minimal example.... pseudo-code since I don't have
> Gambas on the machine I'm writing this on....
>
> public PrintYPos as integer
> public RecCount as integer
>
> public sub PrintReport(r as Result)
> 	if r.eof then return
> 	Draw.Begin(Printer)
> 	PrintHeader
> 	printypos = 100
> 	do while not r.eof
> 		inc RecCount
> 		PrintRow(r)
> 	loop
> 	PrintFooter
> 	Draw.End
> end
>
> public sub PrintHeader
> 	Draw.Font.Size = 18
> 	Draw.Font.Bold = True
> 	Draw.Text("This is my report",10,10)
> end
>
> public sub PrintRow(r as Result)
> 	Draw.Font.Size = 10
> 	Draw.Font.Bold = False
> 	Draw.Text(r["Name"], 100, PrintYPos)
> 	Draw.Text(r["Address"], 300, PrintYPos)
> 	Draw.Text(r["Phone"], 500, PrintYPos)
> 	PrintYPos = PrintYPos + 15
> 	if PrintYPos > (Printer.Height - 30) then
> 		Printer.NewPage
> 		' if we had a page header we'd reprint it here
> 		PrintYPos = 100
> 	endif
> end
>
> public sub PrintFooter
> 	Draw.Font.Size = 18
> 	Draw.Font.Bold = True
> 	Draw.Text("Number of records printed: " &
> 	   RecCount,10,printer.height - 30)
> end
>
> Rob
I think the draw class appears the better way to go.  thanks for the code...

John