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DataVision User's Manual

Jim Menard, jimm@io.com

Table of Contents

1 Introduction
    1.1 Recent Changes
    1.2 Conventions
2 Installing DataVision
    2.1 Requirements
    2.1 Installing DataVision
    2.3 Finding and Installing JDBC Drivers
    2.4 Setting the Java Class Path
3 Starting DataVision
    3.1 Launching DataVision
    3.2 Running DataVision from the Command Line
    3.3 Font Error Messages
4 Incorporating DataVision Into a Java Application
    4.1 Asking for Parameter Values
5 Creating a New Report
    5.1 Connecting to the Database
    5.2 Database Error Messages
    5.3 Adding Fields and Text
6 The Anatomy of a Report
    6.1 Report Parts
    6.2 Fields
    6.3 Formulas
    6.4 Parameters
    6.5 User Columns
7 Editing a Report
    7.1 Adding Fields
    7.2 Selecting Fields
    7.3 Removing Fields
    7.4 Moving and Re-sizing Fields
    7.5 Subtotals
    7.6 Parameters
    7.7 Formulas
    7.8 Groups
    7.9 Sorting Records
    7.10 Selecting Records
8 Running a Report
    8.1 Displaying a Report Onscreen
    8.2 Saving a Report's Output
    8.3 Print a Report's Output
9 The DataVision User Interface
    9.1 Windows
         9.1.1 The Report Design Window
                      9.1.1.1 Menus
         9.1.2 The Field Picker Window
         9.1.3 The Report View
    9.2 Dialogs
         9.2.1 The Subtotal Dialog
         9.2.2 The Format Dialog
         9.2.3 The Position and Size Dialog
         9.2.4 The Database Connection Dialog
         9.2.5 The Visual Table Linker Dialog
         9.2.6 The Parameter Editor Dialogs
         9.2.7 The Formula Editor Dialog
         9.2.8 The "Select Records" Dialog
         9.2.9 The "Sort By" Dialog
         9.2.10 The "Group By" Dialog
         9.2.11 The "Summary" Dialog
    9.3 Language Settings
10 Layout Engines
    10.1 Available Layout Engines
    10.2 Supported Features
    10.3 Creating a New Layout Engine
11 Understanding Report XML Files
    11.1 Elements
    11.2 Report Sections
    11.3 Field Formats
12 Parameter Value XML Files
13 Glossary
14 Bugs and Limitations
15 Copying and Warranty
    15.1 DataVision
    15.2 MinML
    15.3 Sun Microsystems
    15.4 JCalendar

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