Chapter 19. Using ColdFusion to Generate Reports


In this chapter

Rich Media Flash Forms 368

ColdFusion Report Builder 373

Reporting Formats 381

Creating Printable Web Pages 383

Troubleshooting 385

Best PracticesLimiting SQL Queries 386

Although developing database-driven web applications is great, it's likely that at some point you will want to do something with the data other than just display it on a web page. Whether it's understanding how many customers you have, how many orders you have processed, how many posts have been added to your forum, or a host of other data-related questions, you can often answer them by generating a report. Tools such as Crystal Reports and Active Reports generate nicely formatted reports complete with charts and graphs.

The difficulty, however, is creating dynamic reports that are easily incorporated into a web page. Luckily, Macromedia has addressed that point of pain in the new version of ColdFusion and has added a wealth of reporting capabilities to the application.



Special Edition Using Macromedia Studio 8
Special Edition Using Macromedia Studio 8
ISBN: 0789733854
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 337

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