| BIRT 1.0 Release? [message #37449] |
Mon, 16 May 2005 07:38  |
Eclipse User |
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Hi Paul,
I know you are very busy but just want to know the update about the
release date of BIRT 1.0
Thanks.
Wins
Paul Rogers wrote:
Wins,
Good questions.
The current target release date for BIRT 1.0 is May 15th. The team is
busy doing final testing and bug fixing. Sorry for the pre-release
problems you've been encountering; we hope to have them resolved shortly.
No online help is yet integrated into the current BIRT builds. Until
it is available, your best bet is to use the info on the BIRT web site:
www.eclipse.org/birt .
The built-in functions will provide a short description. However, some
of the descriptions are not yet available, and so you see "TBD", (To Be
Done). Again, that will be filled in later. For now, you can check out the
"ROM Scripting Spec" in the reference section of the website. It is a
specification, not a user manual, but it provides much of the basic info
on the BIRT-defined functions.
BIRT uses JavaScript for scripting. Consult any JS reference for the
standard JS functions.
Subreports are simple. Simply create your outer report with a List
element. Then in the detail band (which prints for each row), drop in
another List or a Table to do your subreport.
A List iterates over a data set without specifying formatting. A Table
iterates over a data set, and provides tabular formatting like an HTML
table.
Our plan is to release a BIRT book sometime in the summer, if things
go well. The questions asked here in the newsgroup will help us understand
were to focus to provide info in the book.
Thanks,
- Paul
Paul Rogers
BIRT PMC
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| Re: BIRT 1.0 Release? [message #38025 is a reply to message #37449] |
Tue, 17 May 2005 21:08  |
| Eclipse User |
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Wins,
We are targeting the end of May for BIRT 1.0. As we approached the "end
game", we elected to go for the end of May in order to address as many
outstanding defects as possible.
Regards,
Paul Clenahan
BIRT PMC
Wins wrote:
> Hi Paul,
>
> I know you are very busy but just want to know the update about the
> release date of BIRT 1.0
>
> Thanks.
>
> Wins
>
>
> Paul Rogers wrote:
>
> Wins,
>
>
> Good questions.
>
>
> The current target release date for BIRT 1.0 is May 15th. The team is
> busy doing final testing and bug fixing. Sorry for the pre-release
> problems you've been encountering; we hope to have them resolved shortly.
>
>
> No online help is yet integrated into the current BIRT builds. Until
> it is available, your best bet is to use the info on the BIRT web site:
> www.eclipse.org/birt .
>
>
> The built-in functions will provide a short description. However,
> some of the descriptions are not yet available, and so you see "TBD",
> (To Be Done). Again, that will be filled in later. For now, you can
> check out the "ROM Scripting Spec" in the reference section of the
> website. It is a specification, not a user manual, but it provides much
> of the basic info on the BIRT-defined functions.
>
>
> BIRT uses JavaScript for scripting. Consult any JS reference for the
> standard JS functions.
>
>
> Subreports are simple. Simply create your outer report with a List
> element. Then in the detail band (which prints for each row), drop in
> another List or a Table to do your subreport.
>
>
> A List iterates over a data set without specifying formatting. A
> Table iterates over a data set, and provides tabular formatting like an
> HTML table.
>
>
> Our plan is to release a BIRT book sometime in the summer, if things
> go well. The questions asked here in the newsgroup will help us
> understand were to focus to provide info in the book.
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
> - Paul
>
>
> Paul Rogers
> BIRT PMC
>
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