Re: Page breaks in HTML

["Dombrowski, Dave F" <David_Dombrowski@LORD.COM>]

I could be wrong, but I've never heard of page breaks in HTML. Don't confuse
separate web pages from a single web page with page breaking. Using SQR
printer options will yield separate web pages. A three page 'document' is
actually three separate web pages (HTML files). A browser has no
capabilities to interpret printer commands like page breaks, carriage
returns or tabbing. How could it? Even if you 'space out' things so that a
page 'appears' to break where intended, what would happen when the user
alters the text size through the browser?

I'm not talking about .PDF or .DOC or .RPT files, just .HTM/.HTML files. The
advantage you gain with straight HTML is that you are truly browser
independent - no third party server software or browser plugins needed - and
that you can do other things like edit data and more easily pull data
dynamically. The advantage you gain from a .PDF or other file is full
control over formatting.

In the end, it's a matter of knowing who your clients are and what software
they have. For 'pure' internet apps, you usually end up using server-side
processing with as little JavaScript as possible and send out straight HTML
to the client. For reporting purposes, use HTML tables to format things as
best as possible. If you get concerned with page breks, split the output
into separate web pages and provide navigation to move from one to another.
Finally, if you absolutely must use something like .PDF files, always always
always provide a prominent link for users to download the software needed to
open it.

-----Original Message-----
From: Ragu Sadasivam [mailto:sathyamangalam@HOTMAIL.COM]
Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2000 1:40 PM
To: SQR-USERS@list.iex.net
Subject: Re: Page breaks in HTML


I tried this and ended with an error for the PDF file.  I'll try again.

Does anyone know what triggers the FONT BASESIZE in the HTML document.  My
sqr generates multiple reports and on every report the first page the
headings and the columns are off.  It is introducing a FONT BASESIZE 4
eventhough I have reduced it to 2.  But then there is FONT size 2 and the
output is ok.

Any thoughts on this one....


>From: Enrique Muņoz <enrique_munoz@KAIZEN.COM.MX>
>Reply-To: sqr-users@list.iex.net
>To: SQR-USERS@list.iex.net
>Subject: Re: Page breaks in HTML
>Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 17:06:54 +0100
>
>You can do this:
>
>-printer:ep
>
>Now, This flag you cag get html file and pdf file... And the breaks
>
>Ragu Sadasivam wrote:
>
> > Hi Everyone,
> >
> > I have an sqr that generates a report in HTML format using the
>-PRINTER:HT
> > feature.
> >
> > * Even though there are page breaks in the output, when I print from
>within
> > IE it ignores the breaks.  In the sense, if one page has 10 lines and so
> > does the next page, it prints both on one page with the break.  How do I
>get
> > IE to recognize the breaks?
> >
> > Appreciate your help.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > LKR
> >
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