Pilot Report Gernerator 2.1b updated for Jfile v2.1.
Nick Smith, Denmark: smith@post1.tele.dk
http://home1.inet.tele.dk/nsa/pilot
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NOTE:

DO NOT install this until you have received the new version (2.1) of the Jfile converter
(Jconv.exe) from Land-J technologies.

Until version 2.1 is available, you must continue to use Report Generator 1.0b
You can test your version of jconv.exe by typing the name at the command prompt.
The version number is displayed under the name.


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Program Description: 

Multi-report generator in HTML format.
Linked and indexed. The program creates a list/index page to all reports created.
Generic Reports only. Report Generator does not perfrom any sorting or filtering,
or column summing. Reports are presented in the same they are stored in the pilot.

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INSTALLATION:

Unpack the zip to your Pilot\user_name\backup directory (where user_name is YOUR name as entered in the Pilot desktop program).

Make sure Perl is installed correctly on your system. (see the Pilot Perls homepage for help)

VARIABLES:

There are a few variables in the gen.pl file which must be changed to meet your needs - especially the filenames.

You must find out what the .pdb files are called in the old DOS format. 

Eg:

"Nicks Address Book.pdb" database will be called something like "nicks~1.pdb" in the 8.3 format. You need to know these names.

YOU DO NOT NEED THE FULL FILE NAME! Just everything to to left of the period (.)
eg: "nicks~1"

In the gen.pl file, you must edit variables very carefully! For every filename you add, you must also enter a long (or short if you like) name for the database that will appear at the top of the report, and in the Index page which will list all of the reports generated.

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Running the Program:

Once installed you run Pilot Perls from the command prompt, or you can also make a shortcut
either on the Desktop or on the Start Menu.

Run the program from the Pilot\user_name\backup directory.
That means, change to that directory.
Run the program by typing:

perl program_name.pl

where program_name.pl is the name of the Pilot Perl program.

In this case: Gen.pl

eg: perl gen.pl [enter]

The program will execute and the reports will be made.
View the reports in your web-browser, click on Print if you want printed copys.
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OTHER VARIABLES (options)
The 2 other variables that can be changed in the gen.pl file, are the HEADER value and the
BORDER value.
The Header value detirmines the size of the report title on each report page.
Values range from 1 - 6, where 1 is the largest.
The border value is the thickness of the table the database is presented in. 
The default value is 2. A range of 1 - 4 is normal, however a value of 0 is also acceptable
and will result in a report with no table borders.

- Nick Smith.





