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  • GREYONG GREYON

    HELLO FRIENDS I need your help please, i have an application which is able to display tables from the data base using the tableview. Now want to be able to print these tables.Please any one with examples on how to print tables from data base or any code which can help me, i will really appreciate your help

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    @GREYON said in PRINTING A DISPLAYED TABLE FROM DATABASE:

    Now want to be able to print these tables

    You may want to take a look at QtRPT report generator. Spoiler alert: I haven't used it myself.

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    • mrjjM mrjj

      Hi
      The code prints the actual widget so it cannot be used if many items as then not all are printed.
      You can use the way Gojir4 shows using a QTextDocument or using html as i did here
      https://forum.qt.io/topic/52652/solved-pdf-print-in-multiple-pages/21

      In any case you have to control the printing yourself and if you have many items so that cannot be on one page then you also need to handle new pages etc.

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      @mrjj thanks let me try it

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      • Pablo J. RoginaP Pablo J. Rogina

        @GREYON said in PRINTING A DISPLAYED TABLE FROM DATABASE:

        Now want to be able to print these tables

        You may want to take a look at QtRPT report generator. Spoiler alert: I haven't used it myself.

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        wrote on last edited by
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        @Pablo-J-Rogina okey thanks,I will try it dear

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        • GREYONG GREYON

          @Pablo-J-Rogina okey thanks,I will try it dear

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          @GREYON

          Just to add:

          PUPILS_PAID_SCH_FEE_BY_GRADE is a horrible name for any c++ class. Name your widgets after what they are, not what content they display, since the content could change. In addition it's way too long, as you can see from how your cpp file looks like :)

          PupilFeeDialog for example, would be much shorter and easier to handle.


          If debugging is the process of removing software bugs, then programming must be the process of putting them in.

          ~E. W. Dijkstra

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          • Pl45m4P Pl45m4

            @GREYON

            Just to add:

            PUPILS_PAID_SCH_FEE_BY_GRADE is a horrible name for any c++ class. Name your widgets after what they are, not what content they display, since the content could change. In addition it's way too long, as you can see from how your cpp file looks like :)

            PupilFeeDialog for example, would be much shorter and easier to handle.

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            @Pl45m4 thanks noted

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            • Pablo J. RoginaP Pablo J. Rogina

              @GREYON said in PRINTING A DISPLAYED TABLE FROM DATABASE:

              Now want to be able to print these tables

              You may want to take a look at QtRPT report generator. Spoiler alert: I haven't used it myself.

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              wrote on last edited by
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              @Pablo-J-Rogina
              So where and how is the function PrintTable() declared?

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              • mrjjM mrjj

                Hi
                The code prints the actual widget so it cannot be used if many items as then not all are printed.
                You can use the way Gojir4 shows using a QTextDocument or using html as i did here
                https://forum.qt.io/topic/52652/solved-pdf-print-in-multiple-pages/21

                In any case you have to control the printing yourself and if you have many items so that cannot be on one page then you also need to handle new pages etc.

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                GREYON
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                #13

                @mrjj how and where is function PrintTable declared in your example?

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                • GREYONG GREYON

                  @mrjj how and where is function PrintTable declared in your example?

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                  mrjj
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                  wrote on last edited by mrjj
                  #14

                  @GREYON

                  Its there. :)
                  just scroll the code. there are more than shown first.

                  alt text

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                  • mrjjM mrjj

                    @GREYON

                    Its there. :)
                    just scroll the code. there are more than shown first.

                    alt text

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                    wrote on last edited by
                    #15

                    @mrjj
                    I can just see the function call,or maybe it's in the.h file?

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                    • GREYONG GREYON

                      @mrjj
                      I can just see the function call,or maybe it's in the.h file?

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                      wrote on last edited by mrjj
                      #16

                      @GREYON

                      Im not sure what you see ?
                      it should all be there. just need to scroll more :)

                      void PrintTable( QPrinter* printer, QSqlQuery& Query )
                      is in any case.

                      bool createConnection() {
                      QSqlDatabase db = QSqlDatabase::addDatabase("QSQLITE");
                      db.setDatabaseName(":memory:");
                      if (!db.open()) {
                      QMessageBox::critical(0, qApp->tr("Cannot open database"), "Click Cancel to exit.", QMessageBox::Cancel);
                      return false;
                      }
                      QSqlQuery query;
                      qDebug() << "table:" << query.exec("create table person (id int primary key, "
                      "firstname varchar(20), lastname varchar(20), num int )");
                      query.exec("insert into person values(101, 'Dennis', 'Young','1')");
                      query.exec("insert into person values(102, 'Christine', 'Holand','2')");
                      query.exec("insert into person values(103, 'Lars junior', 'Gordon','4')");
                      query.exec("insert into person values(104, 'Roberto', 'Robitaille','5')");
                      query.exec("insert into person values(105, 'Maria', 'Papadopoulos','3')");
                      return true;
                      }

                      // credits to. (i adabted from his) https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3147030/qtableview-printing/4079676#4079676

                      void PrintTable( QPrinter* printer, QSqlQuery& Query ) {
                      QString strStream;
                      QTextStream out(&strStream);

                      const int rowCount = Query.size();
                      const int columnCount = Query.record().count();

                      out << "<html>\n"
                      "<head>\n"
                      "<meta Content="Text/html; charset=Windows-1251">\n"
                      << QString("<title>%1</title>\n").arg("TITLE OF TABLE")
                      << "</head>\n"
                      "<body bgcolor=#ffffff link=#5000A0>\n"
                      "<table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2>\n";

                      // headers
                      out << "<thead><tr bgcolor=#f0f0f0>";
                      for (int column = 0; column < columnCount; column++)
                      out << QString("<th>%1</th>").arg(Query.record().fieldName(column));
                      out << "</tr></thead>\n";

                      while (Query.next()) {
                      out << "<tr>";
                      for (int column = 0; column < columnCount; column++) {
                      QString data = Query.value(column).toString();
                      out << QString("<td bkcolor=0>%1</td>").arg((!data.isEmpty()) ? data : QString(" "));
                      }
                      out << "</tr>\n";
                      }

                      out << "</table>\n"
                      "</body>\n"
                      "</html>\n";

                      QTextDocument document;
                      document.setHtml(strStream);
                      document.print(printer);

                      }

                      void print() {
                      QPrinter printer(QPrinter::HighResolution);
                      printer.setOrientation(QPrinter::Portrait);
                      printer.setPageSize(QPrinter::A4);
                      printer.setOutputFormat(QPrinter::PdfFormat);
                      // printer.setOutputFileName("e:/file.pdf"); // just for me testing
                      QPrintDialog dlg(&printer, 0);
                      if(dlg.exec() == QDialog::Accepted) {
                      QSqlQuery query;
                      query.exec("SELECT * from person");
                      PrintTable(&printer, query);
                      }
                      }

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                      • mrjjM mrjj

                        @GREYON

                        Its there. :)
                        just scroll the code. there are more than shown first.

                        alt text

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                        GREYON
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #17

                        @mrjj
                        I can just see the function definition,or maybe it's in the.h file?

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                        • GREYONG GREYON

                          @mrjj
                          I can just see the function definition,or maybe it's in the.h file?

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                          mrjj
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                          #18

                          @GREYON

                          The function is there. there is no .h file.
                          but full function is.

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                          • mrjjM mrjj

                            @GREYON

                            The function is there. there is no .h file.
                            but full function is.

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                            GREYON
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #19

                            okey I have seen it now!,let me try to use it

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                            • GREYONG GREYON

                              okey I have seen it now!,let me try to use it

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                              mrjj
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                              @GREYON
                              Ok good :)

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