Web Based Reports

Hi,
I have a problem where my company doesn't want to
spend any money on new software but also wants web
based reports. I don't want to re-invent the wheel
here and am trying to develop a list of reasons why
we should'nt. Page breaks and numbering comes to mind..
HTML can't handle page breaks so how can I actually
make the printer spit out a new page?? Please help
with a good list of reasons to I can convince Mgt to
kick down with $ for a reporting package..I just get
the feeling that developing this on my own will only
lead major functionality problems that are hard to
anticipate (that package software already solved).
Thx!!

Hi John,
You could take a look at Oracle9i Reports features here (here you can get some reasons your mgmt might be interested in)
http://otn.oracle.com/products/reports/htdocs/getstart/whitepapers/datasheet_reports.html
You can see how many tools/plugins/samples/whitepapers are available for a professional reporting solution like Oracle9i Reports
http://otn.oracle.com/products/reports/htdocs/getstart/GettingStarted/index/index.html
You could search this Discussion Forum itself on any topic (like "printed reports", or "web-based reports") to get an idea of the kind of problems one might encounter in an enterprise reporting solution, and the professional support users can get. Customers have access to 24X7 support, and a website listing helpful notes, latest patches, etc.
http://metalink.oracle.com
Hope that helps,
Navneet.

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