Preface

This book is designed to be the clear, concise, standard reference for the NCReport reporting software. It serves as the official documentation for NCReport. We hope to answer, definitively, all the questions you might have about the elements, features, and entities in NCReport. It is a comprehensive user manual and definitive guide to the NCReport reporting system. It also contains installation instructions, tutorials, and information about the contents of the distribution. In particular, we cover the following subjects:

  • The general nature of NCReport. We quickly bring you up to speed on how the pieces fit together.

  • How to create NCReport reports. Where should you start and what should you do?

  • Understanding all of the report elements. Each element is extensively documented, including its intended semantics and the purpose of all its attributes. An example of proper usage is given for every element.

  • How to run NCReport reports. After you’ve created one, what do you do with it?

  • How to integrate the NCReport library into a Qt application.

  • How to run reports with the command line client.

Getting this documentation. This book is not available in printed form, but you can print it yourself if you prefer to read it on paper. You can download the electronic (PDF) version from our web site: https://ncreport.org/download

Getting the examples. All of the examples are available on our web site. The sample reports used in this book are also included in the reports directory of the NCReport distribution. The most up-to-date information about this documentation is available at https://ncreport.org/documentation

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