Hi Jasper People - OK - I bought the book (Definitive Guide... 3 copies - for me and cohorts) - have poured over it, worked with iReport, purchased JasperAssistant, scoured the forums, googled my keywords, and otherwise wrestled with this problem for WAY TOO LONG. So here we are - either I promptly find an answer to my Jasper problem or it's off to the XSL-transform-world. It has since occurred to me that MAYBE I am asking this Jasper-thing to do something it really does not like/want to do. My challenge is to create web-page reports from XML input. OK.. so good so far - sounds like Jasper ought to be able to do it... The trouble is the reports have several levels of 'splits' - all data is supplied in the XML - there's no need to do summations, crosstabs, use external datasources, or totals. It kinda sounds like Jasper SHOULD be able to do it... But, (in my best John Belushi), Nooooooooooooo.... Imagine, if you will, my XML looks like this: Code: <rpt> <date> <level> <group> <batch> <item> <data> <thing1>sometext</thing1> <thing2>moretext</thing2> </data> </item> <item> ...another one like above... </item> </batch> <batch> ...another one like above... </batch> </group> <group> ...another one like above... </group> </level> <level> ...another one like above... </level> </date> <date> ...another one like above... </date> </rpt> The reports cannot be caused to represent the data after the first 'split' meaning the report consists of items belonging to the DATE node - and that's where the story ends. QUESTION: Is my XML too complicated for Jasper to render into a report - am I asking too much of the tool - or am I just an ignoramus who just "doesn't get it"? So - Who's useless - ME or JASPER? Thanks, Lance Drake Any response in either snide comments or useful assistance is welcome.
