aaronaustin Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 I've created several reports in ireport using a csv datasource. I'd like to distribute the reports as jar files so only the csv file needs to be updated. I'm at a loss of how to go about this. I tried working with Ant and Netbeans, but I haven't gotten very far. If anyone could point me in the right direction, that would be great. Aaron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgeise Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Sounds like you would need to develop an application around the JasperReports library to read in the csv and execute and fill the reports. I would recommend looking at leveraging the JasperReports server as it will allow you to avoid shipping around a jar file which will likely require you to also get everyone set up with java. For what would probably be less work, you could have a place that people could access the reports with a browser. Adding in a file datasource to the server, or setting up a DB and using Jaspersoft ETL to load the data would likely create a much more scalable and usable solution.If you want to create the application, you will need to do some studying of the JasperReports library and its APIs so that you can build the app that you need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marianol Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 As Matt said to do what you need you will need to create a Java application using the Jasper Reports Library. There are some samples available that come with the library here http://community.jaspersoft.com/wiki/jasperreports-library-samples Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaronaustin Posted November 7, 2012 Author Share Posted November 7, 2012 Thanks for the reply. I would love utilize JasperReports server, and am sure you're right that it's the best way, but it's not an option for us right now. Thanks for the advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaronaustin Posted November 7, 2012 Author Share Posted November 7, 2012 How have I not seen this? I was sure I had scoured the site for that info. Thanks so much for the link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marianol Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 No problem! remember to vote the answers so other people can find them :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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