EchoAngel has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Hi Monks, When I run my perl script on a file, it will generate a huge lengthy report on many stuff. Is there any way of creating a GUI display (perl) such that the user maybe able to see the data like in a tree format ?

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Re: Summary Data Representation
by VSarkiss (Monsignor) on Aug 27, 2004 at 15:29 UTC

    If your question is "Can I create a graphical UI in Perl?", then the answer is emphatically "Yes". A couple of choices are Perl/Tk and wxPerl. There are others too, but these are two of the most popular.

    If your question is "How do I format my output to represent my particular data?", then you'll have to provide a lot more detail on exactly what your data is, who your audience is, and so forth.

      You are forgetting about using HTML with style sheets. If done properly, you can present your data in a fashion that you find suitable, and make it interactive. use CGI;#)
      amt
Re: Summary Data Representation
by dragonchild (Archbishop) on Aug 27, 2004 at 17:21 UTC
    You might want to look at analyzing your data to see if you can create summary reports without worrying about formats. The format follows the structure, not the other way round.

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