[reportlab-users] Very very long document

[Marco Bizzarri]

andy at reportlab.com wrote:
>> thanks for your fast answer. Actually, I'm using one BIG table
>> which contains all the rows.
> 
> 
>> How could I optimize the rendering?
> 
> 
> Quick way: in reportlab/rl_config.py set
>   longTableOptimize =         1
> 
> There will be some cases where it can no longer work out
> the optimal width for all columns - it will only take account
> of a few rows when doing column sizes.  And if you specify
> the colWidths then you should definitely do this.
> 
> The other trick is to break apart tables into one
> table-let for each row or small group of rows.  People
> often go this way when they need group headers
> and footers.  But if the first one works, stick with
> it.
> 
> - Andy
> 

I tried this, but it did not make any difference.

I tried also LongTable instead of Table, and this was useful (we were 
able to generate the report in 15 minutes).

Regards
Marco