BIRT-only-based Application

Hi,
I know BIRT is for reporting on web pages but I was wondering if BIRT can be used to build a web based application, from menu (or tabs), data entry forms, to (of course) reports.
Any comments?
Thanks.

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Virgil Dodson

Hi louedy,

BIRT can create reports, of course, that are viewed over the web, with or without a menu bar... but BIRT also has the ability to integrate other HTML/JavaScript within it. Because of this, BIRT can be used to create HTML pages with grids, and nested grids, and can contain virtually anything else you would generally include in a web page. There is an easily overlooked control in BIRT called the "Text" control which allows you to include HTML or JavaScript within it. I have seen this Text control used to integrate Google maps into a web page. I have also seen various flavors of Tabs within a report that are used for navigation.