[reportlab-users] Example, please: putting TOC at the beginning

[Bill Bell]

My code is very simple, and appears below. Would someone please tell me how=
 to move the table of contents to the beginning of the document from the=
 end.

Thanks!

Bill

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class SimpleDocTemplateDer ( SimpleDocTemplate ):
    def multiBuild(self,flowables,onFirstPage=3D_doNothing,=
 onLaterPages=3D_doNothing):
        self._calc()    #in case we changed margins sizes etc
        frameT =3D Frame(self.leftMargin, self.bottomMargin, self.width,=
 self.height, id=3D'normal')
        self.addPageTemplates([PageTemplate(id=3D'First',frames=3DframeT,=
 onPage=3DonFirstPage,pagesize=3Dself.pagesize),
                        PageTemplate(id=3D'Later',frames=3DframeT,=
 onPage=3DonLaterPages,pagesize=3Dself.pagesize)])
        if onFirstPage is _doNothing and hasattr(self,'onFirstPage'):
            self.pageTemplates[0].beforeDrawPage =3D self.onFirstPage
        if onLaterPages is _doNothing and hasattr(self,'onLaterPages'):
            self.pageTemplates[1].beforeDrawPage =3D self.onLaterPages
        BaseDocTemplate.multiBuild(self,flowables)

    def afterFlowable ( self, flowable ):
        if hasattr(flowable, 'style'):
            if flowable . style . name =3D=3D 'Section':
                pageTabs [ self . page ] =3D flowable . getPlainText ( )
                self . notify ( 'TOCEntry', ( 0, flowable . getPlainText (=
 ), self . page ) )

def go():
    toc =3D TableOfContents ( )
    Elements . append ( toc )
    doc =3D SimpleDocTemplateDer ( 'PDFcomplete.pdf',
        leftMargin =3D 0.5 * inch, rightMargin =3D 0.5 * inch, topMargin=
 =3D 1 * inch, bottomMargin =3D 0.75 * inch )
    doc . multiBuild ( Elements, onFirstPage =3D newPage, onLaterPages =3D=
 newPage )



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