reporting in vb.net

[kc]

Hi All

Just wondering what other people have been using as a report engine in
vb.net for a form based program , ie crysyal, word etc.
Any thoughts on what is considered best.

Thanks in advance

[W.G. Ryan MVP]

I hate Crystal since v8 so I'm a bit biased..Microsoft's Reporting Services
is what I use mostly and love it - ActiveReports is a nice tool too.
"kc" <ke*@kevsbox.com> wrote in message
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Hi All

Just wondering what other people have been using as a report engine in
vb.net for a form based program , ie crysyal, word etc.
Any thoughts on what is considered best.

Thanks in advance

[Ronchese]

Try Active Reports for .Net. That report engine is so powerfull, easy to
learn, very very flexible full integrated to .Net IDE. I love that tool so
much!

Take a look in www.datadynamics.com

[]s
Cesar

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Hi All

Just wondering what other people have been using as a report engine in
vb.net for a form based program , ie crysyal, word etc.
Any thoughts on what is considered best.

Thanks in advance

[Andy O'Neill]

I've used mostly crystal myself.
Works fine for me, extremely powerful reporting tool withe even more
available if you upgrade to later versions of crystal.
I find it best to do as much of the work gathering data and manipulating it
within stored procedures which you then base the report on.

I have heard mixed things about reporting services.
Most people I've talked to talk about it like it's a beta product.
There is, however, a new version on the way with 2005 is supposed to be a
lot better.

It's a pity access.net never materialised. I've always liked access for
reporting.

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Regards,
Andy O'Neill

"kc" <ke*@kevsbox.com> wrote in message
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Hi All

Just wondering what other people have been using as a report engine in
vb.net for a form based program , ie crysyal, word etc.
Any thoughts on what is considered best.

Thanks in advance

[Starbuck]

Thanks Guys
"Andy O'Neill" <ao***************@lycos.co.uk> wrote in message
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I've used mostly crystal myself.
Works fine for me, extremely powerful reporting tool withe even more
available if you upgrade to later versions of crystal.
I find it best to do as much of the work gathering data and manipulating it within stored procedures which you then base the report on.

I have heard mixed things about reporting services.
Most people I've talked to talk about it like it's a beta product.
There is, however, a new version on the way with 2005 is supposed to be a
lot better.

It's a pity access.net never materialised. I've always liked access for
reporting.

--
Regards,
Andy O'Neill

"kc" <ke*@kevsbox.com> wrote in message
news:43***********************@ptn-nntp-reader01.plus.net...

Hi All

Just wondering what other people have been using as a report engine in
vb.net for a form based program , ie crysyal, word etc.
Any thoughts on what is considered best.

Thanks in advance

[lucas.hardbarger]

RE: It's a pity access.net never materialised. I've always liked
access for
reporting.

If you liked using Access for reporting, you should definitly use
ActiveReports, they are very similar. Just my 2¢.

[expertware]

We have made a new reporting .NET engine:
http://151.100.3.84/technicalpreview/

-Pamela
..NET Developer
Datatime Team