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  1. Sep 27th, 2006, 07:15 AM #1
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    Exclamation Best application for VB6 reporting?

    What is the best application available for VB6 reporting?
    Is Crystal Reports the best?
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  2. Sep 27th, 2006, 07:25 AM #2
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    Re: Best application for VB6 reporting?

    I like Crystal, but Ihave not used the VB "built in" report writer
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  3. Sep 27th, 2006, 08:18 AM #3
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    Re: Best application for VB6 reporting?

    If you face budget constraints you could always use either Excel or Access for your reports.
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  4. Sep 27th, 2006, 08:33 AM #4
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    Re: Best application for VB6 reporting?

    Quote Originally Posted by Hack
    If you face budget constraints you could always use either Excel or Access for your reports.
    Also, you can use the built-in data report from vb6 IDE, as long as you got the data environment defined.

    Crystal Report is good, but too much overhead when you need to deploy the application to the users.
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  6. Sep 27th, 2006, 09:11 AM #5
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    Re: Best application for VB6 reporting?

    Crystal. Had some problems with build-in report cutting of / getting to the bottm of A4 paper size.
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  7. Sep 27th, 2006, 02:26 PM #6
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    Re: Best application for VB6 reporting?

    Quote Originally Posted by mapperkids
    Crystal Report is good, but too much overhead when you need to deploy the application to the users.
    It's just a couple of controls and a report form - not much overhead at all.
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  8. Sep 27th, 2006, 03:28 PM #7
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    Re: Best application for VB6 reporting?

    I've always used Cognos Impromptu and haven't had any problems but I can't compare it to the others as I've never used them.
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  9. Sep 27th, 2006, 03:35 PM #8
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    Re: Best application for VB6 reporting?

    Crystal is very powerfull but since it was sold to Business Objects new releases are NOT VB6 freindly - if you can get Crystal 8 (8.5) then go for it. Otherwise stay away - nothing but the headach.
    Another good option is Active Reports 2.0 from Data Dynamics.

    Both (Crystal and Active) are not free - in fact they are expencive.
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  11. Sep 27th, 2006, 06:10 PM #9
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    Re: Best application for VB6 reporting?

    I use Crystal 9 - very easy to use with VB6
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  13. Sep 29th, 2006, 01:45 AM #11
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    Re: Best application for VB6 reporting?

    Data report is very nice. But one drawback is we cannot get running total and page wise total
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  14. Sep 29th, 2006, 02:03 AM #12
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    Re: Best application for VB6 reporting?

    Quote Originally Posted by RhinoBull
    Crystal is very powerfull but since it was sold to Business Objects new releases are NOT VB6 freindly - if you can get Crystal 8 (8.5) then go for it. Otherwise stay away - nothing but the headach.
    Another good option is Active Reports 2.0 from Data Dynamics.

    Both (Crystal and Active) are not free - in fact they are expencive.

    I don't understand you.
    I have no problem with CR11 and vb6
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