CR Basic & VS 2008: Can this be done?

[ssmith147]

I have a question concerning CR Basic and VS 2008.

I'm planning on building a "report center" feature into my software. In this form (or group of forms, if need be) I want the user to be able to open a report by using the Open/Save File dialog box. Once opened, I want the form to have parameter fields that the user can fill out to filter the records. Finally, I want the reports to be able to operate using strongly typed data sets, instead of using connections to the DB directly (much easier the former way).

Can these features be done? I'm not looking for explanations on how, but any links to articles or related forums would be helpful. I really just want to know if I'm going the right direction before I waste a lot of time on this idea.

Thanks!

[jggtz]

IMO You're in the right direction, I've used it in all my vb6 projects

Also, You can have a table where to save all the reports' characteristics as name, location, description, filters used, user that can generate the report, privileges, etc.

Also, You can use this data to develop a general form to filter data an call reports

Also, You can have a menu option where only the supervisor can make changes to this information or add new reports

Good luck!