Looking for a good report control our new network scanner app

[CrazyDude]

Hi all. Me and a partner of mine wrote both a free & commercial multi-threaded network scanner written entirely in Classic VB and I'm looking for a good report control for a future version, commercial or free, it doesn't matter. I can't seem to find anything decent, so I thought I'd ask here. I use iGrid for the data grids, but I'm looking for printable reports, like Crystal Reports, but not Crystal Reports. I'm pretty sure they don't still offer a Classic VB control anymore anyway.

Here's a screenshot in case anyone cares to see that:
http://bit.ly/1Pa4GfA

Be gentle. And thanks!

[gibra]

ComponentOne: Active Reports. The best (by me)
Both COM and NET versions are availables.

http://activereports.grapecity.com/

also
Active Reports 2 Upgrade
If you make reports (.RPX) using COM version (Active Reports 2.0) you can update later your reports to NET simply changing the script language.
RPX is a simple text file.
http://arhelp.grapecity.com/groups/t...ort-2-upgrade/

[DataMiser]

I'll second that, Active Reports is the best I have saw. I have been using it since the 90s and love it.

[CrazyDude]

Thanks guys. I had looked into ActiveReports 2.0 years ago, but after they went .NET and stopped providing updates and fixes for the ActiveX version, I guess I just stopped considering it. I did just visit the Grapecity site but couldn't find anything about it. It's all .NET now. Do you have a direct link perhaps to the old ActiveX version?

BTW, love the VS6 Installer gibra!

[Carlos Rocha]

I second the Active Reports choice. It's very good with VB6, but I think List&Label might be a better option.

[CrazyDude]

Thanks Carlos! That List & Label looks nice! I've never heard of it. It's not cheap, but at least it's being actively developed!

[DataMiser]

I do not know when they stopped updating the com version of AR. The last I looked version 2.0 was still available for sale. All I know is that i bought it back in 1997 and have been using it in every app I need reports in since and have never once had an issue with it. It is by far the best and easiest to use of any I have tried. No need for updates if it works as is

[CrazyDude]

Understood. And I'd be fine with that if it was still available and not expensive. But it appears they no longer offer it. :/

[DataMiser]

https://www.componentsource.com/prod...reports/prices

[CrazyDude]

Thanks! It's a little high priced for something that hasn't been touched in years, but we'll compare it with List & Label and choose which is best for us, since they are about the same price.

[Tech99]

For the higher volume printing and easier page layout development, i would recommend reporting system;

- that can use PCL5/6 or Postscript files as 'macro files' for the predefined page layout files.

Printing would be much faster and 'less resourceful', if the whole page layout data is sent only once to the printer.

[CrazyDude]

I like that idea a lot. Thank you. I've been worried about users being able to share report layouts. Having something so standard is Postscript would be great. What control does all that?

Also, I assume most will want to make PDF reports rather than printing, but I'm sure all of them do that.

[DataMiser]

I know Active Reports does the PDF and also does Excel output. I have customers that use both of these.