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    Posted: 13 Dec 2006 at 10:54pm
Hello,
Can somebody please guide me on where i can get resources that can help me design my own report writing tool using VB.NET

I am playing around few controls in VB.NET such as PrintPreview control and the rest, but I cannot conviniently pass data from query to such control.

I will appreciate every assistance towards this.

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Quote emoreau Replybullet Posted: 14 Dec 2006 at 8:18pm
I have written an article on that subject in September 2006 that you can get from http://emoreau.s2i.com/
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Quote cChair Replybullet Posted: 15 Dec 2006 at 4:57am
Thanks Eric,
 
What I actually want is to do something outside crystal report. Example is what TallySolution do for their accounting software.
 
Am looking at a situation where I can create  report interface using VB.NET and not crystal report.NET. By so doing, i can have total control over my report environment.
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Quote emoreau Replybullet Posted: 15 Dec 2006 at 5:26am
I am not sure that CR is the perfect solution for you. From what I understand, you want completly ad-hoc reports. CR is not the perfect tool for that. I would consider exporting to something like Excel.
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Quote BrianBischof Replybullet Posted: 15 Dec 2006 at 8:54am
You could do this with CR Developer edition. But according to the CR license, you are not allowed to create a product that creates reports because this is now in competition with Crystal Reports itself. You would have to acquire an OEM license which I would assume is incredibly expensive.
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Quote BrianBischof Replybullet Posted: 15 Dec 2006 at 8:55am
You COULD do something like what you want if you were using Sql Server Reporting Services. You can build a custom report writer that exports the report layout to XML and then Reporting Services consumes it and produces the report. This is not in conflict with their Terms of Service license for Microsoft.
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Quote cChair Replybullet Posted: 16 Dec 2006 at 7:12am
Can u please direct me to a place to get good materials on sql server reporting services. I was reading similar thing from Bookonline but i still cannt get the clue right.

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