ASP.NET Reports Web Site vs. ASP.NET Crystal Reports Web Site?
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From: Peter on 6 Dec 2007 13:40 Hello, Thanks for reviewing my question. I hope this is the correct forum. I have VS 2008 and noticed that when you create a new website you have two choices: ASP.NET Reports Web Site or ASP.NET Crystal Reports Web Site. What's the differences? Is one better than the other? Many Thanks Peter
From: Bruce L-C [MVP] on 6 Dec 2007 14:48 For years MS has bundled in Crystal Reports with Visual Studio. They have continued to do this even as they allow creating reports with their reporting tool (Reporting Services). They are two different products with two totally different lineages. RS started out as a server based reporting product using a service oriented architecture. Crystal Reports started out as a client/server reporting tool and moved into a server based reporting. RS added a local mode using the control that shipped with VS 2005. Reporting Services ships its own development environment if you are using the server based product (part of SQL Server). I gather VS 2008 has improved the ability to use the RS control to create reports over that in VS 2005. I have no idea what is meant by an ASP.Net reports web site unless they mean a web site to use the VS reporting services webform control (they ship with both a webform and winform control). Anyway, Crystal Reports and Reporting Services both have their plus and minuses. If using the complete server based product and you already have SQL Server then the licensing for Reporting Services is much cheaper (RS is part of SQL Server). Certain types of reports are easier in RS and others are harder. -- Bruce Loehle-Conger MVP SQL Server Reporting Services "Peter" <Peter(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:5EAF8D05-287B-4BF3-A301-83ADC461318C(a)microsoft.com... > Hello, > > Thanks for reviewing my question. I hope this is the correct forum. I > have > VS 2008 and noticed that when you create a new website you have two > choices: > ASP.NET Reports Web Site or ASP.NET Crystal Reports Web Site. What's the > differences? Is one better than the other? > > Many Thanks > > Peter
From: pamela fluente on 27 Dec 2007 13:22
On 6 Dic, 20:48, "Bruce L-C [MVP]" <bruce_lcNOS...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > For years MS has bundled in Crystal Reports with Visual Studio. They have > continued to do this even as they allow creating reports with their > reporting tool (Reporting Services). They are two different products with > two totally different lineages. RS started out as a server based reporting > product using a service oriented architecture. Crystal Reports started out > as a client/server reporting tool and moved into a server based reporting. > RS added a local mode using the control that shipped with VS 2005. > > Reporting Services ships its own development environment if you are using > the server based product (part of SQL Server). > > I gather VS 2008 has improved the ability to use the RS control to create > reports over that in VS 2005. > > I have no idea what is meant by an ASP.Net reports web site unless they mean > a web site to use the VS reporting services webform control (they ship with > both a webform and winform control). > > Anyway, Crystal Reports and Reporting Services both have their plus and > minuses. If using the complete server based product and you already have SQL > Server then the licensing for Reporting Services is much cheaper (RS is part > of SQL Server). Certain types of reports are easier in RS and others are > harder. > > -- > Bruce Loehle-Conger > MVP SQL Server Reporting Services > > "Peter" <Pe...(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > > news:5EAF8D05-287B-4BF3-A301-83ADC461318C(a)microsoft.com... > > > > > Hello, > > > Thanks for reviewing my question. I hope this is the correct forum. I > > have > > VS 2008 and noticed that when you create a new website you have two > > choices: > > ASP.NET Reports Web Site or ASP.NET Crystal Reports Web Site. What's the > > differences? Is one better than the other? > > > Many Thanks > > > Peter- Nascondi testo tra virgolette - > > - Mostra testo tra virgolette - See also this Reporting system http://www.datatime.eu/DataTimeUniversal.htm Cheers, -P |