Recommendations for linkable report writer
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From: Geoff Schaller on 25 Oct 2009 18:43 Ginny, Ok, misunderstood what you meant. So how about Report Builder 2.0 (and now 3.0 is in CTP)? Under this scenario though the user definitely needs RS but this is a very powerful option and far superior to ReportPro. It can be used with either Native or SP Integrated modes and has the familiar Office 2007 ribbon. It is quite easy to use and quite easy to train users to work with them. You (as the developer) have to build the model but this is relatively painless and it gives power users an excellent design surface. Geoff "Ginny Caughey" <ginny.caughey.online(a)wasteworks.com> wrote in message news:00430129$0$8068$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com: > Hi Geoff, > > Actually I do use the MS reportViewer control already for reports I've > created, and I agree it works well and fast! What I need is something end > users can use to create their own reports though. > > I tried both fyiReporter and Fast Reports. Of the 2, I'd probably prefer > Fast Reports (even though the redistributable version I'd need would be > about $400) because you can just write C# (or VB) in the report writer - > only I pretty much have that covered already. But for my users, I think the > free fyiReporter would probably work better, so I spent about a half hour > changing the C# source very slightly to use the same connection string as my > apps from a config file and added it as a menu option from my VO app. My > staff liked fyiReporter pretty well, although not as well as Crystal, and > since they'll be the ones supporting it... > > -- > > Ginny Caughey > www.wasteworks.com > > > > > "Geoff Schaller" <geoffx(a)softxwareobjectives.com.au> wrote in message > news:gl3Fm.49916$ze1.34082(a)news-server.bigpond.net.au... > > > Ginny, > > > > What is wrong with the reportViewer Control for MS SQL Server. It executes > > rdlc reports without the need for a reporting server installed anywhere > > and works directly off MS SQL. We have multiple data set reports being > > called from VO or C#. Hence you have the full power of MS Reporting > > Services without needing a report server. > > > > Is this what you mean? > > > > Geoff > > > > > > > > "Ginny Caughey" <ginny.caughey.online(a)wasteworks.com> wrote in message > > news:003ebb60$0$16932$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com: > > > > >> Does anybody have a linkable report creation tool they like? .NET is fine > >> or > >> ActiveX, etc. > >> > >> Thanks, > >> > >> -- > >> > >> Ginny Caughey > >> www.wasteworks.com > > >
From: Jorge on 25 Oct 2009 18:56 On 25 oct, 19:43, "Geoff Schaller" <geo...(a)softxwareobjectives.com.au> wrote: > Ginny, > > Ok, misunderstood what you meant. So how about Report Builder 2.0 (and > now 3.0 is in CTP)? Under this scenario though the user definitely needs > RS but this is a very powerful option and far superior to ReportPro. It > can be used with either Native or SP Integrated modes and has the > familiar Office 2007 ribbon. It is quite easy to use and quite easy to > train users to work with them. You (as the developer) have to build the > model but this is relatively painless and it gives power users an > excellent design surface. > > Geoff > > "Ginny Caughey" <ginny.caughey.onl...(a)wasteworks.com> wrote in message > > news:00430129$0$8068$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com: > > > > > Hi Geoff, > > > Actually I do use the MS reportViewer control already for reports I've > > created, and I agree it works well and fast! What I need is something end > > users can use to create their own reports though. > > > I tried both fyiReporter and Fast Reports. Of the 2, I'd probably prefer > > Fast Reports (even though the redistributable version I'd need would be > > about $400) because you can just write C# (or VB) in the report writer - > > only I pretty much have that covered already. But for my users, I think the > > free fyiReporter would probably work better, so I spent about a half hour > > changing the C# source very slightly to use the same connection string as my > > apps from a config file and added it as a menu option from my VO app. My > > staff liked fyiReporter pretty well, although not as well as Crystal, and > > since they'll be the ones supporting it... > > > -- > > > Ginny Caughey > >www.wasteworks.com > > > "Geoff Schaller" <geo...(a)softxwareobjectives.com.au> wrote in message > >news:gl3Fm.49916$ze1.34082(a)news-server.bigpond.net.au... > > > > Ginny, > > > > What is wrong with the reportViewer Control for MS SQL Server. It executes > > > rdlc reports without the need for a reporting server installed anywhere > > > and works directly off MS SQL. We have multiple data set reports being > > > called from VO or C#. Hence you have the full power of MS Reporting > > > Services without needing a report server. > > > > Is this what you mean? > > > > Geoff > > > > "Ginny Caughey" <ginny.caughey.onl...(a)wasteworks.com> wrote in message > > >news:003ebb60$0$16932$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com: > > > >> Does anybody have a linkable report creation tool they like? .NET is fine > > >> or > > >> ActiveX, etc. > > > >> Thanks, > > > >> -- > > > >> Ginny Caughey > > >>www.wasteworks.com- Ocultar texto de la cita - > > - Mostrar texto de la cita - Hello all I would like to try fyiReporter but I do not know how to implement it Can somebody give me a guideline , which are the steps o some reference ? Thanks Jorge Accinelli
From: Ginny Caughey on 25 Oct 2009 19:41 Jorge, I just run the RdlDesigner.exe which is part of fyiReporter using WinExec. I modified the new report data source wizard to already know the connection string, but other than that and a change to the title bar and version number, nothing else. -- Ginny Caughey www.wasteworks.com "Jorge" <jorgeaccinelli(a)dextrasistemas.com.ar> wrote in message news:facea8d8-73f4-463b-929f-3b509936f168(a)e18g2000vbe.googlegroups.com... > On 25 oct, 19:43, "Geoff Schaller" <geo...(a)softxwareobjectives.com.au> > wrote: >> Ginny, >> >> Ok, misunderstood what you meant. So how about Report Builder 2.0 (and >> now 3.0 is in CTP)? Under this scenario though the user definitely needs >> RS but this is a very powerful option and far superior to ReportPro. It >> can be used with either Native or SP Integrated modes and has the >> familiar Office 2007 ribbon. It is quite easy to use and quite easy to >> train users to work with them. You (as the developer) have to build the >> model but this is relatively painless and it gives power users an >> excellent design surface. >> >> Geoff >> >> "Ginny Caughey" <ginny.caughey.onl...(a)wasteworks.com> wrote in message >> >> news:00430129$0$8068$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com: >> >> >> >> > Hi Geoff, >> >> > Actually I do use the MS reportViewer control already for reports I've >> > created, and I agree it works well and fast! What I need is something >> > end >> > users can use to create their own reports though. >> >> > I tried both fyiReporter and Fast Reports. Of the 2, I'd probably >> > prefer >> > Fast Reports (even though the redistributable version I'd need would be >> > about $400) because you can just write C# (or VB) in the report >> > writer - >> > only I pretty much have that covered already. But for my users, I think >> > the >> > free fyiReporter would probably work better, so I spent about a half >> > hour >> > changing the C# source very slightly to use the same connection string >> > as my >> > apps from a config file and added it as a menu option from my VO app. >> > My >> > staff liked fyiReporter pretty well, although not as well as Crystal, >> > and >> > since they'll be the ones supporting it... >> >> > -- >> >> > Ginny Caughey >> >www.wasteworks.com >> >> > "Geoff Schaller" <geo...(a)softxwareobjectives.com.au> wrote in message >> >news:gl3Fm.49916$ze1.34082(a)news-server.bigpond.net.au... >> >> > > Ginny, >> >> > > What is wrong with the reportViewer Control for MS SQL Server. It >> > > executes >> > > rdlc reports without the need for a reporting server installed >> > > anywhere >> > > and works directly off MS SQL. We have multiple data set reports >> > > being >> > > called from VO or C#. Hence you have the full power of MS Reporting >> > > Services without needing a report server. >> >> > > Is this what you mean? >> >> > > Geoff >> >> > > "Ginny Caughey" <ginny.caughey.onl...(a)wasteworks.com> wrote in >> > > message >> > >news:003ebb60$0$16932$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com: >> >> > >> Does anybody have a linkable report creation tool they like? .NET is >> > >> fine >> > >> or >> > >> ActiveX, etc. >> >> > >> Thanks, >> >> > >> -- >> >> > >> Ginny Caughey >> > >>www.wasteworks.com- Ocultar texto de la cita - >> >> - Mostrar texto de la cita - > > > > Hello all > > I would like to try fyiReporter but I do not know how to implement > it > Can somebody give me a guideline , which are the steps > o some reference ? > > Thanks > Jorge Accinelli > > >
From: Ginny Caughey on 25 Oct 2009 19:57 Hi Geoff, I've suggested Reporting Services in the past, and my office does use it to build reports for some clients who prefer it over Crystal, but the users who want something "built it" don't seem to be interested in that. -- Ginny Caughey www.wasteworks.com "Geoff Schaller" <geoffx(a)softxwareobjectives.com.au> wrote in message news:9w4Fm.49932$ze1.14339(a)news-server.bigpond.net.au... > Ginny, > > Ok, misunderstood what you meant. So how about Report Builder 2.0 (and now > 3.0 is in CTP)? Under this scenario though the user definitely needs RS > but this is a very powerful option and far superior to ReportPro. It can > be used with either Native or SP Integrated modes and has the familiar > Office 2007 ribbon. It is quite easy to use and quite easy to train users > to work with them. You (as the developer) have to build the model but this > is relatively painless and it gives power users an excellent design > surface. > > Geoff > > > > "Ginny Caughey" <ginny.caughey.online(a)wasteworks.com> wrote in message > news:00430129$0$8068$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com: > >> Hi Geoff, >> >> Actually I do use the MS reportViewer control already for reports I've >> created, and I agree it works well and fast! What I need is something end >> users can use to create their own reports though. >> >> I tried both fyiReporter and Fast Reports. Of the 2, I'd probably prefer >> Fast Reports (even though the redistributable version I'd need would be >> about $400) because you can just write C# (or VB) in the report writer - >> only I pretty much have that covered already. But for my users, I think >> the >> free fyiReporter would probably work better, so I spent about a half hour >> changing the C# source very slightly to use the same connection string as >> my >> apps from a config file and added it as a menu option from my VO app. My >> staff liked fyiReporter pretty well, although not as well as Crystal, and >> since they'll be the ones supporting it... >> >> -- >> >> Ginny Caughey >> www.wasteworks.com >> >> >> >> >> "Geoff Schaller" <geoffx(a)softxwareobjectives.com.au> wrote in message >> news:gl3Fm.49916$ze1.34082(a)news-server.bigpond.net.au... >> >> > Ginny, >> > >> > What is wrong with the reportViewer Control for MS SQL Server. It >> > executes >> > rdlc reports without the need for a reporting server installed anywhere >> > and works directly off MS SQL. We have multiple data set reports being >> > called from VO or C#. Hence you have the full power of MS Reporting >> > Services without needing a report server. >> > >> > Is this what you mean? >> > >> > Geoff >> > >> > >> > >> > "Ginny Caughey" <ginny.caughey.online(a)wasteworks.com> wrote in message >> > news:003ebb60$0$16932$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com: >> > >> >> >> Does anybody have a linkable report creation tool they like? .NET is >> >> fine >> >> or >> >> ActiveX, etc. >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> >> Ginny Caughey >> >> www.wasteworks.com >> >> > >
From: Ginny Caughey on 25 Oct 2009 19:59
Steve, I gave it a look, and although I'd prefer it for my own use, I don't think my users would. Thanks for the info though - having source in Delphi.NET would also make it somewhat less attractive if I wanted to modify it. -- Ginny Caughey www.wasteworks.com "Stephen Quinn" <stevejqNO(a)bigpondSPAM.net.au> wrote in message news:tt4Fm.49930$ze1.36254(a)news-server.bigpond.net.au... > Ginny > >> No I'm not familiar with Fast Report. Is it a good one? > > Yes it is - you'll need Delphi/.NET to compile it. > > http://fast-report.com/en/ > > CYA > Steve > |