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DavidChel
Constraint Violating Yak Guru
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 Posted - 2008-02-06 : 08:56:35
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| I've been using Crystal as a reporting tool for approximately 9 years now. I know it allows users with a less than complete understanding of database operation draw data from it, and I know that said data can be questionable, but why have two people here already told me to stay away from it? I don't seek confrontation, rather I wish to be enlightenend. Please enlighten me. |
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SwePeso
Patron Saint of Lost Yaks
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DavidChel
Constraint Violating Yak Guru
474 Posts |
Posted - 2008-02-13 : 08:49:27
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| Nobody cares to address this topic directly? |
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spirit1
Cybernetic Yak Master
11752 Posts |
Posted - 2008-02-13 : 09:08:09
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well i've never worked with crytal reports but i guess it's just one of those myths...  _______________________________________________Causing trouble since 1980blog: http://weblogs.sqlteam.com/mladenpSSMS Add-in that does a few things: www.ssmstoolspack.com <- new version out |
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eyechart
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
3575 Posts |
Posted - 2008-02-13 : 12:29:55
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| who cares what we think. if you like it and it works for you then great.I personally don't care for crystal reports because it has caused performance problems for me in the past. But that really isn't a problem with crystal reports, more of a problem with the users running/designing the reports.-ec |
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TG
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
6065 Posts |
Posted - 2008-02-13 : 14:26:42
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| I haven't used CR for almost 8 years now, but at the time I thouht it was a very powerful product for it's type. Like any product, once you understand its basic capabilities and how to achieve certain "effects", where it's efficiencies and deficiencies were you can achieve some great results. I also thought that for it's "product type" it was an industry leader, maybe that is still true. As I said in the "continued from" post, I think that the JOB of report writing sucks but if I had to do it Crystal Reports would probably be my choice.Be One with the OptimizerTG |
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Please explain. Crystal Reports Sucks?