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aspx_professional thread: Good looking reports in the browser?


Message #1 by "Lynn Curtner" <lynn.curtner@p...> on Tue, 2 Apr 2002 22:44:24
Thanks for the replies.  I had a suggestion from someone on the MSDN newsgroups to try exporting to PDF, which seems to work pretty
well.  Maybe I'll just go with that...

> ----------
> From: 	Paul Czywczynski[SMTP:paul@p...]
> Reply To: 	ASPX_Professional
> Sent: 	Wednesday, April 03, 2002 9:57 AM
> To: 	ASPX_Professional
> Subject: 	[aspx_professional] Re: Good looking reports in the browser?
> 
> Welcome to the world of Crystal.NET. 
> 
> There is no other Crystal.NET version besides what is included in
> VS.NET. The big problem with printing to the web with Crystal.NET as
> opposed to version 8.5 and earlier is Crystal.NET does not use an
> ActiveX or Java web report viewer. The web report is pure HTML/DHTML and
> is at the mercy of the browser to render it to a printer. 
> 
> Almost everyone using Crystal.NET views this as a major step backwards.
> I really don't expect this problem to be resolved since ActiveX is COM
> based and I don't expect any type of Java app being packaged with a .NET
> application.
> 
> -Paul
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brad McLeod [mailto:netwatchby2@y...] 
> Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 9:03 AM
> To: ASPX_Professional
> Subject: [aspx_professional] Re: Good looking reports in the browser?
> 
> 
> Lynn -
> 
> Sorry to hear that you're having issues with CR.  My
> company has developed Internet apps with CR since
> version 7.0 and had remarkable success.  My clients
> give rave reviews on the graphical rendering and
> drill-down capabilities that are provided with CR.
> 
> Having said that, I realize that the CR packing that
> comes with VS is rather....bland;-)  M$ provided this
> 'plug-in' only as en enticement to the full product. 
> Have you checked out the developers version?
> What issues/problems are you having??
> 
> P.S.  I DO NOT work for Seagate:-)
> 
> Brad
> 
> --- Lynn Curtner <lynn.curtner@p...> wrote:
> > I'm wondering if anyone can suggest any good
> > {resources/3rd party
> > products/coding techniques/etc...} for putting
> > attractive, complex reports 
> > (headers, footers, groups, group summaries...) on
> > the web with ASP.NET.  
> > I've been trying to use the 'Crystal Reports' that
> > comes with VS, but it 
> > seems pretty incompetent at rendering for the
> > browser.  Or maybe I just 
> > haven't enough experience with the tool.  Any
> > success stories with CR?  
> > Any alternatives?
> > 
> > TIA,
> > Lynn Curtner
> 
> 
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