CR V7.0 vs V8.0

[paulcat]

I have been told by a Crystal Reports sales person that CR8 is much faster than CR7. I would like the opinions of those who have upgraded. <br>I use CR7 with my Visual Basic 6 applications and find the reports to be slower than I would like.<br>Any input would be greatly appreciated. I on't want to waste $260 since my main concern is speed.<br><br>Thanks

 

[maggiesda]

Our QA department did a comparison and found that our program reports take longer using CR8.&nbsp;&nbsp;We haven't been able to narrow down the cause, but it appears that CR7 is actually faster than CR8.

 

[MalcolmW]

I have found the V8 reports to be consistently faster than v7.&nbsp;&nbsp;The greatest savings are in the generation of previews.<br>Still, the single biggest factor in speed is the design of the report.&nbsp;&nbsp;By using stored procedures with parameters to filter data, you can move data manipulation onto the database server, and greatly reduce network traffic.&nbsp;&nbsp;Subreports, especially if they are placed anywhere but in the report header or report footer, can slow reports down to a crawl.<br>Version 8 has one nice feature - the running totals actually work in this version.&nbsp;&nbsp;Doing a conditional weighted average is a pain in SQL, but is handled nicely in Crystal.&nbsp;&nbsp;I was so surprised when it actually generated the right numbers, too!<br>The product has a money back warranty, so you can try it out.&nbsp;&nbsp;It will save reports in V7 format, so you don't have to commit to V8 till you feel comfortable with it. <p>Malcolm Wynden<br><a href=mailto:wynden@island.dot.net>wynden@island.dot.net</a><br><a href= > </a><br>