Printing from the Web in .NET; getting started...

[Isadore]

I haven't moved into this area yet, getting ready to settle down and read/research a bit. What I'd like to do is have the user type in a few parameters, e.g., before and after dates, perhaps an additional parameter from a drop box, and then send the results to the printer. Each record will appear as a single sheet (form result) so if the query brings back 15 records, then 15 pages will come off the printer.

Question: Any tips that may save some time? I'll report back here later in the week with a brief on this experience. Thanks in advance!

 

[Alcar]

What you need is Crystal Reports... and if your client feels like spending that mouch money, go for it. It's very powerful and (in most cases) easy to use.
You can also find other products that could help you (not as much as CR, but cheaper).
I always try to convince my clients to go for CR.

hth Daren J. Lahey
Just another computer guy...
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[Isadore]

Daren - thanks. Yes we have CReports -- thought of that at first -- sounds like a good solution just wanted a little feed back.

 

[cjlarue]

There are some issues with printing on the web using Crystal reports that you need to consider. First the report viewer in asp.net does not include any print functionality other than printing from the browser. It is necessary to export the report to another format such as pdf to retain the formatting of the report. CR can be pricy depending on the number of concurrent users.