Reporting in VB6 2

[browneye]

Hi,
I never had chance to use datareports in VB. Now I am trying to write my own software. Any one have used datareports? what are the limitations using datareports? I am looking for somthing really small and dont have distribution license issues..and not expensive either..

Any comments? I would like to know whatever reporting softwares being used..& plus/minus of using it..

Thank you in advance

 

[shakespeare5677]

Datareports are really not so bad when you remember that they give you only the basics. I don't think you need anything to distribute them and the coding is simple. If you need to get fancy, I would recommend finding the money for crystal reports. I used datareports a while ago and the only bad thing I remember is that they would not always display the results just saved, and would have to be requeried to show those results. But then again it could have been just very poor coding on my part. I say give it a try, you'll find out everything you need about them as you work.
-Max

 

[browneye]

Thank you Max for your comments..Just one more question can you add filter conditons? Can you create dynamic data report?

 

[shakespeare5677]

As far as I know you can filter and arrange the records you retrieve only via the sql statement that you use. You can't create any kind of filter formulas as you would in crystal reports.
-Max

 

[rmnastor]

imformation that can be shown on the data report will depend on the records coming from it's datasource...

you can do ur filtering on ur recordset b4 you bind it the datareport..


EG

STEP 1
RS.FILTER = [your filter]
or
RS.OPEN "select * from where [your filter]"

STEP 2
set datareport.datasource = rs


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Data Report is also capable of showing shaped recordsets...
in other words grouping...

-AKIRA

 

[browneye]

Thank you,anyone using other reporting tool?