Using Crystal Report in Delphi

[indrahig]

Hi,
I am using Quick Report as reporting tool, and I'm learning Free Report (Freeware version of Fast Report). But I know Crystal Report is one good solution for reporting tool. I tried to import .ocx for crystal report component into Delphi. But It's so limited.. I want to know is there any other way to use Crystal Report in Delphi environment? any suggestion would be apreciated..
thanks

 

[bascy]

Crystal comes with a VCL for Delphi, which makes it possible to change any aspect of the report, let Crystal ask for parameters, and view the reports inside your application.

It s a very good way for making professional reports, which are easy to maintain, even outside of delphi! This makes it possible to have custom reports for some of your clients with the same application!

Bascy
Software developer at

http://www.cbis.nl

 

[hilfy]

I second the suggestion to use the VCL component. I worked on an app which came with about 150 reports as part of the standard installation and allowed the users to modify them or create new ones in Crystal that could be run from within the application. It was all table-driven and, based on the "type" of report, it asked for specific parameters before invoking the Crystal runtime engine.

-D

 

[indrahig]

thanks bascy n hilfy..
but I meant the component is the one that limited, not the crystal report.. I'm not trying it again but I'll try to find the vcl.. thanks anyway

 

[bascy]

You can download the VCL from the Crystal reports site i think. If you can't find it i can mail it to you. Please give me the version of crystal you are using.



Bascy
Software developer at

http://www.cbis.nl

 

[indrahig]

thanks bascy,
I am using version 8. Right now I'm still stick with Quick Report.. Can you recommend any websites? thanks

 

[bascy]

indrahig,

I don't think I understand your question: you're using Crystal reports 8 but you're stuck with Quick Report ??

please clarify



Bascy
Software developer at

http://www.cbis.nl

 

[indrahig]

Sorry to make you confuse.
All I'm trying to say is I would like to migrate from Quick Report into Crystal Report.
Right now I'm developing new project and I'd like to use Crystal Report as reporting tool.
In previous project I used Quick Report.

 

[hilfy]

Indrahig, the VLC component is NOT the .ocx and doesn't have the same features, or lack of features. The VCL gives a Delphi interface to the Crystal Reports Print Engine (crpe) API. With it you can access any existing report, set the database for the report and any subreports, modify the selection criteria, set parameter values, and do just about anything else you need to do to preview, print, or export existing reports. The only thing you don't get with the VCL is the ability to actually design reports (although there are other components you can use for that.)

-D