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Crystal Reports in Visual FoxProYou can also use Crystal Decisions' product, Crystal Reports, with FoxPro. Crystal Reports does a number of things that FoxPro's native report writer can't do, including
If any of these features are important, you can simply use Crystal Reports, which integrates perfectly with FoxPro. It costs about $500, which means that it will probably pay for itself the first day you use it. The runtime that will be needed by users of your application is royalty-free . NOTE The ability to include hyperlinks in your reports permits you to add a "drill-down" capability that enormously enhances summary-detail reporting. That feature alone may justify using Crystal Reports for any database application. Reporting is a huge topic, and I've only scratched the surface. Cathy Pountney has written an excellent book on the subject ( The Visual FoxPro Report Writer , ISBN 1-930919-25-5, www.Hentzenwerke.com). |
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