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Posted 09/01/2006 9:02:51 AM


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WOW, Trent.

Perfect. Thanks a lot!

You can have a rest now...

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Posted 09/01/2006 9:10:44 AM


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Thanks, Mike

I do not have as much experience with SQL Server Reporting services.  Overall, SQL Reporting Services is a very good tool and has some features unique to itself that the others do not.  For example, report delivery allows you to have the reports sent to a web page or via email.  Obviously it has enhanced SQL Server support which is very integrated and fast and supports many background working features.  Ironically, though, they do not support as many different data backends as XtraReports or ActiveReports...which I guess makes sense given the name of the engine .  There are some more downsides, first would be the UI.  The UI is nothing but the basics and is hard to make look nice when dropped into a DevExpress or Infragistics environment.  Second, the charting features are not even as extensive as XtraReports out of the box.  Ultimately you can make the reports look anyway you want (including charts) but requires a lot of work on the developers part.  SQL Server Reporting Services is more cumbersome to setup and requires someone with some IT abilities to install.  So if this is used internally this is generally not an issue.  However, if your end-user application will be installed in the field, this is an immediate show stopper.  Last is cost.  It is much more expensive if this product is going to be redistributed since a license is required at each location using the product.  This is one MAJOR benefit of using XtraReports or ActiveReports...royalty-free runtimes.  Very last , if your application needs to support end-user modifications of the reports, it is possible, but will kill your support department since it is designed for developers and is generally way over the heads of the end-users.

SQL Server Reporting Grade: C+

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Posted 09/01/2006 9:43:35 AM


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On the other subject, isn't Team Suite part of anMSN subscription ?


Yes, I dont have one ATM.
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Posted 09/01/2006 10:56:33 AM


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Just for a good laugh Keith.

I went everywhere trying to find what sort of subscription ATM was.

At the moment, I'm feeling really silly.

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Posted 09/01/2006 11:25:18 AM


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Ivan,

Just for future references, you can always go to www.acronymfinder.com to figure it out   ATM = At the moment.

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Posted 09/08/2006 11:44:27 AM


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Sorry about that Ivan, I will refrain from using acronyms here.

Alos, I talked to my Active Reports guy, he is currently having trouble with it due to a new release that has some problems. He still thinks it was the best choice based on the features, but is currently working through some issues.

One thing we are missing about Crystal is the slicknes of the drilldown reporting, it seems ActiveReports uses links instead of displaying the drildown in a treeview like Crystal does.
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Posted 09/08/2006 12:26:08 PM


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NM, Keith.

AFAIK, IMO, NTF.

IAC, Trent, BTW, helped me with that.

TTYL.

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Posted 09/08/2006 1:30:30 PM


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The computer field is the only one that I know of that has more acronyms than the US military


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Posted 09/08/2006 6:58:24 PM


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