Re: Reporting Tools

From: <clayshannon_at_hotmail.com>
Date: 1998/03/10
Message-ID: <6e3tr2$q1l$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com>#1/1

In article <01bd4bbc$37e82ee0$4668000a_at_nnachtig>, "Neal Nachtigall" <Neal.Nachtigall_at_lodgenet.com> wrote:
>
> We are currently looking into acquiring and implementing reporting tools
> for our various applications. One of the main ones that has come up is
> Actuate, but I would like some input from others on their experience and
> recommendations on other tools.
>
> Please cc me on any responses.
>
> Thanks,
> --
> No wonder nobody comes here--it's too crowded. -Yogi Berra
>
> Neal L. Nachtigall
> Neal.Nachtigall_at_lodgenet.com
>

Actuate is very buggy and not developer friendly at all. Avoid it at all costs. Crystal Reports (they now have an enterprise version - Crystal Info, I think) or ASCII reports would be much preferable; which of these is better depends on other factors relative to your particular situation.

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