Re: Oracle Reports

We use a small form to gather parameters and then send that to the report as a parameter list when you use the run_product builtin. If you need help on parameter lists let me know, as I sent this out before.

Georgette P Cornio

Ken Halsted wrote:

> I asked the same question you just asked about 6 months ago. Now that I've
> actually used Oracle Reports, I am glad I learned it. It takes a while to
> get used to the 'Frames' concept but my suggestion would be to buy the Books
> on it. I bought the 2.5 version of the books even though I'm using 3.0.
> (They didn't have the 3.0 books out at the time I bought it). It's the
> books by Oracle called "Oracle Developer/2000 Reports 2.5". One is the
> "Reference manual" and the other is the "Building Reports manual". If you
> go through those books you will be a pro at Oracle Reports.
>
> Of all the things I like about "Reports3.0" there is one thing I wish they'd
> change, The Parameter form. I wish they'd combine most of the features of
> Forms5.0 with the parameter form part of Reports or better, use a
> Forms5.0/Reports3.0 combined tool. You can't use bind variables in the
> select statements of the parameter items.
>
> I've never used Crystal Reports but I've heard it's not near as feature rich
> as "Reports". I've seen Crystal Reports demo'd but that's all.
>
> Good luck,
>
> Ken Halsted
> kenman_at_mail.snider.net
>
> Kamal Abbassi wrote in message <369E1594.5DA0DA99_at_bms.com>...
> >Any1 used these reporting tools and like to share his experience, I
> >never used them but I'm familiar with Crystal Report and Actuate are
> >they better or worse.
> >
> >thanks
Received on Fri Jan 15 1999 - 05:19:02 CET