Re: Oracle report client vs Crystal report client

[Quoted] Thanks for all valuable inputs, it's really unfortuate oracle reports doesn't match crystal functions, i still don't know how it could compete with crystal in the enterprise reporting field. Anyhow, thanks for your help.

Daniel Morgan <damorgan_at_exxesolutions.com> wrote in message news:<3F39778C.2DBF8D8D_at_exxesolutions.com>...
> nobody wrote:
>
> > Hmmm, Crystal reports may offter the first two features and they could be
> > simulated by front end forms if you want, but I disagree on the third
> > Daniel. Oracle Reports can run stored procedures.
> >
> > <snipped>
>
> Pray tell me how.
>
> Reports has triggers. But those triggers, as far as I have been able to tell,
> are incapable of executing a stored procedure and/or executing a stored
> procedure and running from a returned REF CURSOR.
>
> If you know something I don't I would be very grateful for an OTN reference or
> any help in figuring out how to do what should be a very basic task.
>
> Thanks.
Received on Wed Aug 13 2003 - 15:32:15 CEST