Re: Wanted: High-End PC Report Writer

Tim Spellman wrote:
>
> I am looking for a high-end PC-based report writer to replace the relational one we
> have now.
>
> Daily, we extract data from our proprietary database to Oracle. We then want to
> produce our reports from the Oracle database. The reports we want to produce have
> detailed data and summaries on the same page, where the summaries are a pretty
> different cut at the same data. In SQL, this requires two separate Select
> statements. The tools I have seen so far cannot handle more than one Select
> statement on the same page of one report.
>
> The ideal report writer would be usable by non-technical end users who are familiar
> with the application and the database. It would also be programmable in the sense
> that a programmer could write a procedure to display a parts explosion, put an
> unrelated summary field in a footer for comparison purposes, or produce a calendar
> of upcoming events by reading scheduling fields which say, e.g., "daily at 07:00".
>
> I am especially looking for input from folks with knowledge of object-oriented
> report writers, not because OO is a buzzword, but because our proprietary database
> is an object/network hybrid. Even though we have managed to express it
> relationally, which seems a good lowest common denominator for reporting purposes,
> the data content makes much more sense if you think of it in network or even OO
> terms.
>
> Vendor solicitations invited. Thank you.
> --
> Tim Spellman | IntraNet, Inc. is a leading provider of funds
> TSpellman_at_IntraNet.com | transfer systems to financial institutions.

Look at Crystal Report Writer Pro.

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David H. Mabo, CPCM 
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