From: openshaw@airmail.net (Mike Openshaw) Subject: Re: Reports good for reports? Date: 1997/01/01 Message-ID: <32cade3a.2763716@news.airmail.net>#1/1 references: content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii organization: INTERNET AMERICA mime-version: 1.0 newsgroups: comp.databases.oracle.tools John L Dunn wrote: >1. How good is Reports at creating report output? >2. I've seen postings that it is a buggy product, quirky, etc. Is this true? >3. How hard is Reports to learn? To master? >4. What other alternatives should I consider? >5. How much hot air is the "develop once, deploy wherever" mantra? SQL*Reports Version 2.5 is a very robust report writer; however, it is somewhat difficult to learn and master, particularly the separate Graphics component. Also, it's performance leaves much to be desired. Another tool worth looking at would be Crystal Reports; very fast.productive, and easy to use tool. Export capabilities and ease of deployment also favor Crystal. I can do in hours with Crystal what takes days in SQL*Reports. However, Crystal Reports isn't quite as robust; given my druthers, I'd use Crystal if I could, SQL Reports if I had to.