Re: Developer/2000

Simon Newbery wrote:
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> I would be very interested to hear from people that have experience of
> Developer/2000 and Reports 2.5.
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> How do these products compare with their competitors ?
>
> What are their nearest competitors ? SQR ?
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> Have you come across technical limitations of these products that did not
> allow you to write the report you wanted.
>
> Any info would be gratefully appreciated.

I have attempted to use Reports2.5 and find that SQR is easier and faster use. Especially with the new interface tool SQR offers called ReportMate. Using the SQR report langauge, I have not found any significant limitations. However, ReportMate has some limitations but can still be used in most reporting situations. ReportMate will create SQR code that can be edited for any advanced reporting solutions. I also use SQR for batch updates and data loads into the the DATABASE. It can be much faster than SQL scripts and SQL-Loader.

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David M. Taulbee
TRW Vehicle Safety Systems
dtaulbee_at_po.michsb.trw.com