report printing

[Guest Cheung]

I would like to generate some reports in my vb.net windows application. Do I need to use Crystal report? Or I can use other features in vb.net which can help me to format a document and print it out?

 

Thanks !!

[Anis]

Crystal Reports is a good solution.

[Guest jhoga]

reports

 

I use the bulid in GUID+ features to write custom reports. Because I'm not proficant at crystal and I like to control my output. Here's

a sample:

 

Imports System.Drawing

Imports System.Drawing.Drawing2D

Imports System.Drawing.Text

Dim pd As PrintDocument = New PrintDocument()

AddHandler pd.PrintPage, AddressOf Me.pd_PrintPage

 

'This is the grid tool I used to line up the text---------------------------

'pen for drawing grid ------------------------------------

Dim myPen2 As New Pen(Color.Gray, 1)

 

For i = 1 To 100

y1 = 1

y2 = i * 20

ev.Graphics.DrawLine(myPen2, 1, y2, 1000, y2)

ev.Graphics.DrawLine(myPen2, y2, 1, y2, 1500)

ev.Graphics.DrawString(y2, vbFont3, New SolidBrush(ForeColor), 1, y2)

ev.Graphics.DrawString(y2, vbFont3, New SolidBrush(ForeColor), y2, 500)

Next i

[divil]

Do you mean GDI+ ?

 

I've heard a lot of people saying bad things about Crystal Reports, the same people recommend Active Reports instead.

[Guest jhoga]

Sorry, I did mean GDI+

I'm not ragging on crystal I seen some wonderful applications in VB 5 that use it. I use to use it in my GIS days. But, I found I could do just about anything in vb6 with the print form and a little creative programing. My forms were faster than crystal, and my install packages were smaller. I have in the past shelled reports to the access report writer. Maybe with a little more experence I'll be a big fan.

[Guest Cheung]

Can you pls tell me brief what is Crystal report and Active report?? Are they included in my vb.net standard boxset??

For GDI+, is it just a tool for creating graphics? does it handle printing features like page no, page break .... or I need to write code to do these things.

 

Thanks!

[Guest jhoga]

crystal report controls are provide with my version of vb.net

It's a report writer program. By parsing varibles to the controls you creat a report. I can send you some basic instruction if you need them.

[mscott]

Crystal

 

i'm currently working on a team using 'Crystal Reports for .NET'. when you do the install of .NET, you need to into install(check the box) 'Crystal Reports for .NET'. It comes w/ .NET, but the checkbox to install it isn't checked by default for install. I think crystal is definitely a decent reporting tool. We are having a great deal of success w/ it. The only down side, I've seen, is that the file format that 'Crystal for .NET' uses is newer than those supported by the viewer and fat client. So, the export capabilities of Crystal for .NET come in handy.