ReportBuilder or ReportPrinter
Pierre du Parte
After a reasonably smooth run with QR3 for the last couple of months
we get tangled up in yet another snag. While it isn't exactly a QR
problem my frustration is such that I will now commit to either
ReportBuilder or ReportPrinter. I've had to eliminate other report
designers because I need end user reporting.
I've looked at both (RP & RB) and my impressions are that RB presents
a cleaner, intuitive interface. Conversely, RP seems to pack more
power.
I notice also the RP has RTF/HTML export filters. Does RB have them as
well, or is it limited to simple text file export?
Could I get some comment?
Pierre
Kevin McBrearty
an add-on product called ExtraDevices (www.waler.com) that provides Report
Builder with export capabilities to RTF, Excel, Quattro, HTML, and others.
Check it out.
Kevin McBrearty
ATG Automation Technologies Group Ltd.
Raymond J. Schappe
You should also check out Ace Reporter!
I have been using this for a long time and it has always done what I
needed - and I can tell you that I have needed some rather unique reports
along the way!!!<g>
The support is great - one of the most important things to me!!!
offhand I think the site is at http://www.sct-associates.com
HTH,
--Raymond
Jimmy H
do any event handling, which is the most powerful way to do custom
reporting.... otherwise it is just another crystal report.
I don't want to do any report coding, even though theirs is powerful.
As for HTML Export, RBP doesn't come with it as standard, you can either
write your own, or get a separate add-on product for that. They are listed
on their homepage I think
Cheers,
Jimmy
Pierre du Parte <pie...@finalfiler.com> wrote in message
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Pierre du Parte
Decisions, decisions...
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Pierre du Parté
Final Filer Software
Worrigee, NSW, Australia
http://www.finalfiler.com
Gintaras Pikelis
> One thing that disappoints me a lot about Report Printer is that they
can't
> do any event handling, which is the most powerful way to do custom
> reporting.... otherwise it is just another crystal report.
if you want lots of events for custom reporting then try out HTMLReport
from Baltic Solutions at http://www.balticsolutions.com
Gintaras
Pierre du Parte
>
> You should also check out Ace Reporter!
>
Yes, I like it but there's no end user editing which is essential for our
applications.
Pierre
Nard Moseley
>
> After a reasonably smooth run with QR3 for the last couple of months
> we get tangled up in yet another snag. While it isn't exactly a QR
> problem my frustration is such that I will now commit to either
> ReportBuilder or ReportPrinter. I've had to eliminate other report
> designers because I need end user reporting.
>
> I've looked at both (RP & RB) and my impressions are that RB presents
> a cleaner, intuitive interface. Conversely, RP seems to pack more
> power.
>
> I notice also the RP has RTF/HTML export filters. Does RB have them as
> well, or is it limited to simple text file export?
>
> Could I get some comment?
>
ReportBuilder combines elegant user-interface with incredible power and
performance. That is why ReportBuilder was just voted Product of the
Year and Best Reporting Tool in the 1999 Delphi Informant awards.
The Report Designer is designed in such a way as to not intimidate
novice developers and end-users. There are also a number of productivity
tools such as the report wizard and drag and drop support.
But don't be fooled by an elegant user-interface. ReportBuilder contains
many advanced features that enable you to easily build complex reports
that are impossible with other tools. Features such as free form
subreports, regions, drill down subreports (with unlimited drill down
levels), hot clickable viewer, report archiving etc.
The Pro version adds a visual data access development environment that
includes a Query Wizard and Query Designer.
I think that if you look at the End-User Reporting solution provided by
ReportBuilder Pro 4, you'll find that its pretty much a no brainer
decision again. ReportBuilder Pro enables you to build a complete
End-User Report solution that includes a Report Explorer that provides a
Windows Explorer style interface for managing reports stored in a
database, Data Access Environment, and a professional Report Designer.
Up next will be our run-time Pascal environment for coding calculations
and envent-handlers at run-time.
We have just deployed a newly designed web site that provides extensive
information and examples the features and capabilities of ReportBuilder.
You can download a trial version and use the tutorials in the new
Developer's Guide to quickly learn how to build reports, reporting
applications and end-user solutions.
The additional report formats you need can be purchased as an add-on
product for about US $30 - see wwww.waler.com.
Good luck!
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Nard Moseley mailto:na...@digital-metaphors.com
Digital Metaphors http://www.digital-metaphors.com
Steve Mullarkey
Nard Moseley wrote:
>
> ReportBuilder combines elegant user-interface with incredible power and
> performance. That is why ReportBuilder was just voted Product of the
> Year and Best Reporting Tool in the 1999 Delphi Informant awards.
Looks good, but I think you are limited to Delphi Only ?
Do you support Borland C++ Builder ?
Steve.
Greg S.
Nard Moseley wrote in message <36FE68...@digital-metaphors.com>...
>Pierre,
>
>>
>> After a reasonably smooth run with QR3 for the last couple of months
>> we get tangled up in yet another snag. While it isn't exactly a QR
>> problem my frustration is such that I will now commit to either
>> ReportBuilder or ReportPrinter. I've had to eliminate other report
>> designers because I need end user reporting.
>>
>> I've looked at both (RP & RB) and my impressions are that RB presents
>> a cleaner, intuitive interface. Conversely, RP seems to pack more
>> power.
>>
>> I notice also the RP has RTF/HTML export filters. Does RB have them as
>> well, or is it limited to simple text file export?
>>
>> Could I get some comment?
>>
>
>
>ReportBuilder combines elegant user-interface with incredible power and
>performance. That is why ReportBuilder was just voted Product of the
>Year and Best Reporting Tool in the 1999 Delphi Informant awards.
>
Ed Dressel
have found the tech support consistantly good, and the product to do what
I need it to.
Recently there was a review of it in the latest (April I think) Delphi
magazine that gave it a thumbs up. It also won the Reader's Choice award.
Ed
Robert Claffie
>I have used Report Builder (and Piparti Pro, its predecessor) for years. I
>have found the tech support consistantly good, and the product to do what
>I need it to.
Would you happen to know if there is a website and/or newsgroup for
Piparti/Report Builder? I am in semi-desperate need of help there.
rob :)
PS, unless *you* want to take a stab in the dark over this...
Bill Schuler
http://www.digital-metaphors.com
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Bill Schuler
Extended Systems, Inc
The Advantage Database Server
AKA The Advantage Database Engine for Delphi
(800)235-7576 ext.. 6051
www.advantagedatabase.com
Robert Claffie wrote in message <371510...@benefitconceptsinc.com>...
Robert Claffie
Thanks! As it turned out, I was able to solve my problem, but a little
more verbose help from the online help wouldn't have hurt :)
Thanks again
rob :)