Foxfire! is much more than a wrapper around the VFP report writer. There are features in the VFP report writer (such as multiple detail bands) which are not yet implemented in Foxfire!, But, at the same time, there are features in Foxfire! that are not available in the VFP report writer.
In addition, with Foxfire! end users can create their own reports without having to depend on a programmer.
I also find that as a programmer, I can write and deploy a report with Foxfire! faster than I can do the same report in VFP and incorporate it into my software.
The May 2006 issue of UT Magazine has an article I wrote about Foxfire!

Burt

>Foxfire is a wrapper around the VFP report writer, so you won't get any more capabilities than what the VFP report writer allows.
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>Crystal Reports has lots of features such as multiple bands per section, drill down, graphing, export to multiple formats, etc.
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>>Can someone clue me into the the pro's and con's of each of these?
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>>Basicly trying to figure out which one is better, and why.
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>>Thanks!