Gerard,

Yes, Crystal handles the local printer like a desktop application does.

FYI: SQL Reporting Services is not limited to SQL Servert databases.


>Hi Keith. Thanks for your reply.
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>As I dont want to limit the backend to Sql Server (It may be Foxpro for instance) my inclination is to go for Crystal.
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>Can any user that logs in on the web then print a report to his locally connexted printer using crystal (on the server )
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>Regards,
>
>Gerard
>
>
>>>Hi.
>>>I am about to start a Web Based app uisng C #. One of the requirements will be to produce hard copy reports.
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>>>How is this done (The reporting) in Visual Studio . Net ?
>>>
>>>Regards,
>>>Gerard
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>>Gerard,
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>>You can use a reporting engine like Crystal or SQL Server Reporting Services to generate the reports, or you can use a Webform with DataGrid, DataList, or Repeater web controls.
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>>I personally prefer SQL Reporting Services (especially if your data is in SQL Server). The report builder tool in SQL Reporting Services is similar to other report building tools - report header, page header, group header, detail, group footer, page footer, and report footer bands that you drop fields into.
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>>A nice feature of RS is built-in excel exporting.
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>>To get at the data, you can use a stored procedure, a view, or an ad-hoc query.