>>I'm currently using a custom server component that I've written using VFP8. ASP.NET send requests to the report component then VFP pulls data from SQL Server 2005, compiles the data sends it out using the VFP reporting engine to a PDF file. I've played with Crystal a bit and find it odd. What do people recommend for creating reports (mostly PDF) these days from an ASP.NET application? Is SQL Reporting services worth a look? I would like something that doesn't require a plug-in to be installed in the browser. Ideally I could output to PDF, Excel, HTML and other formats. But just PDF is fine for now.
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>Hi Evan.
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>Have you had a look at XtraReports from DevExpress? ( www.devexpress.com )
>Or ActiveReports? ( www.datadynamics.com )

Hi Ivan. I'm going to gravitate towards the big players (Crystal or SQL Reporting) since it is better for my career to learn something more general. In your opinion, what are the advantages of those products over Crystal?