>The discussion started with Marcia stating that coding .NET is "easy". Creating reports is part of coding. And we already agree that it ain't so <g>. And how come you didn't tell me that Crystal sucks before I invested the past 3 weeks in learning how to use it? <g>

Dmitry,

FWIW, I've been using crystal reports for over a decade and getting it to read the data is a bit more complicated, about everything else is as straightforward as VFP IMHO. Esppecially linking subreports, complicated summary operations and dynamic grouping. I LOVE the product. Yes it has some learning curve and yes it has some limitations, but OTOH it is powerfull as well.

I've build a framework arround it and creating a crystal report is now as simple as VFP.

Walter,