>>>Anyone have any good info on Crystal Reports. I have given up on foxpros' native repo writer. It just doesnt seem to suit my needs :( Info on foxfire might be helpful as well. TIA.
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>>Joe,
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>>Crystal is a very good product, but you should also give some serious consideration to Concentric Data Systems R&R Report Writer. These guys have had a great foxpro addon for years.
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>>Alan Shead
>>dbi technologies inc.
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>R&R Windows versions have been very disappointing. Lacking in lots of areas. The big advantage to CR is that it has an OCX and can be completlly transparent to the end user. I've never seen that in R&R.

I believe R&R XBase version 7 is available as an OCX if you check with the people at Concentric. I have tried many of the report writers available in the Xbase market and have never found one as flexible and easy to use as R&R. I should note that R&R is really a developer's tool, as opposed to FoxFire which is stronger in the end-user arena.