>Hi,
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>The sales team at the company I currently contract with aren't happy with the standard VFP report writer. We give the users of our application access to the report writer to allow them to create their own reports and are now looking for another tool to do this.
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>The have mentioned Crystal Reports, but I am currently unhappy with this solution because it will mean that technical support staff will have to be proficient in Crystal Reports in order to offer training to the end-user.
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>It is also my understanding that the customer would have to buy Crystal Reports in order to create his own reports - I'd be glad if anyone can clarify that point for me.
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>Are there any other tools I should be evaluating ?
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>Best.
>
>Matt.


FoxFire uses the VFP Report rider under the hood. Crystal Reports has a distributable report designer tool, but it requires royalty payments. However, each user won't need to purchase and install CR.