>So basically your middle tier retrieve an ADO recordset from your data-tier and simply passes it on to the presentation tier?
A disconnected recordset>Also, I keep hearing good references to Active Reports. How does it really compare to Crystal Reports? The watered downed version of CR I got with VS6 isn't really too impressive.
It is unfair to compare the version of CR that comes in the VB package with Active Reports. The main reason is that this version (4.x.x) is a "lite" version. Seagate will sell you a professional version that is better than the previous.
My opinion is that Active Reports requires much more code to write but it worth it because we have much more flexibility.
Éric Moreau, MCPD, Visual Developer - Visual Basic MVP
Conseiller Principal / Senior Consultant
Moer inc.
http://www.emoreau.com