Thanks again Eric!

>>So basically your middle tier retrieve an ADO recordset from your data-tier and simply passes it on to the presentation tier?
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>A disconnected recordset
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>>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.
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>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.
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>My opinion is that Active Reports requires much more code to write but it worth it because we have much more flexibility.