>>>>Hi All
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>>>>What is the best way to use Crystal Reports 8 in VFP 6, when my wish is the reporting process to be transparent completely ( i.e my clients should not see they are using it )
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>>>>Thanks
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>>>Crystal Reports has an automation server that you can control in your code. It is transparent to users.
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>>Can this automation server be installed without runtime fees at the clients sites?
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>Maybe. You can redistribute canned reports at no charge. If you provide report design capabilities then there are royalty fees.

No problem, in that case, since i didn't intend to provide report design capabilities.
Thanks for your help...