Ron-

Thank! This looks like it might do the trick. I will pour through it and may come back to you with more questions.



Robert


>Take a look at Virutal Print Engine from www.IdealSoftware.com This is a print engine (so not a report writer) but I can do some very neat tricks. I can show some of these features if you want to. But their demo shows you its power as well.
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>Regards,
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>Ron Brahma
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>>>>I am looking for a high-end reporting tool, that will allow things like nesting reports with different formats within each other, multi-pass, columnar output support, graphic support, and custom formatting beyond the likes of things such as R&R or Crystal.
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>>>>Anyone have something that they think highly of?
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>>>What do you want to do that Crystal can't handle?
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>>Craig-
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>>The initial requirement is for nested reporting - i.e. two independent reporting formats which may reside *on the same page*. Crystal seems to let us do the nested reports, but forces the second one to go to a new page. The first format is tabular-oriented data, with some summary information, the second is twin columns. Bit hard to explain without the visuals. Its similar to some of the utility-type bills we get here.
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>>Maybe Crystal can do it, and I am simply not proficient enough yet to pull it off, so I will check my ego at the door if someone can enlighten me.
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>>Thanks,
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>>Robert