>>>>>Hi -
>>>>>
>>>>>Our clients have used R&R Report Writer for years. More and more software companies (SBT, Goldmine, etc.) seem to be using Crystal Reports as their reporting tool. We are currently reevaluating our choice of reporting tools.
>>>>>
>>>>>We are doing a new application in VFP for a client. We want to use a reporting tool that can be incorporated into the application itself, and that the user will be able to use to do custom reports. Is Crystal Reports a good option for this?
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks for your thoughts.
>>>>>
>>>>>Stephanie Allemann
>>>>>allemann@cybertours.com
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>>>>I realize that your main interest is Crystal but FoxFire! has two advantages over Crystal.
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>>>>1. You get the full source code
>>>>2. It uses Rushmore optimization for it's queries and reports.
>>>>
>>>>Also, Stonefield has a new product called Querymaker that is along the same lines but only cost $99.
>>>>
>>>>HTH,
>>>
>>>However, Crystal is a better corporate solution whereas FoxFire is strictly a FoxPro solution.
>>However, I saw an ad recently that shows FoxFire! available for VB and SQL Server. Perhaps, they are expanding their horizons?
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>Actually what I meant by a better corporate solution was that with Crystal Reports the user can define custom reports from a lot more data source and types than FoxFire.
I see your point but I went to Micromega's site and apparently they have expanded the different amounts of data FoxFire! can access.