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Report Tools Overview (Cross Ref > Commands)

By Mike Prestwood

C# versus Access VBA: A side by side comparison between C# and Access VBA.

Tool Basics

Developer environment basics such as common file extensions, common keyboard shortcuts, etc.

Report Tools Overview

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Built-In: Some development tools have a reporting tool built-in and some do not. For example, typically desktop databases such as Paradox and Access have a built-in reporting tool and typically that reporting tool is used with nearly every application built with it. A built-in reporting tool makes development of reports across many clients and applications consistent and therefore easy.

Add-On: Development tools that do not have a built-in reporting tool need to use either a currently bundled report writer, or one of the popular reporting tools that integrates well with the development tool. For example, popular reporting tools include Crystal Reports, ReportBuilder, and MS SQL Reporting Services (tied to MS SQL).

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For WebForm applications the client target is the browser (a document interfaced GUI), a common solution is to simply output an HTML formatted page with black text and a white background (not much control but it does work for some situations).

For WinForm applications, Crystal Reports is still a popular choice with C# developers because it has been bundled with many Microsoft products, it's overall popularity, and compatibility with many different development tools.

C# Report Tools Overview

Access VBA: Built-In

Microsoft Access offers a built-in reporting tool that will suffice for most desktop database applications.

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