>I looked at it.
>
>seems you need to lock into visual studio .net 2003 / sql server to build
>edit and deploy the reports.
Yup. The visual Studio.NET is a deal breaker. But, doesn't CS.NET just generate RDF, which is a well known XML vocabulary? You could write the XML yourself and still use the server component, no?
--
Alex
>dave
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Robertson-Ravo, Neil (RX)
> To: CF-Talk
> Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2004 7:55 AM
> Subject: RE: Blackstone - Toronto CFUG notes
>
> Hey Steve,
>
> The Reporting Services can export in all of those formats....HTML, PDF,
> Excel, Word and Custom.
>
> HTH
>
> Neil
>
> _____
>
> From: Steve Nelson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: 03 June 2004 12:44
> To: CF-Talk
> Subject: RE: Blackstone - Toronto CFUG notes
>
> What does the SQL reporting services produce? PDFs, Word? HTML? I have a
> copy from my MS action pack, but haven't taken the time to install it.
>
> Steve Nelson
>
> _____
>
> From: G [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 3:32 PM
> To: CF-Talk
> Subject: Re: Blackstone - Toronto CFUG notes
>
> As someone who certainly shares your disdain for CR (and most other report
> generators i've seen), I can say with absolute honesty that Microsoft's new
> SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services has me genuinely excited.
>
> We've already begun converting some old, clunky CF reports over to this
> format with encouraging results.
>
> Brian
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Andy Peterson
> To: CF-Talk
> Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 1:55 PM
> Subject: Re: Blackstone - Toronto CFUG notes
>
> OK, wait a minute! I've been looking for a reliable alternative to Crystal
> Reports for a long, long time. Am I reading this correctly? I'd like nothing
> better (in my world of programming) than to never have to deal with Crystal
> again. Really :-) If I can get a formatted report (with groupings, sortings,
> page numbers, etc), it would save me days of troubleshooting and issue
> resolution. I know there are "Create PDFs on the Fly" alternatives out there
> now, but those that I have tried have left me almost as frustrated as
> Crystal itself.
>
> Any more info on this (screen prints, etc w/o violating NDA) greatly
> appreciated.
>
> Sincerely,
> &Roo
>
> _____
>
> _____
>
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