how to control crystalreport non database aware

[Wilfried Mestdagh]

Hi,

I need to do reporting. As far as I can see to get crystalreport to work
you need to go to some wizards and then it is connected to a database.
that is not what I want. Seems a double storage to make a report, put it
into a database then read it again to print. And even then some
additional calculations will have to be done that has eventually nothing
to do with the database and still has to be printed.

So how do I control the component without data-aware components ?

 

[Michael Nemtsev]

Hello Wilfried,

Have u tried to use DataSet for your reports? It's not necessary to connect
to DB at all

WM> I need to do reporting. As far as I can see to get crystalreport to
WM> work you need to go to some wizards and then it is connected to a
WM> database. that is not what I want. Seems a double storage to make a
WM> report, put it into a database then read it again to print. And even
WM> then some additional calculations will have to be done that has
WM> eventually nothing to do with the database and still has to be
WM> printed.
WM>
WM> So how do I control the component without data-aware components ?
WM>
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[Wilfried Mestdagh]

Hello Michael,

Thank you for the advice. I will check this out. I guess I was somewhat
confused by the wizards. It probably can be skipped as well.