[DUG] CRViewer.dll from delphi

[Rohit Gupta]

1.  Even though customers ask us to write custom reports, in theory they 
can make their own.  Its a selling feature as more and more of them hire 
stupid consultants.
2.  Ever report thingy has its own problems - better the devil you know.
3.  Report engines are fashionable beasts - we like consistency.
4.  We started when there was no choice. CR was the best alternative, 
almost every product appeared to be using it.  Its a major major job to 
convert *several hundred* reports in a way that Clients do not complain 
about a single item.  Also the resources are better deployed elsewhere.

Final remark - I dont know anyone that is a fan of CR.  That should tell 
you that at least we are honest and practical about it  :-)



Jeremy Coulter wrote:
> I have a question about this.
>
> Why do people use Crystal reports then have the whole overhead of dlls
> qwerky delphi units instead of products such as ReportBuilder, Rave, or
> FastReports which are 1. native Delphi code and 2. are just as good as
> Crystal? An 3. no dlls.
>
> Its just an interest qustion than mean to start a flaming session. I have
> not used Crystal and Delphi since like Dephi 5 and that was only because I
> had to so we didn't have 2 sets of identical reports to maintain.
>
> Jeremy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: delphi-bounces at delphi.org.nz [mailto:delphi-bounces at delphi.org.nz] On
> Behalf Of Rohit Gupta
> Sent: 7 March 2009 10:19
> To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List
> Subject: Re: [DUG] CRViewer.dll from delphi
>
> One of my employees used it and got our app working.  The only reason we
> have not migrated is that
>
> Before we could just copy the CR dlls to the users fatclients or TS
> sessions.  Now we have to use an MSI installer to install it on ever
> workstation (automatically).  Its not a goer yet.
>
> I think it was easy enough, just use the new vcl and tiny changes in the
> calling procedure.  If you have specific problems, I can ask her.
>
>
> Neven MacEwan wrote:
>   
>> Hi
>>
>> I'm playing with the CRViewer.dll for Crystal 11 has anyone used this?,
>> Unlike any other OCX ive used
>> this seems to be full of IUnknowns!
>>
>> TIA
>>
>> Neven
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