Re: Viewpont Pro OR Crystal Reports

Posted in 1996

Kerry Sainsbury — Sun, 23 Jun 1996 17:25:00 +1200 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

In article <31CA94AA.65FB@despodata.pt>, Sergio Alexandre Ferreira <sergio@despodata.pt> wrote: >I am not sure about witch report tool i should use with New-Era. > >With ViewPoint Pro and NewEra VPREPORT Class Library i have litle functionality >once i can only make a report based on a Viewpoint Query. There is no >variables, flux control, etc (like standard 4gl Reports). > >With Crystal reports i have more functionality and good quality graphics >reporting, but if i use it i loose the interoperativity of Informix NewEra. When asked recently what the future ViewPoint-Pro was, Phil White (Informix's CEO) replied "Limited". I'd go with Crystal Reports if I was you. Cheers, Kerry S ------------------------------------,------------------------------------------ Kerry Sainsbury, kerry@kcbbs.gen.nz | THE INFORMIX FAQ v2.5 June 96 Quanta Systems, Auckland | http://www.iiug.org/techinfo/faq/ New Zealand. Work: +64 9 377-4473 | ftp://ftp.iiug.org/pub/informix/faq Home: +64 9 279-3571 | ftp://kcbbs.gen.nz:/pub/informix/