Using Crystal Reports in Visual Studio 2005 (C# .NET Windows App)

Question

I need to create reports in a C# .NET Windows app. I\'ve got an SQL Server 2005 database, Visual Studio 2005 and am quite OK with creating stored procedures and datasets.

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Answer 1

Crystal is one possible option for creating reports. It has been around a long time and a lot of people seem to like it.

You might want to take a look at SQL reporting services. I have used both but my preferance is SQL reporting services. Its pretty well integrated into studio and works similar to the other microsoft projects. Its also free with the sql express etc.

This is a good article on beginning reporting services: http://www.simple-talk.com/sql/learn-sql-server/beginning-sql-server-2005-reporting-services-part-1/