Crystal Reports 10 : Comments/Feedback

[MJRBIM]

Does anyone have their "sticky paws" on a copy of Crystal Reports 10 yet?

If so, please post comments/feedback on the pros & cons of the new tool.

I'm hoping to get a copy soon....

 

[pgtek]

hi
Man there crazy or what?
they came out with version 10 and version 9 is still full with bugs and i mean bugsssssssssssss

I will wait till they fix 9 before going ahead

or mayby change to informix or other reporting tool

cheers



pgtek

 

[vidru]

I downloaded the 30 day demo last night. Only had an hour or so to check it out. But since I'm still using 8.5, can't tell what the differences are between 9 and 10.

The Format Painter could be useful..,

-dave

 

[Mike Lewis]

pgtek,

I will wait till they fix 9 before going ahead

But maybe version 10.0 has fixed the version 9.0 bugs.

Mike


Mike Lewis
Edinburgh, Scotland

My Visual Foxpro web site:

http://www.ml-consult.demon.co.uk

My Crystal Reports web site:

http://www.ml-crystal.com

 

[pgtek]

Hi Mike

Well form i heard and see they have not revolve the problem with version 9
espacialy reverse engenerring
and linking problem with tables
and other hot fix not completed

I have 8.05 now and it works ok for me

they wanted to get version 9 here i said hold one guys let them fix it before we buy.
Lots of our client are using 8 and lower
version 9 will not save to previous version.

BIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGGGGGGGGGGGG problem

Remember
"If it's not broken don't fix it" LOL LOL

cheers



pgtek

 

[pgtek]

Hi

FYI

do a search on crystal report 9 problem on google search
and you will get 486,000 records

cheers



pgtek

 

[Mike Lewis]

PgTek,

What do you mean by "reverse engenerring"?

Mike




Mike Lewis
Edinburgh, Scotland

My Visual Foxpro web site:

http://www.ml-consult.demon.co.uk

My Crystal Reports web site:

http://www.ml-crystal.com

 

[LV]

From what I read, the version 10 DHTML viewer can print to the client without having to export the report to PDF. This is a big pain and I'm wondering how they solved it. Anybody tried?

 

[synapsevampire]

You can D/L a trial version:

http://www.businessobjects.com/products/reporting/crystalreports/eval/default.asp

-k

 

[MJRBIM]

synapsevampire -

Your link takes me to a download of Crystal Reports 9.0 Advanced....is there another link?

Can the trial version of Crystal Reports 10 co-exist on a PC with current installs of Crystal Reports 8.5 & 9.0, or do I need a separate PC?

Let me know - Thanks!

 

[kenhamady]

I have a review of CR v10 on my website at:

http://www.kenhamady.com/news0401.html

Ken Hamady, On-site Custom Crystal Reports Training & Consulting
Public classes and individual training.
Expert's Guide to Formulas / Tips and Tricks / Guide to Crystal in VB

http://www.kenhamady.com/

- tek@kenhamady.com

 

[Reebo99]

LV, From what I read, the version 10 DHTML viewer can print to the client without having to export the report to PDF. This is a big pain and I'm wondering how they solved it. Anybody tried?

As I understand it, they have singled out the print part of the activex viewer and applied this tiny download to the DHTML viewer.



Reebo
UK

"Before you judge a man, walk a mile in his shoes. After that, who cares? ...He's a mile away and you've got his shoes." - Billy Connolly

 

[LV]

Reebo99: Yes, I read that there will be a ligh weighted ActiveX control going along with the DHTML viewer to be downloaded on the client. Would be interesting to know if there is a similar solution for Netscape.

 

[BradB]

I've been a Crystal Reports user since version 5, and I thought version 9 was the worst version ever. We bought it the moment it came out. I found ten bugs in the first 30 minutes of using it. My coworker and I tried to communicate with Crystal about the bugs we were finding, and they just weren't interested. One person told me to BUY a few techincal support calls just to try to get my point across. We switched back to 8.5 about two weeks after buying 9 and haven't looked back. Like the rest of you, version 9 left our company feeling burned.

One other thing, I used a technical support call and asked them to put me and my coworker on the beta list for version 10. They told me we were entered into the system and should be contacted in a few months. Welllllllll...I see they already released version 10. I guess they weren't interested after all.

 

[synapsevampire]

MJRBIM: Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner, the link WAS CR 10 for one day...

-k

 

[chelseatech]

I think Cr10 was what version 9 was supposed to be. It doesn't seem to have as many DB bugs. I could crash CR 9 any time I wanted.

18 months to develop a Format Painter! There must be some other improvements under the hood they aren't telling us about.

Editor and Publisher of Crystal Clear

http://www.chelseatech.co.nz/pubs.htm