Datagrid vs Crystal Report

[TimBiesiek]

Hi all,

I have an ASP based web application which allows users to view and interact with data over the web (As most ASP sites do!).

On one page I have two datagrids. One that displays the current information, and another that, when a certain item in the first DG is double clicked, displays the history for that item.

It has been suggested to me that instead of the 2nd Datagrid, I could use an HTML Crystal Report, that displays the needed information in the frame, to allow better formatting possibilities over colours, and rules etc.

Is it possible to change specific cell formatting in a datagrid easily?

It "may" load a bit slower, but shouldn't be too bad...

Just want to hear some others opinions/pros and cons on this idea please?

 

[ca8msm]

You don't have to use crystal reports for that. You could simply use nested datagrids. Also, HTML/CSS will allow better formatting over colours than crystal reports and you can implement conditional formatting if you wish.


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