Scheduling Reports Using 'Crystal Passage' 1

[MrTBC]

Does anyone have any experience of using this please:

http://crystalpassage.sourceforge.net/

I am using 8.5 and would particularly like feedback on the claim that 'some features may work with 8.5'.

Many Thanks.

 

[pgmr]

Yes, I have been using Crystal Passage on a Windows XP machine. I connect to an As400 db thru ODBC and email reports as PDF daily.

 

[MrTBC]

Thanks for the info. I use Crystal v8.5 reporting from a Progress Database. Do you use 8.5 and do you find that there are any features that don't work/issues with this?

Thanks very much.

 

[pgmr]

Yes, I use CR8.5 Pro. I had some errors installing it, which I ignored. I haven't had any problems viewing, scheduling or printing. However, I only have 4 reports that I export to PDF and email everyday. When I tried to schedule 30 reports to report off an Access db, to run every 3 minutes or so, it choked. Any other questions let me know.

 

[MrTBC]

Thanks pgmr - great info.
To be honest I'm a bit lost in the whole maze of how to schedule reports (the key being cheap and easy). I only have a few reports I run each week and export to Word and then send by email, but they are big and really need to be run when the office is closed. I also have a copy of Crystal Enterprise available to me.