Wiley Professional Crystal Reports for Visual Studio .NET, 2nd Edition 978-0-7645-5730-9 Benutzerhandbuch
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978-0-7645-5730-9
Cr ystal Repor ts
.NET Over view
Crystal Reports has enjoyed a long association with Microsoft and has shipped with Visual Basic
(and subsequently Visual Studio) as the default report writer since 1993. Developers have tradi-
tionally had a love-hate relationship with Crystal Reports; they loved the functionality it provided
and the free run-time license, but they hated having to upgrade to the latest version to get the
features they required. Another complaint was that reports could not be created or modified
programmatically; they could be created only through the user interface (UI) with either the
developer UI with Visual Studio or the consumer UI with the Crystal Reports retail package.
(and subsequently Visual Studio) as the default report writer since 1993. Developers have tradi-
tionally had a love-hate relationship with Crystal Reports; they loved the functionality it provided
and the free run-time license, but they hated having to upgrade to the latest version to get the
features they required. Another complaint was that reports could not be created or modified
programmatically; they could be created only through the user interface (UI) with either the
developer UI with Visual Studio or the consumer UI with the Crystal Reports retail package.
Just as the release of Visual Studio .NET 2002 represented a significant leap for the Microsoft
development platform, the release of Crystal Reports for Visual Studio .NET was also a milestone
for the Crystal Decisions development team. Following the Microsoft .NET strategy, they redevel-
oped the product to take advantage of the .NET Framework and made it a fully featured product
in its own right; developers no longer have to wait to upgrade to the latest release to get the fea-
tures they need.
development platform, the release of Crystal Reports for Visual Studio .NET was also a milestone
for the Crystal Decisions development team. Following the Microsoft .NET strategy, they redevel-
oped the product to take advantage of the .NET Framework and made it a fully featured product
in its own right; developers no longer have to wait to upgrade to the latest release to get the fea-
tures they need.
When Visual Studio was upgraded recently to Visual Studio .NET 2003, the version of Crystal
Reports that ships inside the box was also updated. In this chapter, we are going to take a first look
at Crystal Reports for Visual Studio .NET 2003 (Crystal Reports .NET), examining how the product
is different from other versions of Crystal Reports, how to find and run the sample applications
that are included, and where to find the tutorials that will get you up to speed with the product.
We will also take a look at the Crystal Reports .NET architecture and learn how it fits into the
.NET Framework.
Reports that ships inside the box was also updated. In this chapter, we are going to take a first look
at Crystal Reports for Visual Studio .NET 2003 (Crystal Reports .NET), examining how the product
is different from other versions of Crystal Reports, how to find and run the sample applications
that are included, and where to find the tutorials that will get you up to speed with the product.
We will also take a look at the Crystal Reports .NET architecture and learn how it fits into the
.NET Framework.
Whether you are an experienced application developer looking to move to Visual Studio .NET or
you are developing your first application and have never heard of Crystal Reports, it all starts here.
you are developing your first application and have never heard of Crystal Reports, it all starts here.
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