Does anyone know a decent Crystal Reports automation software?
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We don't want to blow big bucks on Business Objects Server. Nor do I want to administrate it. I've thought about rePortal (and am trying to convince the boss to try it), and had bad luck testing a solution from Crystal Desk called report scheduler pro. It just would not behave although it looked promising initially. Our primary goal is getting the solution to run a report and then email it. Ideally with the software running as a service rather than requiring a workstation to be logged in. Anyone here had any good experience with any such software?
_____________________________ _____________________________ It is better to hack the code than to curse the darkness.
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We don't want to blow big bucks on Business Objects Server. Nor do I want to administrate it. I've thought about rePortal (and am trying to convince the boss to try it), and had bad luck testing a solution from Crystal Desk called report scheduler pro. It just would not behave although it looked promising initially. Our primary goal is getting the solution to run a report and then email it. Ideally with the software running as a service rather than requiring a workstation to be logged in. Anyone here had any good experience with any such software?
_____________________________ _____________________________ It is better to hack the code than to curse the darkness.
I wrote my own web-based (i.e. it scheduled reports and published them rather than emailing) (10 years ago or so) but ended up using Crystal Enterprise as they wanted a per-user license for our web-based reporting (ludicrous of course) and ended up doing a deal getting Enterprise. Most solutions out there were very expensive for what they gave you - but it was always the crystal licensing that was the stopping point. I assume it's changed these days...
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We don't want to blow big bucks on Business Objects Server. Nor do I want to administrate it. I've thought about rePortal (and am trying to convince the boss to try it), and had bad luck testing a solution from Crystal Desk called report scheduler pro. It just would not behave although it looked promising initially. Our primary goal is getting the solution to run a report and then email it. Ideally with the software running as a service rather than requiring a workstation to be logged in. Anyone here had any good experience with any such software?
_____________________________ _____________________________ It is better to hack the code than to curse the darkness.
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Thank you very much. I'll have a look. I know the boss will like the word 'free'.
_____________________________ _____________________________ It is better to hack the code than to curse the darkness.