Hear, hear. Unfortunately, these days I'm making changes to existing systems. They're simple changes that would be MUCH easier on a people-coded report. :)

Drew Stainton wrote:

DevExpress' XtraReports[^] works for me.

Speaking of abominations! ;) The problem with these frameworks is NOT in creating the reports. That's typically easy enough to do and one seems as good as another. It's if you have to go in and maintain or change them. They do SO much for you that fighting your way through the generated code to find what you need is a nightmare. It's easier to start over from scratch. I've spent many an hour in communication with DevExpress trying to resolve these issues.

Thanks, all for the funniest thread I've read in a long time. Extremely diverting. I can last through the day on this laugh. :laugh:

Nice discussion -- interesting viewpoints. Got plenty on the plate right now, but it's certainly food for thought. Especially nice articles by Pet O'Hanlon!

My director needed some items (<$1,000) and tried the Red Tape Roller Coaster. He gave up, bought it on the company credit card and sent it for reimbursement. All he had to do was write a letter of apology to Purchasing, but he got his stuff. :-\ P.S. GREAT quote, Charlie! ("Mistakes everyone makes, stupidity should be hunted down and microwaved until it stops moving.")