Re: VFP9 SP2 I need a report writer recommendation for a non-programmer

2011-10-13 Thread Garrett Fitzgerald
On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 11:42, wrote: > This user would not want to spend a lot of money. They only need some simple > reports and probably would not access more > than 3 tables in the report. > > Any suggestions? I'd suggest Crystal - it's great at hand-holding, but can get out of the way when

Re: VFP9 SP2 I need a report writer recommendation for a non-programmer

2011-10-13 Thread MB Software Solutions, LLC
On 10/13/2011 1:40 PM, Dan Covill wrote: > On 10/13/11 08:42, kamcgin...@gmail.com wrote: >> This user would not want to spend a lot of money. They only need some simple >> reports and probably would not access more >> than 3 tables in the report. >> >> Any suggestions? > > We've had some success

Re: VFP9 SP2 I need a report writer recommendation for a non-programmer

2011-10-13 Thread Dan Covill
On 10/13/11 08:42, kamcgin...@gmail.com wrote: > This user would not want to spend a lot of money. They only need some simple > reports and probably would not access more > than 3 tables in the report. > > Any suggestions? We've had some success with Access. At least it's readily available, sup

RE: VFP9 SP2 I need a report writer recommendation for a non-programmer

2011-10-13 Thread Anthony J. Gundrum
A report w/3 tables can be very complex depending on the user requirements. i'd recommend the user put together a requirement doc for the report(s) and provide a statement of what each report should accomplish along with a comprehensive mock up of what each report should look like. The user cr