On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 11:35 AM, Dave Crozier <[email protected]> wrote: > Peter, > Upgrade from 7 to 9 is virtually painless as long as you obey a few simple > guidelines which I did when I ran the upgrade. You have my phone number, just > ring me if you have any problems. > > XFRX is great for producing reports in various formats, Stonefield is > fantastic at framework management etc but I would steer clear of Crystal. I > have every version since 8.5, including the latest version and it is 1 - > bloatware, 2 - difficult to use if you aren't prepared to use visual studio > to drive it and 3 - slow!! > > Also it doesn't really fit right with ODBC data which is what you have to use > to access the VFP files. If you are using SQL server then it is much better. > All the documentation written regarding VFP and Crystal (Hentzenwerke > http://www.hentzenwerke.com/catalog/crysdev.htm ) was written for versions 8 > and 9 and it is a completely different beast now, anyhow I don't think you > can even buy the old versions any more. I have the books if you want to > browse them. ----------------------------------
I have been using Crystal for the past 3 years and will start #4 real soon for a massive reporting system that IP uses. All data is on Oracle and is referenced via ODBC in Crystal. Yes they are using the huge Crystal Management system not sure the new name in version 2008 which IP just upgraded to this winter. The newer version is faster then the v10 or 11. Easier to pull in some of the changes and you can tweak a few without having to save everywhere. I maintain 150+ annualized reports for the Tax department. I have to tweak last years version with this years views to keep the data accurate over time. IP buys and sells too many plants worldwide that it is the only safe way. IP is close to having everything on SAP. 2015 is the target and they started 2004-2005. -- Stephen Russell 901.246-0159 cell _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/CAJidMYLGt66+Q380d=DSa77HdwFpzDH9RxoZpV=oya0ze1q...@mail.gmail.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
