Chuck, I have been using Crystal Reports and Witango for years. I generate reports using Crystal reports from a workstation creatinge a pdf, store them in the database, and our clients get on the web site to view the reports where Witango pulls the PDF out of the database.
I don't remember the names of all the parts for Crystal, but the Web server component for Crystal reports costs around $1000 per concurrent user. You could run it on the same server as you Witango server. You would just call a URL accssing your Crystal report and any needed parameters and it will deliver the generated report to the browser. It is slick. The developers version of Crystal reports comes w/ a 5 seat license for the web component and costs around $500. At least for this price, you can test it out w/o having to spend a fortune, and if you decide you need more seats, then it is easier to justify. Depending on how dynamic your reports need to be, there are ways to generate Crystal reports w/o having to use the web server component from Crystal. I will say, that you can do a lot of stuff with it, and depending on your application and budget, you might want to spend the money for it. I think what I am trying to say is it is expensive, but you get what you pay for. Crystal Reports is a top notch product. I am leaving on vacation tomorrow for, but if you want to call me when I get back, we could talk about this. Troy Sosamon >===== Original Message From [EMAIL PROTECTED] ===== >In our case, Crystal does a much better job of getting out printable >versions, ie. Headers, footers, etc. As far as the rest goes, Witango is >much easier an as good. As I said before, we use Witango to replace the >parameter dialogue box in Crystal. > >Hutch White >IT Development Specialist >Capital Pacific Homes, Inc. >1717 W. 6th St. , Ste. 140 >Austin, TX 78703 >Phone : (512)320-8888 >Fax : (512)320-0724 >Mobile : (512)750-3346 > >-----Original Message----- >From: Len Wright [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 10:45 AM >To: Multiple recipients of list witango-talk >Subject: Re: Witango-Talk: Crystal Reports / Witango integration > >I'll give this one a go - our company is a reseller of accounting software >(Microsoft Great Plains, Accpac, Adagio). They all use Crystal Reports for >reporting. I have been a reseller of Crystal products for 12 years. They are >a great company, and a pleasure to deal with. > >Crystal reports can read data from any database that supports ODBC. So if >your Witango application uses MS-SQL, Pervasive, or something similar you >can read the data using the Crystal Reports Designer. > >Crystal Report Proffesional will allow you to design your report and compile >it so the user can run it using the runtime engine without the Crystal >Reports designer being installed. > >(I have written some of these types of reports to deploy over the web, but >gave up on it because Witango was easier and faster to deliver the same >report.) > >For adhoc reporting, you can define run-time parameters that the user fills >out when they run the report. This is best when the user wants to run a >report and must enter values for say, the begining and ending dates. > >In my twelve years experience with training accounting staff how to use >these tools, I can say that most users (99.99%) never get to the stage where >they can build their own report from scratch. It's too complicated for them >to figure out the concept of a relational database. > >Crystal Enterprise Server *should* co-exists with the Witango server on the >same box, but of course you should test it first. > >If I may, can I ask what is it that you think Crystal Reports can do that >Witango can't do? In my experience, Witango does everything Crystal can do, >and with more control, faster reporting, faster design, and of course >seemless integration into your application. > >Don't get me wrong, Crystal Reports is great, but for a site that already >has Witango, Crystal is redundant, IMHO. > > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Chuck Lockwood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "Multiple recipients of list witango-talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 8:09 AM >Subject: Witango-Talk: Crystal Reports / Witango integration > > >> Crystal product / pricing is anything but clear to me, so maybe someone >> could shed some light. >> (Blue, green or red hopefully, currently its all black!) >> >> What Crystal products would I need to purchase to accomplish the >following: >> >> Offer Crystal reporting integrated with a Witango app on 3 separate >> intranets. >> I would develop most reports, but, >> What if they wanted the ability to do simple Adhoc reporting? Do they >need >> to purchase additional licenses? >> >> Does Crystal coexist with Witango Server? >> >> As usual, all responses appreciated! >> >> Chuck Lockwood >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> LockData Technologies, Inc. >> 309 Main Avenue, Hawley, Pa 18428 >> Phone: 570-226-7340 ~ Fax: 570-226-7341 >> Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ http://www.lockdata.com >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> >> >> >> ________________________________________________________________________ >> TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text/US ASCII email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> with unsubscribe witango-talk in the message body >> > >________________________________________________________________________ >TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text/US ASCII email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with unsubscribe witango-talk in the message body >________________________________________________________________________ >TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text/US ASCII email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with unsubscribe witango-talk in the message body Troy Sosamon Denver Co [EMAIL PROTECTED] ________________________________________________________________________ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text/US ASCII email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe witango-talk in the message body
