Pro VS 2005 Reporting using SQL Server and Crystal Reports

by Rod Paddock, Kevin Goff

Overview

Pro VS 2005 Reporting Using SQL Server and Crystal Reports offers a proven methodology for building reporting solutions. The authors focus on SQL Server 2005 and Crystal Reports, but also cover other popular technologies like Oracle and ActiveReports, to give you a thorough grounding in the reporting field. The book presents the requirements for a real-world reporting application in a distributed environment, and covers all the phases of development.

In many business applications, reports play a critical role. The stakeholders of a software system expect reports to summarize data and efficiently present it to business users and decision markers. They expect reports to present data in ways they can easily interpret, and in ways that help them evaluate and analyze business performance. Visual Studio 2005, SQL Server 2005, and Crystal Reports contain powerful capabilities to help you build and deliver sophisticated presentation output. This is the only book available that shows you how to use all these disparate technologies together to create a cohesive solution.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781590596883
Publisher:	Apress
Publication date:	11/21/2006
Series:	Expert's Voice In . Net Series
Edition description:	1st ed.
Pages:	498
Product dimensions:	7.52(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.04(d)

About the Author

Rod Paddock founded Dash Point Software, Inc. in 2001 to develop high quality custom software solutions. Rod's current and past clients include: Six Flags, First Premier Bank, Microsoft, Calamos Investments, the U.S. Coast Guard, and the U.S. Navy. Along with developing software, Rod is a well-known author and conference speaker. Beginning in 1995, Rod has given talks, training sessions and keynotes in the United States, Canada and Europe. Rod was made an MSDN Canada speaker in 2004 and is a Microsoft VB .NET "Most Valuable Professional." Rod is has been editor-in-chief of Code Magazine since 2001.

Table of Contents

Begin with the end in mind.- Basic/Intermediate Programming in SQL Server 2005.- Advanced Programming in SQL Server 2005.- Database programming in Oracle.- Other databases (Access, Visual FoxPro, MySQL, dbVista).- Building remoting/web service solutions with interfaces.- Data Access Layers and Business Objects.- Typed Datasets.- Middle-ware data summarization.- Basic/Intermediate Report Design with Crystal Reports.- Advanced Report Design with Crystal Reports.- Report Design with ActiveReports.- Report Design with SQL Reporting Services.- Integrating the Reporting Tool with the application.- End-user reporting options.- Building report output using Microsoft Office.- LINQ.- Indigo.