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>I am writing a large app that is now ready for some advanced features.
>I want the users to be able to create their own ad hoc reports. I have
>crystal reports 4.5. Is there source or an example of doing this for
>crystal? How about any other report generators? It's still not too late
>for me to switch to another one if it provides this feature for me.
Crystal is the best of what is available. You will have to use
something like vsview.
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>If I continue to use Crystal reports, based on the results of question
>1, is there a better way to control the Preview window? i.e. can i make it
>a child window?
windowparenthandle property
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>can i hide buttons such as the export button?
windowcontrols property is the closest. I haven't tried it.
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>I'm using
>crystal 4.5, but would upgrade to 5.0 if it's only possible in the new
>version.
don't know about 5 yet
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Creating Ad Hoc Reports