Chapter 23. Creating and Using Reports

In this chapter

Printing with Windows Forms

Using Crystal Reports

From Here…

Despite the high availability of electronic and online information, the “paperless office” remains a fantasy. Printed reports are still an important part of most software systems. In this chapter, we will discuss two different techniques you can use to add report-printing capability to your Visual Basic applications. First, we will look at the Windows forms Printing namespace, which allows you to precisely control low-level printer operations using Visual Basic code. The second half of the chapter covers Crystal Reports, a professional reporting tool included with Visual Studio .NET that allows you to quickly design complex data-driven ...

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