Professional Crystal Reports For Visual Studio .net, 2nd Edition

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What is this book about?The addition of Crystal Reports 9.0 to Visual Studio .NET 2003 offers developers a reporting tool that allows you to turn almost any data into interactive, dynamic content through portals, wireless devices, and Microsoft Office documents. This code-intensive guide takes you step by step through developing reports and incorporating them into applications.First, you gain a thorough understanding of how this version of Crystal Reports differs from previous versions and how it fits into the .NET platform. Then you begin creating reports and learn how to integrate them into both Windows and Web-based applications. You explore XML Web services, find out how to work with ADO.NET, and learn to use formulas and logic in your reports. Finally, you develop distributed reporting applications and discover how to deploy the applications you have created.Packed with real-world examples of working applications, this comprehensive second edition provides a complete understanding of commonly used features, examples of integration with a variety of databases and platforms, and much more.What does this book cover?Here are some details on what you'll discover in this book:Advanced report designMethods for creating reports using the ExpertHow to integrate reports into Windows and Web-based applicationsDevelopment and deployment of distributed reporting applicationsHow to create XML Report Web Services and work with ADO.NETTips for using parameters with Crystal Reports and customizing the report content at run-timeOptions for working with different data sourcesHow to use the features contained in the properties, methods, and events associated with the Crystal Reports engineWho is this book for?This book is for programmers seeking a comprehensive guide to the functionality of Crystal Reports for Visual Studio .NET. You should have some experience with .NET and Visual Studio .NET. Some familiarity with Crystal Reports is helpful, although this update includes a large section on report design. 

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Professional Crystal Reports® for Visual Studio®.NET Second Edition David McAmis Professional Crystal Reports® for Visual Studio®.NET Second Edition David McAmis Vice President and Executive Group Publisher: Richard Swadley Vice President and Executive Publisher: Bob Ipsen Vice President and Publisher: Joseph B. Wikert Executive Editorial Director: Mary Bednarek Senior Acquisitions Editor: Jim Minatel Editorial Manager: Kathryn A. Malm Senior Production Editor: Fred Bernardi Development Editor: Adaobi Obi Tulton Production Editor: Felicia Robinson Media Development Specialist: Kit Malone Text Design & Composition: Wiley Composition Services Copyright © 2004 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana. All rights reserved. Published simultaneously in Canada No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning, or otherwise, except as permitted under Section 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc., 222 Rose­ wood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, (978) 750-8400, fax (978) 646-8600. Requests to the Publisher for permission should be addressed to the Legal Department, Wiley Publishing, Inc., 10475 Crosspoint Blvd., Indianapolis, IN 46256, (317) 572-3447, fax (317) 572-4447, E-mail: [email protected] LIMIT OF LIABILITY/DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY: THE PUBLISHER AND THE AUTHOR MAKE NO REP­ RESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE CON­
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