[AccessD] Access 2007 Reporting Versus Crystal Reports

I prefer them myself over Crystal.

My ADPs are where the users enter/view data, it only makes sense to
have the reports there too.

On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 10:37 AM, Brad Marks <BradM at blackforestltd.com> wrote:
> Recently the topic of Crystal Reports was brought up.  We are a small
> firm with a small IT budget.
>
> Our data lives in SQL Server, Access 2007, Excel, and in a purchased
> package's Pervasive Database which we can access nicely via ODBC.
>
> We currently do not have Crystal Reports, or any other report writer
> other than the reporting features that are integrated into Access 2007.
>
> I took a stand and said that I believe that Access 2007 will be able to
> handle our reporting needs.  We currently have very few reports and it
> appears that our reporting needs are quite basic.
>
> The bulk of our data lives in SQL Server, but we do not have SQL Server
> Reporting Services available.  Are there issues that I should be aware
> of when starting to use Access 2007 Reporting against SQL Server?  So
> far, our initial experiments have worked nicely, but we have only
> started to scratch the surface.  If we are heading down the wrong path,
> I would like to know sooner rather than later.
>
> Thanks in advance for your advice and insights.
>
> Brad
>
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