reporting - Crystal Reports vs ReportViewer Pros/Cons? -
we have been designing our reports around crystal reports in vs2008 our web application , discovered microsoft provided reportviewer control. i've searched around bit cannot find breakdown of pros , cons of each method of producing reports.
i'm looking pros , cons regarding:
- ease of development
- ease of deployment
- ability export data
- ease of support , finding on web
well, can answer 1 side. have used reportviewer aka client side reporting. cna tell easy use, easy deploy, easy develop. if can create sql reporting services reports can create these. can take kind of datasource have full control.
here excellent book on client side reporting:http://www.apress.com/book/view/9781590598542
you can export using pdf , excel built in, can add own export handling also. can use in winfporms, asp.net, in own services, can can imagie them.
for crystal, dont know enough them, sorry.
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