Pro VS 2005 Reporting Using SQL Server and Crystal Reports

Pro VS 2005 Reporting Using SQL Server and Crystal Reports offers a proven methodology for building reporting solutions. The authors focus on SQL Server 2005 and Crystal Reports, but also cover other popular technologies like Oracle and ActiveReports, to give you a thorough grounding in the reporting field. The book presents the requirements for a real-world reporting application in a distributed environment, and covers all the phases of development.

In many business applications, reports play a critical role. The stakeholders of a software system expect reports to summarize data and efficiently present it to business users and decision markers. They expect reports to present data in ways they can easily interpret, and in ways that help them evaluate and analyze business performance. Visual Studio 2005, SQL Server 2005, and Crystal Reports contain powerful capabilities to help you build and deliver sophisticated presentation output. This is the only book available that shows you how to use all these disparate technologies together to create a cohesive solution.

Rod Paddock founded Dash Point Software, Inc. in 2001 to develop high quality custom software solutions. Rod's current and past clients include: Six Flags, First Premier Bank, Microsoft, Calamos Investments, the U.S. Coast Guard, and the U.S. Navy. Along with developing software, Rod is a well-known author and conference speaker. Beginning in 1995, Rod has given talks, training sessions and keynotes in the United States, Canada and Europe. Rod was made an MSDN Canada speaker in 2004 and is a Microsoft VB .NET "Most Valuable Professional." Rod is has been editor-in-chief of Code Magazine since 2001.