This official companion book to Seagate's Crystal Reports software aids in the creation of reports that can include graphs, pictures, object linking, and company logos. This book also streamlines the sometimes difficult process of producing dynamic reports.
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Focusing on Crystal Reports Designer, Prima's Official Guide to Seagate Crystal Reports 7 gives Crystal Reports newcomers the introduction they need to become productive with this software. It's not an advanced user's guide and certainly not a developer's resource, but the authors competently present the basics of the software's use. From its initial explanation of how to create a no-frills report with Crystal Reports to its tutorial on Structured Query Language (SQL), this book assumes no prior knowledge of Seagate's database interface on the part of its readers.
The authors also spend too much time on the naming of parts, explaining what each entry in various menus is for and what each interface detail means rather than what you can do with them. This book would be better if it focused more on procedures, detailing specific steps to follow to achieve specific effects. The explanations of Crystal Reports' formula language are quite good though and should prove adequate for implementing most business calculations. The SQL tutorial also is good, and Prima's Official Guide to Seagate Crystal Reports 7 makes worthwhile reading if you're starting from zero. --David Wall
Topics covered: Report-creation basics, dynamic linking to data sources, incorporating math into reports, writing formulas, formatting, subreports, cross-tabs, drill-down reports, charts and graphs, and Structured Query Language (SQL).
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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Don't judge a book by it's description!,
By Rick Johnston (Jacksonville, Florida) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Prima's Official Guide to Seagate Crystal Reports 7 (Paperback)
I should have read a few more reviews before I purchased this book-- I recently started developing Crystal Reports from our CRM system and thought this book would help me get started quickly. I found that after about an hour it was useless and some parts concerning the web architecture were just plain wrong. I don't understand how this title could have got so many good reviews-- Since a number of them mention the author's services, she must be using them to plug her business. Take it from someone who would like to get a refund--leave it on the shelf.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
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Needs work,
By A Customer
This review is from: Prima's Official Guide to Seagate Crystal Reports 7 (Paperback)
Well, if you like to waste money, this is a good start. I haven't been this dissappointed in a book for a while. I bought it because I need to create reports from my accounting system... I found about 20 percent of the book was helpful, but even then it left out information on how to create financial statements, complex formulas, etc. Yet another reference written by someone who doesn't understand the audience. Business user, yes. Dummy? No. This one needs some work...
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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Prima's Official Guide to Seagate Crystal Reports 7,
By john blue (Chicago) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Prima's Official Guide to Seagate Crystal Reports 7 (Paperback)
If you are a VB developer and trying to get information to work with the Crystal Report in your VB code. Don't waste your money. There is nothing in the book.
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