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What an interesting thread. I investigated these technologies many years ago and am surprised by how little has changed based on the responses provided.
After thinking through why, I speculate that the only two potential reasons are that either the solution space has been perfected OR the demand for the service was waned. Based on the responses to this thread, I don't think it is because it has been perfected. It having waned makes perfect sense since there are far fewer places where anyone needs or wants paper.
But clearly you found a few. Thinking through how I would solve those scenarios without using a hated report writer, I might create a domain specific solution if applicable. Have you considered a document editor, such as MS word, that either supports templating out of the gate, provides an "addin" infrastructure where you can perform your own template application, or uses a file format that can easily be modified programmatically to insert data from the source into template fields. Modifying and printing a document where the format can be changed by the author using tools they already know how to use might be appreciated. Of course this ignores the entire specification of the datasets the reports are run against. But if those are fixed or can be controlled in another manner, then this might work out.
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From what I hear, crystal meth is superior 
"If we don't change direction, we'll end up where we're going"
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if you want to convert to something easy to use i would use SSRS with Sql Server Report Builder. I have implemented the reports for several clients into web applications. the report builder can connect to the web based apis and push and pull from the report server.
Shaun
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Telerik maybe? Reasonable price, good licensing model, active product, and actual support.
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Tibco Jasper Reports. Its java, there are open source community versions (server or studio), and as far as throughput goes it handles large amount of data way better than Crystal Reports.
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Sander,
I did a project a little while ago now, that needed a similar thing.
After much flitting around we settled on Bold Reports from Syncfusion.. BUT with a bit of a twist.
We realised that we could use the original Microsoft Reports Designer tool used to create reports for Report Server (Rather than the Bold Reports tool, which at the time was still quite flaky and buggy), then use the "bold reports stand alone assembly" to load those report files, and programmatically combine them with our own data at run time.
Hit me up off piste (You can find my contact details in any of the Succinctly Series books I've written  ) if your interested, I've probably still got some sample code somewhere.
Shawty
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Sorry for the late reply but I really like ActiveReports from GrapeCity. I don't think I saw that mentioned by others.
ActiveReports[^]
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a perilous trek under the COM surface by desperate visionaries seeking mates, sticky tentacles, global warming: [^]
«The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled» Plutarch
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Phenomenal current is reliable! (10)
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Wordle 597 4/6
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Wordle 597 3/6
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Lack of options turned out good for me! 
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I'm not posting my score today... 
Yes it was that bad.
Jeremy Falcon
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Wordle 597 4/6
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Wordle 597 3/6*
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That starter word was excellent - and the second guess gave me just one option I could think of!
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Wordle 597 3/6
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Starters ftw!
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
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Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride!" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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Should've used my strange method
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Yes I should
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride!" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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Wordle 597 6/6
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Yeah, almost
GCS/GE d--(d) s-/+ a C+++ U+++ P-- L+@ E-- W+++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- r+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
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Wordle 597 5/6
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Wordle 597 6/6
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Hard one!
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Wordle 597 5/6*
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Wordle 597 4/6
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Get me coffee and no one gets hurt!
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Wordle 597 6/6
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Definitely thought I was going to run out of rows! 
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