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So, here's the thing. I have been stress eating for the last 6 months while looking for a job, as the savings account dwindles to dust. I have no idea what my "BMI" is. I went to a bariatric doctor 35 years ago, and he put me on a 500 calorie a day diet and hunger suppressants on steroids. They measured me with some kind of device an discovered I have "heavy bones". so, while body fat ratio is supposed to be 19%, mine should be 22%.
I have been seesawing up and down ever since. I last went on Nutrisystem and got down to 214 pounds from 252. I'm back up there but afraid to weigh myself.
I have decided to say to hell with it.  
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First, congrats on losing the weight in the past. At least you know it's possible now.
Second, please don't listen to a soul on CP. If that means you don't listen to me as well, then so be it. But the folks here will gladly pretend to be knowledgeable on a subject they know little about, just to argue and feel superior.
Sorry to complain, but if you're willing to hear me out...
You ever wonder why some people can eat the same thing and have different body responses? It's a two part answer. One is body type. Some folks will always be skinny, etc. The other is hormones. For instance, if I have a single donut but I'm active and happy... no big deal. If I have a single donut while I'm stressed and insulin resistance... it's a big deal.
Body type we cannot control. The other we can. I've been up and down with my weight too, so I know it's totally easier said than done.
But, you have to find your why first. Without that, nothing will work. It'll be temporary at best. Finding your why will help with those emotions and thus help with your body's chemical responses to them.
And also, your environment matters. Who you hang out with matters. If you start hanging around fit people, you'll naturally want to get fit too.
Wishing you the best buddy. ![Rose | [Rose]](https://codeproject.global.ssl.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/rose.gif)
Jeremy Falcon
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Finding out your BMI is easy if you weigh yourself and know your height: BMI Calculator | Check Your Body Mass Index | Patient[^]
Basically, if you are 214lbs, you need to be 6' plus to be a "safe weight". Remember that excess weight stresses your joints, your heart, and your breathing - as well as apparently causing diabetes and some forms of cancer.
If you can get your weight down, you will probably live longer, and in better health.
But as always, it's a personal choice - I'm not going to lecture anyone or badger them into dieting. 
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Be careful about changing your diet too quickly.
I know at least two people that went on diets where they eliminated all oils and fats overnight when they used to eat fried foods daily. Both of them had gall bladders removed a few months later.
Not a scientific study, but seems causal to me.
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I wasn't expecting that ... just say what you see ... 
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I'll try a harder one tomorrow, maybe.
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I actually got that but didn't tie current with in 
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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Hauled in a new client last week and they're using Crystal Reports.
Needless to say, I'm not to happy about that.
Luckily, he only has a few reports and he's willing to switch if I come up with a good alternative.
The problem is, I don't have any.
Looking for lists of alternatives gives me stuff like Power BI, Tableau and Qlick, which are BI tools and not report generators.
What I need is a report designer that my client can use to create or modify some reports.
I need stuff like invoices and packing slips, one or two A4 pages.
Preferably something that also works in the cloud (not the editor, but generating the reports from code).
I've seen DevExpress, but I can't really figure out if they have a stand-alone report editor.
And because it comes with lots of components, it's quite expensive (the customer, not I, will be paying for the license).
Also looking at List & Label, which looks promising.
Any experiences with these tools, or other recommendations?
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If in report, you need to do a lot of calculations and formatting using different type of datasets and if the current technology related to MS, then you can try 'Microsoft Report Builder".
If your reports are simple, you can render the report in html and convert it into pdf using ITextSharp library.
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Microsoft Report Builder doesn't look very state of the art and it doesn't have a cloud native counterpart.
It's probably better than Crystal Reports, but I'd still prefer a more modern solution.
Sanjay K. Gupta wrote: If your reports are simple, you can render the report in html and convert it into pdf using ITextSharp library.
I've tried HTML to PDF in the past and I hate it.
HTML simply doesn't know pages or A4 (or A* for that matter) format.
A real pain to get right and very limited in regards to headers, footers, fitting a page, etc.
Besides, my client could never use something like that, and that's a requirement.
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Please stay away from MS reports and the SSRS. It's even bigger mess than CR(and that says a LOT!), but without CR many futures.
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NB: There's no official support from Microsoft for using SSRS in .NET Core or .NET 5+ applications. You'll either need to use the SSRS REST API directly, or use a third-party library such as lkosson/reportviewercore[^]. And even then, there are still limitations[^].
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- Homer
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Yeah, I know it although I've never used it.
Doesn't look very state of the art, and Richard's reply confirms it.
It also can't be used in the cloud, which isn't necessary for this particular project, but would really have my preference.
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It's almost out of support. No new futures from years. Doesn't work good with invoice-type documents with a lot of logic.
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Thanks, hadn't found that one yet.
Added to the long list, which is also kind of the short list due to limited supply 
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At my last job I went from Crystal Reports to DevExpress.
Was very happy with DevExpress. Especially their support.
Probably the only software company where I've experienced consistently good support, ever.
Sadly (from my perspective) based in the US, so every support case got an answer the next day.
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Quote: Sadly (from my perspective) based in the US, so every support case got an answer the next day.
I know what you mean, but there are exceptions!
I emailed AOMEI support (based in Hong Kong) yesterday morning and was expecting a response within the week ... and got a response fixing the problem in under five minutes!
Impressed? I most certainly was!
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they're a Good lot AOMEI
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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Quick too - I just received an email notifying me that the support ticket had been raised!
That's 28 hours after I got the response fixing the problem.
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I knew the Chinese were advanced in physics, but I didn't realise that they had invented a Time Machine! 
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
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Yeah, I've used their WinForms components in the past.
Impressed with both their tools and their support.
Does it come with a stand-alone report editor?
As I understand it, I need to embed their editor in my software (which isn't a problem if it's easy).
I'm pretty sure it works in the cloud too.
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Sander Rossel wrote: Does it come with a stand-alone report editor?
When I used it I made the basic design in Visual Studio.
Then users can change columns, rows and data from the dataset in real time (if you allow it) before exporting to whichever format they want. (Except powerpoint, well atleast it didn't use to be supported)
I understand that nowadays there's a standalone reporting server where clients can design their own reports.
But I doubt this is what you want as it's prohibitively expensive.
There's probably many more changes, but I don't really know since I'm backend nowadays.
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Looked it up.
Yes there's an end user report designer that you can embed in your website. But you don't need to use it.
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