Looking for a reporting tool that will allow vector graphics in output file (PDF)
- by Richard West
I have been tasked with evaluating our current system that we use for creating and outputing reports.
Currently we are using Crystal Reports ver 8, (I know that this is and old version.), which has a custom commandline app that we wrote in C# to execute the report for a given parameter passed through the command line.
We like Crystal becuase it's easy to setup and design the report. It's also easy to print and create a PDF file from crystal using our custom commandline program.
One of the problems/complaints that we have is that Crystal does does not appear to have a method that will allow us to create a PDF file with a vector images, such as our company logo. Crystal Reports always converts an image into a bitmap. When the PDF is printed, the results are less than flattering, and the PDF file size is increased.
Does anyone have any recomendadtions for a reporting product that we should consider?