Someone wrote:

>The question is whether to translate "{ call foo }" into
>"execute procedure foo" or "select * from foo".

I use Delphi + IB + Crystal. I normally create SPs for ALL my reports, as I
can do joins, do calculations, etc...
Then I purely link the report to the SP and Viola!. The point is that it
has the same effect as 'SELECT * FROM SP'. You do get the full resultset.
Then call the report from Delphi.....

Louis van Alphen