> >>I am beginning to regret deciding to use the latest version of
> >>FastReport even though it provides a web based server. I'm trying to
> >>sort out how to use it in a stand alone mode, since it has dropped the
> >>IBObjects compatibility. There are three options for connections, ADO,
> >>BDE and IBX ( I can get IBO, but not reliably ) Obviously BDE is out,
> >>IBX seems to be OK, but how much work is involved in getting ADO
> >>working? Do I have to have the .NET framework and .NET driver, or is
> >>there a simpler way of doing it.
> >
> > Isn't there a "native code" ADO driver?
>
> That is what I am asking ;)

Yes, there is :-)

> I've tried to avoid ADO and .NET like the plague, and I don't want to
> use it now - but if it will get me sorted in the short term ...
> Any final solution must run on Linux something that FastReports is
> suppost to be working on, but I'm not sure I can risk it :(

Hmmm, ADO is a no-go on Linux, as far as I know.

> I may well just scrap the whole lot and run with pdfreportslite, I've
> got an fb version running, but it does not have the facilities that
> FastReport used to have.
>
> >>Ideally a direct Firebird connection - as provided by IBObjects in FR2.5
> >>- would be preferable, but I've been hanging out for the FastReport
> >>server and now I don't have any time to make it work. Especially since
> >>it also appears that ALL the reports will have to be reentered manually,
> >>as the upgrade path simply does not work :(
> >
> > Can't you extend FR with IBO?
>
> ALL the native IBO stuff has been stripped from FR3. A fact that it
> would be nice to see in the sales litrature before getting conned into
> buying it ;)

Oh yes - indeed.

I'm using Report Builder - at least it's quite easy to extend it via
their data-pipeline structure. Heck, I'm not using data-access
components for the stuff I'm currently reporting about.

With regards,

Martijn Tonies
Database Workbench - developer tool for InterBase, Firebird, MySQL & MS SQL
Server.
Upscene Productions
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