Crystal Reports 8.5: The Complete Reference

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 799 pages
• Published by: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
• Edition: 2nd Edition October 26, 2001
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0072193271
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0072193275
• Book Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 2.1 inches
• Weighs: 3.6 pounds

Product Description
The most definitive resource on Crystal Reports available! Create presentation-quality reports using the most powerful data analysis tool and this comprehensive guide. Crystal Reports 8.5: The Complete Reference explains in detail how to use the software to analyze and format data, generate reports, and perform advanced interactive reporting from the Web. Also, learn to develop custom applications and incorporate any Crystal Report into your Windows applications.

Book Info
The most definitive resource on Crystal Reports available. Explains in detail how to use the software to analyze and format data, generate reports, and perform advanced interactive reporting from the Web. Softcover. CD-ROM included

Reader Reviews
I purchased this book as a reference. Fortunately, I had a separate training course for learning the Crystal application. And I now teach the product. It's a good reference. I truly haven't had a question yet regarding basic or advanced procedures in the application that I couldn't find. But I would not recommend it for learning the application. It is dense. I'm also disappointed that it is not very different from the CR 8.0 manual published by Crystal Decisions. The layout and procession of the book are virtually the same! It could have included more tutorials, too. One thing that I would love for any CR reference/manual to include is a list and description of all the formulas in the system. To my knowledge, this does not exist anywhere, even in Crystal's own documentation. PURCHASING RECOMMENDATION If you need a solid reference and didn't purchase manuals with Crystal, this will work. If you need to learn the product, get something else.