ComponentOne Reports for .NET includes two great tools: the C1Report component, which generates Access-style database reports, and its companion Report Designer (C1Designer). The C1Designer is an application that can create, edit, load, and save report definition files that can be read directly by the C1Report component. ComponentOne Reports for .NET also includes a migration utility to migrate your Crystal Reports® applications to ComponentOne Reports for .NET.

The combination of the C1Report component and its companion Report Designer (C1Designer), makes creating database reports easier than you could ever imagine.

The C1Report control reads report definitions stored in XML files, combines them with data from ADO/DAO recordsets or custom data sources, and generates reports that can be previewed, printed, or saved to files. It can create reports in HTML, DHTML, PDF, and Text file formats, as well as in a native VSPrinter7 format. The VSReport7 control supports most features found in Microsoft® Access reports, such as:

• A Microsoft Access-style banded-report model based on Groups, Sections, and Fields.
• Fields may be bound to simple and binary (object) database fields.
• Fields may contain expressions, including extensions for aggregate expressions (Sum, Max, Average, etc.), and have access to the control's object model.
• Reports may contain event handlers, making them independent of the host application.
• Reports may contain subreports.
• Reports may contain parameterized queries, allowing your users to customize the report by adding/limiting the data that should be included in the report.
• Report definitions may be saved within the control at design time, or loaded at run time from XML report definition files.

The C1Report control can be distributed royalty-free with your applications.

Use the companion WYSIWYG Report Designer (C1Designer) to create, edit, load, and save report definition files. Report definition files are XML files that may contain multiple reports. The Report Designer can import report definitions from Microsoft Access MDB files and has a user interface similar to the Microsoft Access report designer, including a wizard that makes report creation a breeze. The Report Designer is not royalty-free; if you wish to distribute it as part of your applications, please contact ComponentOne.