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Seagate Crystal Reports is the tool you are looking for.
Go to http://www.seagatesoftware.com [http://www.seagatesoftware.com] to download a trial version.

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I have never had to do any form of reporting from within VB. What do you find to be the best reporting tools to use? <br />
Access style reports are what i am looking for. Basically they will be data based plus possibily i would like to involve some sort of letter mail merging capability into my program. I've done this in access using word but in a stand alone package i dont want to be linking to word! :)<br />
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Any help would be appreciated!<br />
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Cheers!
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I have never had to do any form of reporting from within VB. What do you find to be the best reporting tools to use? 
Access style reports are what i am looking for. Basically they will be data based plus possibily i would like to involve some sort of letter mail merging capability into my program. I've done this in access using word but in a stand alone package i dont want to be linking to word! :)

Any help would be appreciated!

Cheers!

Reporting and Mail Merging

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