Very Simple Report Request

[dilbert0610]

I am writing a very basic application for a friend. He runs a small company and needs to create reciepts. Right now he is using an old excel file he made a long time ago. I want to write a program that will allow him to place some info into text boxes and then click a print button and it will print out a really nice form using the data he entered. Is this something I can use crystal for or are there better methods?

I would be even better if I could just take the data he enters and put it into specific cells of an excel file and then print it.

Any help would be very much appreciated.

 

[OMRebel]

Take a look at this website for printing out text from labels:
http://www.startvbdotnet.com/controls/printdialog1.aspx

I'm searching around on th net trying to find something that explains how to use the built in reporting of VB.net, but seems to be very slim pickings on information on it, as I'm in the same boat as you in trying to figure out how to write a very simple report.

 

[DavidT_macktool]

2 cents worth...

How good of a friend is he?
It would be nice to have a record of the receipts he prints.
Starting to sound like a datatable.
Unique identifier of receipt number and date, other fields for the information in the textboxes.

Once you establish the datatable, I like using Crystal reports to print or reprint the receipt.

If he doesn't see the need to keep a record just pass parameters to a report and print it.