Crystal Reports 4.5 is a data-access and reporting tool for developers and end users. In addition to existing VBXes, it offers 16- and 32-bit OCXes, plus support for Borland's Delphi. The package, which runs under Windows 3.1, Windows 95, and NT, comes with customizable graph types, import/export facilities for Lotus Notes, and support for Microsoft Access.
Price: 299 pounds UK.
Contact: Contemporary Software, St. Albans, U.K.
Phone: +44 1727 811999.
Fax: +44 1727 848991.
Flexible C++
Matthew Wilson
My approach to software engineering is far more pragmatic than it
is
theoretical--and no language better exemplifies this than C++.
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