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   From: news.hans@telus.net   
      
   DA Morgan wrote:   
      
   >> in Ingres I ran the report with a system call, in Oracle I use Oracle   
   >> Reports server (with all its nasty bugs)   
   >   
   > Then you made a horrible choice of reporting software.   
   >   
      
   You're right.  Often overlooked is Oracle's free SQLPlus & iSQLPlus which,   
   with it's formatting capability will satisfy, a significant percentage of   
   all reports.  Especially when coupled with the new raw SQL grouping   
   functions available such as period-over-period comparisons, etc.  (No need   
   even to go OLAP)   
      
   Sometimes the simplest solutions are best, no matter how much people sneer   
   at them!  (I already hear the howls: but , but ... )   
      
   /Hans   
      
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