http://forums.asp.net/t/878413.aspx/1?Ignorant+about+SQL+Reporting+ServicesWed, 20 Apr 2005 16:37:21 -0400878413899930http://forums.asp.net/p/878413/899930.aspx/1?Ignorant+about+SQL+Reporting+Services I guess I am ignorant about <span style="font-size:10pt; color:navy; font-family:Arial"> SQL Reporting Services. why would I use them in an ASP.NET app. why would I just display things in a datagrid or something? What can I do with them that I can't do some other way just as easy.</span> 2005-04-20T14:36:55-04:00900143http://forums.asp.net/p/878413/900143.aspx/1?Re+Ignorant+about+SQL+Reporting+Services Hello,<br> Crystal Reports and SQL Reporting Services are both extremely useful if you are creating Reports that are to be printed. A traditional datagrid would format it as HTML and wouldn't look 'professional' if you printed it out. Crytsal can output to a Word document, PDF, Excel -- and also has tools that assist with other common reporting tasks.<br> Jason<br> <br> 2005-04-20T16:37:21-04:00