# How are you doing Reports in Clarion

**URL:** <https://clarionhub.com/t/how-are-you-doing-reports-in-clarion/2093>\
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**Tags:** reports\
**Created:** [September 15, 2018, 12:49pm UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/how-are-you-doing-reports-in-clarion/2093 "2018-09-15T12:49:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rudik](https://clarionhub.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/439d5e/32.png) [@Rudik](https://clarionhub.com/u/Rudik)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2018, 12:49pm UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/how-are-you-doing-reports-in-clarion/2093/1 "2018-09-15T12:49:58Z")

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Hello to everybody,

I would be very interested to know which tools you use and recommend for printouts, especially for order- and invoice forms, but also for labels and reports.

I’ve been working with CW6 ReportWriter since 15 years, but its designer is unfortunately only 16-bit. The new version of ReportWriter doesn’t survive real data - it crashes merciless from 50.000 records on. But it also crashes with pleasure and is extremely fiddly and with files over 50 fields it is also extremely user-unfriendly.

Now I had tested CrystalReports. It’s great with MSsql, but can’t access TPS files via ODBC.

I am looking for a future-proof solution and am very grateful for any suggestions.

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**Author:** ![Johan\_de\_Klerk](https://clarionhub.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Johan\_de\_Klerk](https://clarionhub.com/u/Johan_de_Klerk)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2018, 1:50pm UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/how-are-you-doing-reports-in-clarion/2093/2 "2018-09-15T13:50:01Z")

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Hi Rudik,

I am using Fomin Report Builder (FRB - [Fomin Report Builder forum](http://fomintools.com/frb.htm))

Rock solid, easy and just works.

Regards

Johan de Klerk

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**Author:** ![pbouma](https://clarionhub.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/d6d6ee/32.png) [@pbouma](https://clarionhub.com/u/pbouma)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2018, 2:02pm UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/how-are-you-doing-reports-in-clarion/2093/3 "2018-09-15T14:02:09Z")

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Yes, I am using FRB too

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**Author:** ![Rudik](https://clarionhub.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/439d5e/32.png) [@Rudik](https://clarionhub.com/u/Rudik)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2018, 9:04am UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/how-are-you-doing-reports-in-clarion/2093/4 "2018-09-16T09:04:52Z")

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Hi Johan,

I checked the FRB Demo during the last 3 hours and must say wow, what a great report generator!  
I think I can go with it.

Unluckily I didn´t found it 15 years ago. In the meantime I have 150 RW reports which is a lot of work to rebuild them in FRB.

Does anybody know if FRB works with Capesofts PREMIERE (Print Preview)?

Thank you very much

Rudolf

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**Author:** ![Johan\_de\_Klerk](https://clarionhub.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Johan\_de\_Klerk](https://clarionhub.com/u/Johan_de_Klerk)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2018, 9:25am UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/how-are-you-doing-reports-in-clarion/2093/5 "2018-09-16T09:25:31Z")

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Hi Rudolf,

I can’t see why Premier would not work with FRB.  
Premier is just a Previewer.

I use FRB with IceTips Previewer.

Regards

Johan de Klerk

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**Author:** ![pbouma](https://clarionhub.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/d6d6ee/32.png) [@pbouma](https://clarionhub.com/u/pbouma)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2018, 9:38am UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/how-are-you-doing-reports-in-clarion/2093/6 "2018-09-16T09:38:27Z")

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Yes, Capesofts Premiere works with FRB

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**Author:** ![Rudik](https://clarionhub.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/439d5e/32.png) [@Rudik](https://clarionhub.com/u/Rudik)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2018, 9:07am UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/how-are-you-doing-reports-in-clarion/2093/7 "2018-09-17T09:07:23Z")

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Thank you verry much for your answers Johan, I think I´ll give it a try.

Cheers  
Rudolf

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**Author:** ![Rudik](https://clarionhub.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/439d5e/32.png) [@Rudik](https://clarionhub.com/u/Rudik)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2018, 9:08am UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/how-are-you-doing-reports-in-clarion/2093/8 "2018-09-17T09:08:31Z")

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Hi pbouma,

cool, thank you!

Rudolf

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**Author:** ![Julian\_Burke\_Jr](https://clarionhub.com/user_avatar/clarionhub.com/julian_burke_jr/32/1338_2.png) [@Julian\_Burke\_Jr](https://clarionhub.com/u/Julian_Burke_Jr)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2018, 1:50pm UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/how-are-you-doing-reports-in-clarion/2093/9 "2018-09-17T13:50:39Z")

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I use CPCS reporting templates in my apps.