Seagate Crystal Reports provides three different data types:
In the Report Experts, choose the Database option to report on any of the standard (not client
Typically, the standard PC databases are those whose data and all software used to access that data are on a single machine. Seagate Crystal Reports can access many of the most common PC database formats directly; the program has built
Structured Query Language (SQL) databases are perhaps the most popular and most powerful database formats. They usually work over a client/server network architecture and use:
See Using SQL and SQL databases.
Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) is a standard developed by Microsoft through which many different types of data can be accessed by a single application. An application need only communicate with one set of ODBC files to instantly be able to work with any source of data that can be accessed by ODBC.
Seagate Crystal Reports provides direct drivers for many of the most popular SQL systems, and ODBC capabilities as well.
The Database option was chosen for the Quick start for new users, because the sample data, Xtreme.mdb, is a Microsoft Access database.
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