Datasheet

Sample Data
A sample database has been included with Crystal Reports .NET, and the sample reports listed previ-
ously are based on this database. The Xtreme Mountain Bike Company database (
xtreme.mdb) shown
in Figure 1-14 is an Access database that contains tables for Customers, Orders, Products, Suppliers, and
Employees. It does not require a copy of Access to be installed or loaded on to your machine to be used.
Tutorials
Crystal Decisions has its own Web site dedicated to developing reporting applications with Visual Studio
.NET, and it includes a number of tutorials or walkthroughs that can be used to get up to speed quickly
with the product. The Web site is located at
www.businessobjects.com/products/dev_zone/. You
will need to register before you can download the tutorials or other materials.
Figure 1-14
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