Crystal Reports:
How to run an application as a service
Basta Software sells a program called
"AppToServe." This installs as an NT service. You then configure
it to run your external Applications.
This is a clever approach, but it's not
without its drawbacks. For example, you have one more service taking up
resources. You also have one more point of failure. And it's a point of
failure now common to however many applications you are running with that
service.
If you need a program that schedules your
Crystal Reports as a service, we have a clean way to do this. See our
cViewSERVER
scheduler for Crystal Reports.
cViewSERVER
is available as a standalone application. If you already run our
cViewMANAGER
scheduler for Crystal Reports, you can
upgrade to cViewSERVER.
Running
cViewSERVER is a much better way to go than buying the Basta product and
configuring it to work with your system and with a third-party scheduler.
Some of the reasons are:
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Eliminate a point of failure.
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Reduce resources overhead on the
server.
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Isolate scheduling functions from a
common point of failure.
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Reduce support costs.
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Increase reliability.
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Simplify administration.
This doesn't mean you shouldn't buy the
Basta product or some other AppToServe product. It just means you don't have
to do that to schedule your Crystal Reports.
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