I am developing an Asp.Net 3.5 application, and I need to print reports created using the application.
I previously used SSRS, but I had a lot of problems with its design features. Because of this, we are now looking for Crystal Reports as an alternative.
When we started using Crystal, we were faced with a new problem. When one click on the "Print" button displayed on the top panel of the Crystal Report in the report presented on the web page, instead of displaying the default SO print dialog box, a special print page is displayed, which then prints the report in PDF format.
I know this solution is probably enough for most scenarios regarding printing reports online. But in my particular case, I cannot guarantee that client computers accessing my web application have a built-in PDF reader, such as Acrobat Reader. And I cannot require them to install it in order to use my application.
So, I'm looking for a solution so that the print button of the generated report displays the default SO print dialog instead of printing it in PDF format.
Can you give me some advice on solving this problem?
Thanks.
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