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Easily create complex reports that are linked directly into your Delphi EXE. Most of the tools from the list provide all the means for you to develop reports, including a report engine, report designer, previewer, ...

1. ACE Reporter

ACE Reporter is a native VCL component for Delphi that allows you to easily create complex banded reports that are linked directly into your EXEs. You do your designing right inside Delphi, just like the rest of your application. ACE Reporter Professional includes a wealth of features that let you build intricate reports that are next to impossible in external report programs.

2. ExpressPrinting System

The ExpressPrinting System is an advanced data rendering and printing system specifically designed to bring your UI to the printed page. Via its Report Link technology, the ExpressPrinting System allows you to output the contents of VCL controls such as the ExpressQuantumGrid and ExpressMasterView - as well as many others - to paper, while giving you and your users control over print attributes.

3. FastReport

FastReport is an add-in component for giving your application the ability to generate reports quickly and efficiently. FastReport provides all the tools you need to develop reports, including a report engine, report designer, previewer, dialog designer, and Pascal-like macro interpreter. With FastReport you can develop reports that meet your cross-platform needs for Windows and Linux.

4. ReportBuilder

ReportBuilder delivers the goods with a new report wizard, drag and drop productivity tools, enhanced calculation components, mail/merge, and "keep together" support, to name a few. ReportBuilder features a completely re-designed end-user reporting solution that includes a new visual data access development environment (DADE), query designer tools, and report explorer user-interface.

5. Rave Reports

Rave Reports combine essential requirements with the easiest yet most powerful visual design environment available. The code based reporting system contains 19 components with over 500 methods, properties, and events and compiles into your application with no external files. Some of its features include word wrapped memos, full graphics, justification, precise page positioning, etc.

6. QuickReport

QuickReport is a banded report generator written in 100% Delphi code. QuickReport integrates with Delphi and C++Builder almost to the extreme! You design your reports within the Delphi IDE, using the familiar form designer as a report designer. QuickReport is so easy to use, fast and powerful that Borland choose to use it as the standard reporting tool for both Delphi and C++Builder!

7. AIM ReportFactory

The AIM ReportFactory enables you in the simplest way to integrate a completely object-oriented reporting interface, featuring Drag&Drop, into your own products. Alleviate your users from using SQL for the creation of reports and eliminate the necessity of supplying a database interface.

8. ReportSmith

Your success at quickly accessing the information you want and easily creating a report the way you want it is what you've told us is most important to you. We've listened. ReportSmith offers you all of the professional services, support, training and products for you to be successful.

9. Virtual Print Engine

VPE for Windows is a tool for software developers. VPE allows the dynamic creation of documents for screen- and printer output by calling functions during the runtime of your application. The free positioning of graphical objects (i.e. text, images, lines, etc.) by code offers unlimited layout options. Using VPE you can create both reports and lists as well as complete documents and forms.

10. Shazam

Shazam Report Wizard is the fastest way to create instant ad-hoc reports from your Delphi and C++ Builder applications.
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