.NET Query Builder component

Question

Can anyone reccomend a free .NET libary which allows you to expose a SQL Query builder to your users in a windows form app? I'd like my users to be able to run relatively straight forward SELECT statements, including some JOINS and other multi-table operations without getting into the real nitty-gritty of SQL.

Thanks, sweeney

Answer 1

If you still looking for such component you maybe should take a look at EasyQuery.NET: http://devtools.korzh.com/query-builder-net-winforms/

Answer 2

Report Builder is part of SQL Server Reporting Services, and it lets you do all of that and more. You can setup non-MSSQL data sources as well. We have non-developers use it all the time for creating reports with joins, grouping and so on with no SQL code.

The license is included in SQL Server Workgroup and above. I don't know if that's "free" enough for you.