It's been a LONGGG time, but Access (Access 97) used to include essentially a limited version of Crystal Reports built in. Also, the Jet database engine was mo

It's been a LONGGG time, but Access (Access 97) used to include essentially a limited version of Crystal Reports built in. Also, the Jet database engine was more or less freely available as a part of many Windows products. Even if you didn't have Access, you could still use the Jet database engine programmatically, IIRC. And/or pass such functionality along to coworkers who didn't have Access. In many office environments, essentially if they gave you a PC with Windows and Office on it, you had some level of ability to database. A lot of clueful office dwellers with no ability to requisition anything more, made their lives easier and more interesting by taking advantage of this. These days? I've been away from such environments for a good deal of time, but given the nature of humans and their workplaces... I wouldn't be too surprised to find that essentially not much has changed, in this regard. But that's just my commentary; I don't know.