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Asked: 2026-05-10T16:32:35+00:00

I’m working on a billing system for a utility company, and we have the

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I’m working on a billing system for a utility company, and we have the following requirements:

  • Batch-generate and print approximately 1,500 bills per day that we then mail to customers
  • Save the bill in a format that can emailed to the customer and also archived (probably PDF)
  • Built with .NET with MS SQL Server database back-end

I’d like some advice about the best way to accomplish this. I’m thinking about building a WPF application that would have the bill template that we bind the bill data to and print from. But I haven’t used WPF before so I’m not sure if that’s the best technology to use, and I can’t get my head around how the batching and PDF conversion would work.

Any thoughts? Would WPF work, or is there a better solution?

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  1. If you are using a SQL Server backend, Reporting Services should work for you.

    Otherwise I would recommend a third-party report generator that fits your reporting needs and create an app that uses it to create & export the reports.

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