How to create my own reporting controls with .net framework?

I want to create fast loading repo开发者_StackOverflow社区rts like ActiveReports or DevExpress but the problem is I don't know where to start. Also I want it to be light and take less space in setup file.

Does anybody tried to do this? Can I write this component with .net?

This must not be so hard?

I would start by looking here:

http://www.codeproject.com/KB/database/rdlproject.aspx

It's an open source version of implemented Report Definition Language.

Have you looked at the one that ships with VS?

If you are interested in doing this in WPF, you might check out "Practical WPF Charts and Graphics"

http://www.amazon.com/Practical-Charts-Graphics-Experts-Voice/dp/1430224819/

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You might consider techniques such as pre-processing the data, and caching. That can decouple the rendering time from the computational time.