HTML DB versus Oracle Reports

I'm trying to decide if I should use HTML DB or Oracle Reports for reporting in my web application.
I have an ASP.NET web app and I'm using Oracle 9i Release 2 database. Instead of using Crystal Reports I want to use Oracle technology.
I want to create the reports then link to them in my web app. There won't be any ad-hoc reporting, but users should be any to pass parameters to the reports -- should as a date range.
Any suggestions on which one I should use for my situation? What are the pros/cons to using HTML DB or Oracle Reports? We have an enterprise license for all Oracle products so this is not an issue.
Thanks!

Jimmy,
I canâ tell you which product is better in your situation. HTML DB is used to develop applications, so reporting is just one of many features. But based on what you want to create, HTML DB would be a suitable tool for this task. You can create reports, link to those reports, link from report rows to other pages. Let users specify a number of parameters that can be used in the where-clause of your queries, etc. There are limitations of course, especially if you have some advanced printing needs. But since you already have licenses for all Oracle products, Iâd suggest you give it a try and see if HTML DB meets your needs.
Regards,
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