Crystal Reports® Secrets
 
20 Secret Shortcuts and Workarounds for Crystal Reports Designers and Developers 
 
 
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Crystal Reports SecretsThis guide is for your personal use, compliments of Business Objects Education Services.It contains a concise summary of answers to the most common Crystal Reportsquestions, along with links to more detailed explanations. Created to help reportdesigners and developers quickly improve their skills, this guide was:
 
Developed by the people who wrote the code – experts who can explain theirsecrets, step by step
 
Based on the most common questions identified by Technical Support
 
Designed to help you get the most out of Crystal Reports. Learn to unlockthe value inside your information to help your organization improve business performance...
 
 
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Crystal Reports Secrets
Why these secrets are so important
i.) Critical skill deficit.....................................................................................5ii) Cost of inadequate preparation ...........................................................6iii) Impact on IT project success..................................................................7iv) Training resources available...................................................................8
Top 20 Secrets
Secrets for Report Designers
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#1. How to display every nth record in Crystal Reports........................9#2. How to display only the report file name on a report...................11#3. How to suppress a blank subreport from displaying....................12#4. How to share subreport data with the main report.......................15#5. Evaluate null field values in formulas or record selection..........18#6. How different 'Keep Together' options affect the report.............23#7. How to export to PDF or RTF in Crystal Reports............................28#8. Suppress a section that contains a blank subreport....................30#9. How to create a table of contents for a report...............................39#10. How to add time fields.........................................................................43#11. What font types are supported in Crystal Reports? ....................47#12. How to format specific words or characters within a string......50#13. How to display a date range parameter on a report....................52#14. How to suppress a blank subreport.................................................54

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Serj_23left a comment

Esta buenisimo.

ogolla-onyango-fredrick-2264left a comment

I have this great asp.net with C# 2.0 app. It runs just fine on the development machine (my laptop). However, on the server where it's deployed, the crystal reports fail to suppress blank sections. Both my laptop and the server have been installed with the same programs. How do I force it to suppress blank sections on the server machine? I have already set all sections in the report to suppress if

lenzluis7781left a comment

como puedo bajarlo?