Drill-down options on exported Crystal reports (PDF/HTML)

Is it possible to drill-down on the exported crystal reports in PDF/HTML format?

PDF format does not support drill-down.
PDF format supports bookmarking to specific locations in the document, but not something refined as drilling.
Sincerely,
Ted Ueda

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user13509659 wrote:
Run this code to reproduce the issue.Which issue?
It looks like inheritance is broken in the component hierarchy for JFrame in Windows 7 JDK 1.6.0_23-b05. The only thing remotely related to inheritance in your code snippet is the WindowListener, which does little. See camickr's advice about built-in exit management.
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Help needed while exporting crystal reports to HTML file format using java api(not using crystalviewer).i want to download the
html file of the report
thanks

the ReportExportFormat class does not have HTML format, it has got to be XML. Export to HTML is available from CR Designer only.
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http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii184/abing430/DrillDownArrowError.jpg
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Value: Yes
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5. Use the same method setting CalendarYear, (Details) drill-down with following expression:
=IIF(Parameters!CountryExpand.Value="Yes", False, True)
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Note:
In our test, we may meet following issue. We can check the expression of InitialToggleState property to troubleshooting the issue.
Applies to
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1. The report has the following group settings:
Parent Group: SalesTerritoryGroup
Child Group: SalesTerritoryCountry
  Child Group: CalendarYear
   Details: SalesAmount
2. Add three parameters in the report:
GroupExpand:
Available Values: “Specify values”
Label: Yes           Value: Yes
Label: No            Value: No
Default Values: “Specify values”
Value: Yes
CountryExpand:
Available Values: “Specify values”
Label: Yes           Value: =IIF(Parameters!GroupExpand.Value="No",Nothing,"Yes")
Label: No            Value: No
Default Values: “Specify values”
Value: =IIF(Parameters!GroupExpand.Value="No","No","Yes")
YearExpand:
Available Values: “Specify values”
Label: Yes
Value: =IIF(Parameters!GroupExpand.Value="No" or Parameters!CountryExpand.Value="No",Nothing,"Yes")
Label: No            Value: No
Default Values: “Specify values”
Value: =IIF(Parameters!GroupExpand.Value="No" or Parameters!CountryExpand.Value="No","No","Yes")
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4. Click Visibility in the left pane. Select “Show or hide based on an expression” and type with following expression:
=IIF(Parameters!GroupExpand.Value="Yes", False, True)
Select “Display can be toggled by this report item” option, and select “SalesTerritoryGroup” in the drop down list.
5. Use the same method setting CalendarYear, (Details) drill-down with following expression:
=IIF(Parameters!CountryExpand.Value="Yes", False, True)
=IIF(Parameters!YearExpand.Value="Yes", False, True)
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=IIF(Parameters!GroupExpand.Value="Yes", True, False)
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=IIF(Parameters!CountryExpand.Value="Yes", True, False)
=IIF(Parameters!YearExpand.Value="Yes", True, False)
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[Crystal Reports 2008 Component Engine Scalability|http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/7025839b-00d4-2b10-33b4-cf0aa9e08412?quicklink=index&overridelayout=true]
[How Can I Optimize Scalability?|http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms225519.aspx]
[Choosing the Right Business Objects SDK for Your Needs|http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/40bccdfd-88a6-2b10-1da1-c47a54b625a7]
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