Creating Crystal Reports Dynamically from an incoming SQL query

Hi,
I have a requirement where a sql query will be entered by the user in a text box and in the back end java code, i have to create a crystal report dynamically based on that sql query and show it in the crystalviewer object.
For example if the user writes "select x,y from xtable ", i should be able to create a report with 2 fields, and if the user says "select x,y,z from xtable" then i should be able create and show a report with 3 fileds...thsi report creation should be done in the click event.
Is this possible in java? I have found something similar in .NET... pls have a look at this
http://vb.net-informations.com/crystal-report/dynamic_crystal_report_from_sql_query_string.htm
Thanks,
Preethi

Hi Preethi,
Can you please share the steps with me? I am also looking for dynamic SQL being applied to the crystal report.
Thank you so much for your help in advance.
Regards,
Janakiram D.

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