Crystal report runs one way in designer and another in Infoview

Post Author: jasonp
CA Forum: Crystal Reports
I have a Crystal report with a number formula that runs correctly in the designer, but comes up with incorrect values on the server. The formula is used to determine a range in the select expert, so I end up with completely different data. I'm not using any custom functions, just what Crystal gives you. We recently migrated the Infoview server and I suspect this is what is causing this since it worked before. The formula:
CDbl (Mid ("1" + Mid (CStr (Year (date(dateadd("d",-(day(currentdate)),currentdate)))),3 ,2) + CStr ((date(dateadd("d",-(day(currentdate)),currentdate)) - CDate (Year (date(dateadd("d",-(day(currentdate)),currentdate))),01 ,01))+1),1 ,6))
returns 107273 in the designer (correct), but returns 100273 in Infoview (incorrect).
Any suggestions?

Post Author: SKodidine
CA Forum: Crystal Reports
CSTR is not functioning as you expected because you are not accounting for the decimals and commas. Here is what is happening. Results are step by step and color coded assuming you run this on 10/01/2007.
The first half of the formula is the problem.
Mid ("1" + Mid (cstr (Year (date(dateadd("d",-(day(currentdate)),currentdate)))),3 ,2)
                                                                                09/30/2007
                                                                                09/30/2007
                                                                                2007
                                                                                2,007.00 This is causing the problem.
                                                                                00
The second half of your formula brings in 273, combine that with above gives you 100273.
You could change the MID values from (3,2) to (4,2) but I suggest using the optional arguments, which will give you the following:
Mid ("1" + Mid (cstr (Year (date(dateadd("d",-(day(currentdate)),currentdate))),0,"",""),3 ,2)
                                                                                09/30/2007
                                                                                09/30/2007
                                                                                2007
                                                                                2007
                                                                                07
Combined with the second half of your formula it will give you 107273.
I suggest, for the second CSTR be used with the optional arguments for decimal places, thousands separator and decimal character, for uniformity. The CDBL makes it numeric and puts the commas and decimals.
Your final formula:
CDbl (Mid ("1" + Mid (cstr(Year (date(dateadd("d",-(day(currentdate)),currentdate))),0, "",""),3 ,2) + cstr ((date(dateadd("d",-(day(currentdate)),currentdate)) - CDate (Year (date(dateadd("d",-(day(currentdate)),currentdate))),01 ,01))+1,0, "",""),1 ,6));

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