Crystal Reports and Viewer using Parameters

I am using Crystal Reports 2008 to create a simple purchase order report from our Sap system.
I have created a parameter that is a static date value for people to enter when they launch the report.
When I refresh the data in Crystal Reports 2008 I receive a prompt asking for the date to be entered.
However when I run this saved report in the Crystal Reports viewer it does not prompt for a date to be entered and the Change button is greyed out.
Any assistance would be appreciated.
Regards
Dave Ainsworth

Hi Ashok
Thanks for your assistance, I have tried this approach and when I open the report in the Viewer it reports an error. "No saved data in this report".
I have then ran the same report in an older version of the viewer (In help about it says Pinnacle) and the report asks for the date range to be entered.
The problem seems to be with the Crystal Reports Viewer and not the report.
The Viewer is version 12.2.0.r325
Can you advise?
Cheers
Dave Ainsworth

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