Default Parameters are no longer default

Post Author: debmilner
CA Forum: Migration to XI R2
We used both 8.5 and version 9 to create several hundred reports, most with default parameters for the users. With Crystal 11, the parameters are still availble, however they are no longer defaults, the user must select. Since 11 does support default parameters (we are currently editing these several hundred reports to set the old default into the new default parameters field), is there an easier way than editing each report?

Hi Ike,
it's not a question of syntax. I used the ampersand for sure.
the problem is the value for the lexical param at runtime. If I use the libs of patch 8488119 the ORA-ErrMessage is returned, if I use the default libs everything works as expected...

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