Displaying a dynamic image using a PDF file.

I am trying to find a way to display an image dynamically in my report. The image happens to be .pdf I have Crystal Reports XI and I have the graphic location formula completed "
10.93.138.250\Production\ProdOut\00\" & {Order_Record.URN_text} + "_p1.pdf" however it tells me PDF is not supported. Is there a way around this?

I have to agreed that what you are saying appears to be true from my attempts at getting .pdf files to work dynamically. Using .bmp and .jpg files seems to work just fine but not .pdf, .xls, or .doc.
In the Users Guide, in chapter 16, in the section titled "Working with static OLE objects" - it only talks about the picture type formats you mentioned and metafiles. Later in this section is where it explains how to make a static OLE object dynamic.
While it doesn't specifically say it won't work for other types - it sure doesn't seem to. I see no reason why this should be true however! Certainly Crystal appears to be set up to allow this and the fact that the objects are not images shouldn't matter. Why is there a picture tab and a conditional formula button next to the graphic location label on the object if it can't be used?
I'm trying to do something similiar to Carey. I have maps to customers in a customer list and they are in .pdf files. The location of the map is stored in the database. I'm putting together a report of service calls and I want to print the map with each call. It looks like I'll have to convert several thousand .pdf files to .jpg - that should be fun!
Any chance this limitation will be eliminated sometime soon...
Edited by: Randy Walter on Oct 2, 2008 6:40 PM

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