Displaying in a main report one field's comma separated values in a subreport

Question

Post Author: shalbert
CA Forum: Formula
I have two database tables Fields and Memfields:
Fields Table
ID
LABEL
1
A
2
B
3
C
4
D
Memfields Table
ID
LABEL
1
B,D
2
C,A
3
A,D
4
A,B
So what I want to do is create a mainreport linking the sub-report by {fields.label} in the main report. So that the main report would look something like what's below. What does the parameter field formula need to look like on the main report to achieve this? I am using CRXI Release 2. Thanks!
A 2 C,A3 A,D4 A,B
B 1 B,D4 A,B
C 2 C,A
D 1 B,D3 A,D

Answer 1

Post Author: shalbert
CA Forum: Formula
YESSSSS!!!!!! THAT'S IT!!!! Split function is what I need. THANKS A MILLION!! I have used CR for years and never once had i any need for the split function. It's perfect! I am working with MS-SQL database in which reference table records when selected are use to annotate another table field's information, so if you select red and blue records from the color table, for example, on the customer table record for color_type field for instance it will populate that record with red,blue...I think that's so silly the way the vendor designed the front-end instead of creating a relational customer color table with the information...oh well...this is why crystal reports is a godsend for stuff like this. Thanks again for your assistance!