"Export in PDF" as default option since viewer

Hi,
I wrote a complete winform application using CR2008.
For information :
C# Framework 3.5
Windows XP SP2 or Windows Server 2003 SP1
CR2008 SP1
Application allow to preview report. In the preview window (CR activx) there is a "letter icon" to export report in several format.
-RPT
-PDF
-DOC
-XSL
-XSL Data only
Is there any way to force the dropdown on "PDF" option as default ?
Is there any way to export in another format (like CSV) from the CR activeX ?
Thanks a lot for your reply,

Hi, Jonik;
There is no way to change the way our export button behaves.
What you can do is remove that button from the viewer, and create your own button which does the type of exporting that you want.
To remove the export button, set the ShowExportButton property on the viewer to False.
See the tutorials we have here, there should be one that focues on exporting:
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/b07a158a-b766-2b10-a79e-bfc6d19c6b99
Regards,
Jonathan

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