Export with Business Object Enterprise 3.0 or 3.x

Hi,
This is related exporting report to .csv file format. As I posted below, we are droping to use code to handle report export format. Instead we will create kind of bulk format report file(not fancy, just data only) and export to either excel file for csv format.
Then I realized it is not standard export feature from Crystal Report Server XI R2 viewer.
If we upgrade to 3.0 or 3.x, could we get nice export format?
Does BO has any document about this??
Once I heard we can upgrade to 3.0 without additional cost.
If so, where could I get the upgrade patch. I would like to test in our test environment.
Thanks,
Sung

you cannot upgrade for free to 3.0 or 3.1 if you have XI R2. You can choose to expot to "Excel Data Only" from Report Viewer.
Edited by: Aasavari Bhave on Feb 9, 2010 11:00 AM

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Post Author: RVM
CA Forum: General
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Post Author: yangster
CA Forum: General
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