Exporting in Character Separated Values

Post Author: AdamWelch
CA Forum: Exporting
Hello All,
I'm trying to export a file in a Character Separated Values format using Crystal v8.5. I had the group header exporting correctly, but the details do not export correctly. When the details export, they do not move down to the next line correctly. The first detail is added to the end of the group header section, but the remaining details all get their own line, which is what I need. I've tried adding returns, and page breaks before and after section, but nothing seems to change the export. Does anyone have any ideas how to fix this? Thank you in advance for your help!
- Adam

It doesn't look like your tickets table is even in 1st normal form. This will cause you pain for the lifetime of your DB.
Simply store as
Id
Group
start_date
end_date
current_record_flag
1000
GRB
12/1/2012
Y
1000
GRD
14/03/2004
11/1/2012
N
1000
GRB
09/06/2001
13/03/2004
N
1001
GRB
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Y
1001
GRC
04/04/2011
30/06/2013
N
and so on.
start_date, end_date and current_record_flag are only suggestions. you might only be interested in the current group - not when an id was
associated with a group. you might not need the current record flag as you can infer it from there being a null end_date.
Hopefully you get the idea though.
Then your query becomes a doddle.

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