Inserting table in Crystal 2008

Do I have an option to use tables to display data . I am trying to work on crystal 2008 report, but I am unable to find option for inserting table. I had to use line/boxes for making a table format. I tried to do best to properly aligned them uniformly but I guess still not able to do perfectly. Do I have an option in Crystal 2008 where I can use tabular structure to display my data?
Please let me know. Thanks

Hi,
There is a CR2008 format called Cross-tab report. You can run the Expert to help generate a report from scratch or add one to an existing report. The x-tab report works similar to pivot tables in Excel.
Depending on the content, this pre-defined layout may work out nicely and saves a lot of time. If not, you may have to build your own from scratch, which I have had to do because of the way the x-tab report works.
If you are trying to line up columns of data and that is where the layout needs tweaking, display the Ruler and you can use the 'guidelines' (look like tab markers in Word - little gray arrows) to align your cells. You may also want to check your Options setting (under "File") to see if 'snap to grid' is active or not as this can making aligning cells more difficult. I always remove 'snap to grid' and set 'grid size' to 0.01in, smallest setting. Once I have the report done, then I apply any lines/boxes as it can make it very troublesome to have to make changes once they're added.
Heather

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Using Crystal 2008 to insert records into a table

Hi,
We have a unique need to use Crystal to insert records into a table. We have managed to test a report that can write into a temporary table. This is done by using sql command object and uses the following code :
INSERT INTO TEMP_TABLE (ORDERID)
VALUES ({?orderid}) (-- where orderid a parameter).
This test report asks for an order id and then inserts the record perfectly fine.
Now moving on to the real report - This report basically prints orders in batches and we want to insert order id into a temporary table to ensure we don't print orders that were already printed. To do this we created a sub report "insert orders" that has the above insert command. The main report passes the orderid to subreport and the idea is that the subreport would insert each time an order is passed. So if main report printed 50 orders ids, the then it would do 50 inserts individually into the temp table.
This however is NOT working. The report runs fine but there is no insert. Our hunch is that Crystal is not committing after every order id is passed from the main report. Not sure if we can set the AUTO COMMIT ON as a default somewhere?
Wondering if any one has attempted this or has any insights?
Regards,
Mohit.
Environment is - Crystal 2008 and Oracle 11GR2, we are using Oracle drivers (and not odbc)

Hmmm... I don't use Oracle but the syntax looks good...
You've already tested it and I assume that you are using the same driver in the production report as you used in the test, so that shouldn't be an issue...
how are you pulling the data? Is the final SELECT statement that pulls the report data in the same command as the INSERT script, or is the INSERT script in it's own command?
The reason I ask... If you are trying to pass a multi-valued parameter to a command, it won't work. If you have the insert command as it's own command while the data is being pulled with linked tables or a separate command, it is possible that the report itself will execute as expected w/o passing a value to the insert script.
If it's all in 1 command (as it should be), a bad parameter would fail in the final SELECT causing an error.
Also... are rows null or empty string values being added to table when the report executes? This would be an indication that the command is being executed but isn't getting the parameter value.
Jason

Crystal 2008 - Selected table names are blank or end in 1

I am creating a new report in Crystal 2008. I am connecting to a database using ODBC. The tables show up correctly in the available tables column of the Database Expert. Once I select a table the table shows up in the selected tables list as an icon only - no name or as an icon with a table name ending in 1. The table name that ends in 1 is not a duplicate.
Furthermore, in the field explorer the fields all show but I can not add any to the report.
Any ideas, this just started happening this week.

Hi Russell
Which database you are reporting off?
You can try following workaround and create indirect ODBC connection.
Create a report using OLEDB connection and select Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC drivers and then create a report .
This will point to your existing ODBC connection through OLEDB provider.
For the tables name that are blank do you have hyphen '-' in their names?
As advised by Jayendra you can try with Service Pack 1for Crysatl Reports 2008.
Hope this helps..
Regards
Ankeet

Subreport doesn't work when upgrading from Crystal 7 to Crystal 2008

I am using a subreport, whose input parameter is input to the Stored procedure.
This used to work fine in Crystal 7. But now we upgraded to crystal 2008.
The same code throws an exception. can any one please help?
Here is the piece of code of stored proc
ALTER PROCEDURE SUMMARYACTIVITY(@HcpID varchar(8)) AS
BEGIN
SELECT @HcpID, RX_PROD_ID, RX_PROD_DESCR, DATE_REP_TERR, NOTE, SAMP_VOUCHER, DISP_ORDER FROM #SUMACT ORDER BY DISP_ORDER DESC, RX_PROD_DESCR ASC
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even as simple as select @hcpID is throwing exception.
I have another stored proc.
ALTER PROCEDURE PRODSUMMARY (@HCP_ID VARCHAR(8)) AS
BEGIN
CREATE TABLE #PDSUM
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Edited by: Lavanya on Jul 31, 2008 3:22 PM

Hi
Just a few points.
1. Are you opening the existing report (Created in CR 7) in Crystal 2008?
2. If yes,I would suggest you to create a new report based on the same stored procedure.Create a new DSN for the database that you are using and the create a report based on that DSN and pointing to the mentioned Stored Procedure.
Regards
Sourashree

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Prompts to install Crystal 2008 SP1 each time I double-click .rpt file

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The feature you are trying to use is on a CD-ROM or other removable disk that is not available.
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Hi Nancy,
I've seen this happen usually when Windows Office has also been installed. The installer gets confused as to what should be installed or some dependency is missing. Not sure exactly what causes it.
Go into Control and Add/Remove Programs and try doing a repair install for both CR and SP1. Then open up Explorer and click on Tools, Folder Options and then File Type. Scroll down to RPT and click on Change or Restore. Ther main be something missing from the File type association.
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Thank you
Don

CR4E Unable to Insert Table (or Drag and Drop)

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Crystal 2008 problem with Record Select Expert

I had a Crystal 10 report that worked fine where the Record Select Expert had a database table ID equal to a parameter... it was only supposed to report on 1 record. After using Crystal 2008 on the same report it completely ignores this Select Record Expert setting. I have tried deleting and re-adding the parameter. It acts like there is no record select setting.
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Hello, Jeff;
I noticed the Record Selection Formula uses a Stored Procedure parameter:
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A parameter created in the report (not by a stored procedure) would be:
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A report based on a Stored Procedure does not need a Selection formula for the Stored Procedure parameter. Connecting to the Stored Procedure automatically creates the parameter in the report and the value is passed automatically when the report is run.
Does the report work in the Crystal Reports 2008 designer?
Open the report in the designer. Go to Database Set Datasource location. Are the properties of the database at runtime still the same as what is saved in the report.
If the database is different at runtime, just as a test, change to the new database in a copy of your original report. Do a Database|Verify Database. Does it come back the "Database is uptodate" or are there changes?
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Insert Table - not workin

Hi,
I know this has been queried before - but I can't find any
helpful answers.
I'm running DW MX 6.1.1842.0, on Vista Business SP1, and the
Insert Table button/menu commands do not work.
I have uninstalled/rebooted/installed to new folder, and
still no joy.
I am pretty dependent on DW Templates, so don't want to
explore alternate editors, and besides - this is NOT cheap
software, and an 'Insert Table' command is NOT asking too much!!
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Thanks,
Bass

THIS IS THE ANSWER
http://www.funkytower.com/2008/09/22/dreamweaver-mx-and-vista-fix-insert-tables-best-fix/
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DO NOT START DW MX!!
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B

Desgin a smple table in Crystal reports

Hi,
I am trying to design a simple table in crystal reports 2008. like this
|__________________________|____________________________|
|__________________________|____________________________|
|__________________________|____________________________|
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is there a way to do it without trying to arange each field for hours?
And when viewing in the crstyalviewer (winforms) (for VS2010) kills once again all formatting and looks terrible.
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Edited by: sadenick on Feb 18, 2011 5:11 PM

As I read this post, I see two queries.
1) report design in CR 2008
2) formatting issue when using the report in VS2010
The former question shoud be posted to the [SAP Crystal Reports Design|SAP Crystal Reports, version for Visual Studio;
For the latter; what version of CR are you using in VS2010?
and
"...formatting and looks terrible" does not tell me much. A picture is worth a thousand words and more in this case. Please provide a link to a screen shot of what you expect and what you get.
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Inner join in crystal 2008

Hi All,
I am new to Crystal report 2008, i have a requirement in which i have to make new connection to Access database which has two tables in it. I have to inner join two tables in crystal reports where the condition is that 1st table contains date and time field and other table has only month. I have to inner join these two fields with key month.Can it be done in crystal reports or i have work on Access itself?
Regards,
Vikram Sukumar

Hi Vikram,
You should be able to do it in CR as long as the data types are compatibles:
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Crystal 2008 for VS 2010 - Report formatting issues in viewer (extra space)

Hello,
We have a Windows Form application developed in VS 2010 using the Crystal 2008 for VS 2010 runtime. We are having issue with extra spaces in text objects. For example: in a report header we have an object that has text similar to this:
This report will print a list of all Serial Numbers in the Serial Table that are missing related Serial Meter records.
When we run it within Crystal 2008 Designer, it looks great; however, when we run it from the Windows Viewer we developed, it looks like this:
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952 -555-555
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Tyler

Hi Tyler,
I copied the text from your other post into a new report and changed the fonts and previewed in my C# test app and I don't see the problem.
"We have a Windows App that we just converted to .NET 4.0 and updated the viewer to the Crystal Reports Viewer in VS 2010. When we 952-555-555 open a report that has a large block of static text in paragraphs left-aligned the spacing around punctuation is awful - there's almost a tab's worth of space between the last letter and the period. U.S. looks like US. This happens both with reports that were created in VS2008 and ones that were created in VS2010. It is only a problem in the viewer's display - if we print to a printer or export to PDF the spacing around punctuation is fine. It's also not a problem on our development workstations which are running Windows 7, but is a problem on our test servers which are running Windows 2003 Server. I ran the modules tool and found that the version of usp10.dll does match what the previous thread said it should be and it's coming from the c:\program files\sap businessobjects\crystal reports for .net framework 4.0\common\sap businessobjects enterprise xi 4.0\win32_x86\ folder. On my development machine when I run the modules tool I notice that a second instance of usp10.dll is called which is the version installed with Windows 7. We've tried changing fonts but none of the ones we've tried (originally in Times New Roman, 12, tried Arial, Times and various sizes) have made a difference. We also tried changing the print options with no improvement. The only thing that makes it slightly better is full-alignment but our customer insists that it be left-aligned."
I threw in the telephone number also you noted in this post.
I created a new report and copied the text above into a text object and then previewed. I then changed the fonts to various types and I don't see the problem.
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And What OS?
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Viewing Crystal 2008 ActiveX on Access 2007 forms

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'Hey Presto, the Crystal control on the Access form is now displaying a report. However, you had the age old issue of distributing the runtime files to clients that dont have crystal reports installed, and even more so of an issue, as this is Access and no method of doing it. I was hoping that 2008 with its MSI and EXE versions of the runtime files would solve this age old problem.
Thanks
Simon.

Hello Simon,
The RDC was retired after Crystal Reports XI R2 and no longer exists in CR 2008.
The viewer control you are seeing is not meant for RDC applications.
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Dreamweaver CS4 Insert Table button does not work.

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Dear All,
The product I am working on, works fine with Crystal XI. But now task is to make it work for clients that have just Crystal 2008 (not Crystal XI). (Even assuming there is no new feature that Crystal 2008 offer is planned in this existing application.)
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am actually using Visual Studio .NET 2008 only with Crystal Reports XI R2. I was not aware of the fact that Crystal Reports XI R2 does not work with Visual Studio 2008. It could be that since I have both Visual Studio 2005 and 2008 in my machine, and this could be referring to old one.
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As long as you run CR XI r2 with the supported version of .NET (e.g.; in your case .NET 2005) there will be no issues after installing CR 2008 as CR 2008 and CR XI r2 are side by side compatible. One thing I would highly discourage is running reports created in CR 2008 with CR XI r2.
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Not sure where the confusion is, but I am not sure why we'd want to look for other options(?).
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