Programatically set ole object image path

Question

Hi to all,
I'm using Visual Studio 2005, Asp.net 2.0-C# and CR 11 Sp2.
In my rpt file i added one ole object as bitmap i want to pass the data(image path) to this bitmap by programtically how to do this? Experts please help me

Answer 1

Hello, Winseelan;
If you are using Crystal Reports XI R2 (11.5) SP2 or later you can do this programatically using the 'Graphic Location' conditional formula.
To do this, perform the following steps:
1. Open the report in the Crystal Reports Designer.
2. Create a formula called "Location" that contains a temporary path string to an image file. For example, "C:\Images\Image1.jpg".
3. Right-click the image on the report and click 'Format Graphic'. The 'Format Editor' dialog box appears.
4. In the 'Picture' tab, click the 'Graphic Location' conditional formula button. The Format Formula Editor appears.
5. Call the "Location" formula from this conditional formula.
6. Save changes to the report.
7. In your application, you can now change the location of the image file at run time, by modifying the text in the "Location" formula programmatically using the following code:
myReport.DataDefinition.FormulaFields.Item("Location").Text = "C:\Images\Image2.jpg"
You can now view the image successfully when previewing your report in the application.
Elaine