Replace table with command

Question

Hi,
In Crystal Reports 9 and above, I'd like to replace a table in my report with a sql command, which has exactly the same fields.
I've tried in the "Set datasource location" with the "Update" button and inserting the sql command, but I get no visible result.
How can I achieve this?
Thanks

Answer 1

Hello,
No option, the complexity of doing this to much so it's never been added. And in CR 9 it was the first version of Commands. In CR 2008 and using the SDK in an application you write you can convert up to 2 tables to a command object SQL statement.
Any more than 2 tables and your only option is to have the old and new reports open and copy and paste objects.
No version has the option in the Designer.
If you have a developer available then that person can use this code to do so, this only does one table but can be modified for 2 tables:
        private void TableToCommand_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
            CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine.ReportDocument rpt = new CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine.ReportDocument();
            ISCDReportClientDocument rcd;
            rcd = rptClientDoc;
            rptClientDoc.DatabaseController.LogonEx("ServerName", "xtreme", "sa", "pw");
            CrystalDecisions.ReportAppServer.DataDefModel.ConnectionInfo oldConninfo;
            CrystalDecisions.ReportAppServer.DataDefModel.ConnectionInfo newConnInfo = new CrystalDecisions.ReportAppServer.DataDefModel.ConnectionInfo();
            CrystalDecisions.ReportAppServer.DataDefModel.Table oldTbl;
            CrystalDecisions.ReportAppServer.DataDefModel.CommandTable newTbl = new CommandTable();
            oldTbl = (CrystalDecisions.ReportAppServer.DataDefModel.Table)rcd.Database.Tables[0];
            oldConninfo = oldTbl.ConnectionInfo.Clone(true);
            GroupPath gp = new GroupPath();
            gp.FromString("");
            string sql = String.Empty;
            rptClientDoc.RowsetController.GetSQLStatement(gp, out sql);
            PropertyBag QEProps = new PropertyBag();
            PropertyBag logonProps = new PropertyBag();
            //Set the attributes for the logonPropsBag
            logonProps.Add("Database", "xtreme");
            logonProps.Add("DSN", "ServerName");
            logonProps.Add("UseDSNProperties", "False");
            //Set the attributes
            QEProps.Add("Database DLL", "crdb_odbc.dll");
            QEProps.Add("QE_DatabaseName", "xtreme");
            QEProps.Add("QE_DatabaseType", "ODBC (RDO)");
            //Add the QE_LogonProperties we set in the logonProps Object
            QEProps.Add("QE_LogonProperties", logonProps);
            QEProps.Add("QE_ServerDescription", "ServerName");
            QEProps.Add("QE_SQLDB", "True");
            QEProps.Add("SSO Enabled", "False");
            newConnInfo.Attributes = QEProps;
            newConnInfo.UserName = "sa";
            newConnInfo.Password = "pw";
            newConnInfo.Kind = CrConnectionInfoKindEnum.crConnectionInfoKindCRQE;
            newTbl.ConnectionInfo = newConnInfo;
            newTbl.CommandText = sql;
            newTbl.Name = "Command";
       //     foreach(CrystalDecisions.ReportAppServer.DataDefModel.Table tbl in rcd.Database.Tables)
                rcd.DatabaseController.SetTableLocationEx(oldTbl,newTbl);
                oldTbl =(CrystalDecisions.ReportAppServer.DataDefModel.Table) rcd.Database.Tables[0].Clone(true);
                rcd.DatabaseController.SetTableLocationEx(oldTbl, newTbl);
            // save the report to a new folder
Thank you
Don