Runtime property tweaks on report instance

I have found posts that refer to a former capability in CR of accessing an object model to alter an instance of a report object prior to loading that instance to the viewer. [activex 10.0 I think|http://devlibrary.businessobjects.com/BusinessObjectsXIR2/en/en/RDC_SDK/rdc_com_dg_doc/doc/rdcsdk_com_doc/RDC_ObjectModel268.html]
Specifically, I would like to be able to set the Max/Min scale values, and the group(x) axis skip interval of a line chart at run time.
It would be nice if CR could add the formula interface on these properties so that they could be set via a parameter or data value at run time. Alternatively, access to the report source at run time via an object model would work too. The former would be better.
Does the object model method exist these days? If so, how do I access it?
Thanks.
Joe

Crystal Server is not the same thing as BOE. In a nut shell, it is a smaller cousin of BOE. It sits on one server. BOE is more of an Enterprise solution.
Eval of CR server can be downloaded from here:
http://www.businessobjects.com/products/reporting/crystalreports/eval.asp
The following link has two headings that will be of interest ("choosing the right SDK and SDK Overview diagram):
http://devlibrary.businessobjects.com/BusinessObjectsXIR2/en/devsuite.htm
Link to dev library:
https://boc.sdn.sap.com/developer/library
http://devlibrary.businessobjects.com
And samples:
https://boc.sdn.sap.com/dotnet/samples
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