Send Crystal Report by email reading Domino email list

Hello all,
Do you know how do I configure Crystal Reports, so that when I address a report to be sent by email, it reads the contacts list in a Domino server (lotus notes)?
Thanks in advance,
Cristina.

As of CR 9 all functionality has changed, database, exporting, API's etc.
Also, by default the export dll's are not installed. Go into add/remove programs and change CR. Select the modify, or what ever it is called on your OS, and expand the export types and scroll down until you see Lotus Domino...
Test again
Thank you
Don

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