Using Special Fields in Formula's

Hello,
I'm trying to use a Crystal "Special Field" to filter data in my report. Specifically, I want to use the "Current CE User Name" field to achieve row-level security. Does anyone know how to use these fields in parameters or filters?
Regards,
Gilbert

You can use the special field CUrrentCEUserName like this
If (IsNumeric(Right(CUrrentCEUserName,3))) then
ToNumber(Right(CUrrentCEUserName,3)) = {dbvalue}
else
ToNumber(Right(CUrrentCEUserName,2)) = {dbvalue}

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Post Author: puser01
CA Forum: .NET
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