Use a conditional formula to dynamically change the location of a report’s image. (more…)

Crystal Reports · Technique

Converts a fractional value in the format of Numerator/Denominator or Whole + Numerator/Denominator to a decimal value.
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Crystal Reports · Functions · Programming

Create a Crystal Report that dynamically recalculate its labels based on the Workstation’s localization settings.

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Business Objects Enterprise · Crystal Reports · Localization

Add a unique string value to an array of string values. Uses the delimiter to convert the value into an array. (more…)

Crystal Reports · Functions · Programming

Add a string value to an array of strings, only if string value hasn’t already been added to the array. (more…)

Crystal Reports · Function · Programming

Determines if a string value is contained in an array of strings.
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Crystal Reports · Functions · Programming

Often it is desirable to display a message, such as ‘No matching records’, when a report does not contain data. Unfortunately, Crystal Reports does not have a function to easily identify this state.

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Business Objects · Crystal Reports · Technique

The location of the Crystal Reports ‘Shared’ directory has changed over time. When deploying applications that use Crystal Reports, ensure that exporting, user-function library (UFL), and database DLLs are located in the appropriate directory for the version of Crystal Reports that is being used. (more…)

Business Objects · Crystal Reports

Convert a string value into its equivalent Date Range.

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Crystal Reports · Functions · Programming

Add a dynamic, date-range parameter to a report which includes the most recent 12 months, plus Crystal Reports’ Month-to-Date and Year-to-Date ranges.

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Business Objects · Business View · Crystal Reports · Date/Time · Parameters · SQL Server