Crystal reports across multiple pages

Using crystal reports, I want to display many fields from the database. All the fields does not fit in single page, even with maximum page length. If I have some 30 fields, is it possible to display first 20 fields in page 1 and remaining fields in page 2? And continue the same in page 3/4, 5/6 etc? :confused:Yes. You can format the page layout to do so. Add the 20 fields in page one. Add a New section (i.e. page) then add the remaining 10 fields.

Hope This helps,
Vinny P|||Thanks for the response. :wave:
But, while adding the section, I could not see any option to add the page. There are options to add report header, page header, group header, footers etc, but not for adding the page itself. :confused:
Can you make it more clear?|||I think what shashidharkr had in mind was being able to display very wide reports, one data row on the line, spanning multiple pages horizontally. The answer is "no". You cannot create wider reports than your printer driver supports. This is one of the most annoying limitations of the Crystal Reports. If your printer driver supports A2 landscape, you are lucky, but when displaying and printing this report on another machine or printer, the report will be truncated to whatever other printer driver supports.

The only exception is the crosstab object that can span itself to multiple pages. So there is a tricky workaround to use a hidden crosstab to span a usual report:
http://support.businessobjects.com/library/kbase/articles/c2014205.asp
But it comes with severe limitations (only first page will be spanned, the export to excel will be ruined etc).

For myself, I choose A3-landscape for wide reports. A3 is supported by most printer drivers. For extra-wide reports, I use A2-landscape. On client machine, the report gets truncated on the screen but export to excel will still export all fields.|||wapper,
You got my problem right! ;)

It is really surprising to know that crystal report has such a serious limitation. :o I need to create wide report, which spans across more than one page and thousands of rows of data. Even the workaround suggested by you may not be of much help, as I have many rows of data.

I think it makes no sense to limit the report width based on the paper sizes! If the report is wider, it should span to next page. I understand other reporting tools like cognos has such feature.

Any clue, if crystal report is going to fix this in future releases atleast? I hope this is in Seagate's agends. However, if we want to voice our concern, where can this be raised?|||I think it makes no sense to limit the report width based on the paper sizes! If the report is wider, it should span to next page. I understand other reporting tools like cognos has such feature.

The problem is, Crystal uses windows forms to compose the layout of the report. Forms are related to printer driver. You can experiment with creating custom forms (Control panel-Printers-File-Server properties-Forms) but custom forms are for one computer only, and IIRC there was also a limitation that you cannot create larger forms than some value, can't remember what exactly the limit was.

Any clue, if crystal report is going to fix this in future releases atleast? I hope this is in Seagate's agends. However, if we want to voice our concern, where can this be raised?

If you find such place, please let me know :) I got toooons of stuff to complain about Crystal.|||wapper
Thanks again for the response.

You can experiment with ....
Unfortunately, I can't spend more time on this :) . I have to look for some feasible workarounds. :ehh: I strongly feel that Seagate should resolve this problem. Being widely used report tool, such a major drawback should be addressed immediately. :rolleyes: Still I can't digest that Crystal imposes such a serious limitation on it's users! :(

Just to draw analogy, page width should be independent of paper size as in excel. Irrespective of the width, if paper width is less, excel prints in next page.

I got toooons of stuff to complain about Crystal.
Can the moderators or any others help on this?|||This problem has always been around and it is still not fixed in CR XI. Guess it is some kind of fundamental feature that can't be changed easily. Of course Crystal guys are aware of it because people have been crying for ages but still no solution, only workarounds.

You can try different support options in their web if you want to yell at someone. BTW there is also bunch of forums there. I don't know if those are actually monitored by Crystal.sql

Crystal reports

I am working on creating Crystal Reports from a SQL database.
In CR you can define a multiple range parameter i.e. 1-10, 100-200, 300-400 and Cr will filer records that satisfy this criteria.
How can I transfer this functionality using a stored procedure?What functionality? Filtering? A stored procedure can do that by being passed the Min and Max as paramters, of course.

Crystal report printing at multiple printers through VB6.0

Hello,
I already sent my problem. But, i didn't get any solution. So, i am sending it again.
I want to print a report in multiple printers in networking. How is it possible through VB6.0?
Please help me.
Regards,
RajasekharYou should be able to make a cycle for each printer you have,
and then print the report to that printer...
If using default, you could set in the cycle each printer as default
and print, then step to next printer...

Crystal Enterprise and massive report distribution to multiple destinations?

Hi,
Before we have used Oracle Reports for our application.
Now, customer wants to move to Crystal Reports.
The Oracle Report Server provided a great and rather simple interface for printing many reports in short time and sending them to multiple destination.
So, we had a function to run report and provided report definition file (.rpt for crystal reports), a destination (printer, mail(s), pdf, etc.) and some auth information as parameters and started distribution easily.
Does Crystal Reports or Crystal Enterprise provides such an interface?!
I've looked into the documentation yesterday and this morning but couldn't find anything simple and appropriate. I see there's Report Job Server and Page Job Server, which I assume provide some kind of queueing, but what is the interface to these servers? Is it simple and easy to use for massive report distribution to different locations?
I'm not interested in preview at all. Just need a lot of 'End of day' reports to printer and to files/emails. Also, I would like to have a central reporting service in my application which would forward print requests to report server and I don't need to use UI controls in my clients (Win and Web Forms). I would like that clients only send the report, auth and destination details and that the central reporting service forward the request to report job server.
How can Crystal Reports/Enterprise help me?Enterprise is a WEB based report server
You can schedule as many reports you want, with different scope fo each of them.
You can add all your user to the enterprise server and decide if they can only view, generate, schedule reports they can access.
You can use Windows authentication or Enterprise authentication, create group, assign privileges per group ( in fact by objects... user, report, group, viewver, scheduler...)

ask your nearest dealer to show you an installed application, I think that's the best...

Luc

Crystal Design

Hi,
I've a standard Invoice template with Page header, Group Header and Detail section. Invoice can be of one page or multiple pages depending on the number of invoice line items. I want to print Customer service and payment details (fixed text of about 40 lines) on the back of every page. How do I achieve this. Any help is much appreciated.

thanks & regards
radhastart a new page after group footer. if ur invoice is of one page , then this new page can be printed on back.|||Thanks for this. It works fine when the invoice has one page.
My report is grouped by Invoice Number so for an Invoice with multiple pages group footer prints on the last page of the invoice and the balnk page prints after the last page of the Invoice. My requirement is to print the details on the back of each page. Any help would be much appreciated.

thanks & regards

radha