I've produced a report in Crystal Reports XI where I in one of the fields have used the display string formula to alter the apperance of some data as well as group similar data values to one value (e.g. "neg", "negative", and "-" now all displays as "negative" in the report.)
However, now when I export the report to CSV for delivery to a customer the raw data, and not the display string formula result, is in the export. I've tried all 4 settings with the checkboxes in the CSV export options.
Is there any way to make the display string formatted data beeing exported to the CSV?
Are there any alternate ways of achiving the desired formatting and getting the formatting preserved in CSV export?
Unfortunately, i've not found a way of using the display string formula and achieving the desired result.
Instead create a new formula and replace the object on the report with the new formula.
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When exporting a Crystal Report (2016) to excel format, I am getting extra columns in the report. This does not happen with any other export format. So empty data columns display in the first 30+ columns. How can I correct that?
This can get frustrating if the report is too complex, but if you design the report so that no fields overlap and there are no gaps between the fields, then the export should work better. However, if you have fields and objects in sections where the widths of things in one section differ from the width of things in another section, then you are going to get merged cells and empty cells in your export.
Sometimes its much easier to export the report using one of the (Data Only) Excel export options. This can help to force the export into single cells without merges and gaps, however, the exported spreadsheet will be unformatted and will require some manual formatting after the export when using this method.
I have added a new varchar field(for eg: data appears to be like this 763268953286) in the existing report. But when I tried to export Crystal report XI data to TTX format, the similar data comes as 7.63245E + 11. Data format changing when covert to TTX. In crystal report, I have formatted the datafield as toText({data fieldname}). How can I format it properly to avoid invalid characters printing
Try something like this ToText({Numerical Database Field},2," ",",")
The argument you need is a Number or Currency value to be converted into a text string; it can be a whole or fractional value.
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I am developing a report in Crystal Reports 2011 that has 3 sub-reports pulling data from 3 different databases. I have a Multi-Value Parameter (String) in the main report that passes the input values to the 3 sub-reports which have the same Multi-Value String Parameter.
Sample Input Values are:
P000000030,
P000000930,
P000001730
The user does not want to input the leading alpha character and preceeding zeroes. They want to input the following:
30,
930,
1730
The sub-report pulls all of the records successfully if the user puts the entire string value in with the following Record Selection Criteria, but it does not work with the partial strings input:
{Command.Puchase Order} in {?Pm-?Reference}
Can anyone advise the syntax needed to pull the data in the subreport with the substrings as inputs?
Thanks in advance!
Thank you for your input guys!! I took a bit from everyone and came up with the following solution:
Create a column in the datasource that trimmed out the desired value --> ltrim(regexp_replace(a."po_num",'P',''),'0') as "Puchase Order2"
Modified my Record Selection Criteria to select for either column --> {Command.Puchase Order} in {?Pm-?Reference} or {Command.Puchase Order2} in {?Pm-?Reference}
I really appreciate your input! I am able to deliver the desired solution with your aid.
go ahead and create a formula that calculate the length of your parameter(len({?Pm-?Reference})) and place it suppressed on your report header. Then put below in your record selection formula
right({Command.Puchase Order},{your length formula}) in [{?Pm-?Reference}]
You could add the "number only" version of [Puchase Order] to your datasource...
cast(cast(right([Puchase Order], len([Puchase Order]) - 1) as int) as varchar(9))
as [Puchase Order Number]
...then use that in the select expert. I'm getting the number without the leading P, casting to int to remove the leading zeros, and then back to a varchar for the string comparison in Crystal.
You could do the same with a formula in Crystal reports. Then reference that formula in the select expert. Downside is having to repeat that in all 3 sub reports.
I'm getting an integer value as 2345 but I want to display it as 234.5
is it possible??
To get what you are looking for in a simple fix is like what kingpin stated above. Divide the value by ten. To do this just create a new formula in crystal by going into your field explorer and right clicking on the formula fields section. Under there should be a option to create a new formula. Then in window that comes up put the field you want to manipulate in the formula and then divide that by ten. And there you go. Now use the formula field in the report instead of the original field.
Here is a example of how it could look.
{Table_Foo.value_Bar} / 10
There is a field property for it. Don't have access to crystal reports at the moment, but I know it's there:
Crystal Report Provides an easy to use default thousand separator for numeric Fields. You can use it by checking Thousand Separator from Field Properties.
If you need a customized separator, check Customized Thousand Separator in Crystal Report.
You also might want to find some tutorials on the Crystal Reports themselves if you still have trouble.
I try to export a crystal report to excel. The report is list of data. Some date may be omitted but, of course, the column order must be respected. But with an empty field all the data are shifted to the left and the column is not right any more.
How can I setup the crystal report to add empty cell for an empty data field ?
I put a blank text file field same height and width Over the field with the issue.
Then moved the field to the back. It worked, all data is aligned correctly in the Excel spreadsheet.
You'll need to experiment with the report's Excel-export options (File | Export | Report Export Options...). Consider 'Data Only (XLS)'.
I usually use TTX format, as it seems to work better than XLS.
Try add export option .ExcelUseConstantColumnWidth = false;