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SQL Expressions/Functions
I have since discovered a Crystal Decisions technical paper on this topic. It says you can only use the functions they have chosen to hard code into CR (as long as those functions are also available in the database vendor's ODBC driver). As it is, it is a very limited list. Nearly half of...- bdander
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- Forum: Business Objects: Crystal Reports 4 Other topics
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SQL Expressions/Functions
Can't I use native SQL functions from my RDMS in a report? I am trying to do this using the SQL Expression editor and keep getting errors, they are not recognized as valid functions. This works easily in Infomaker. I can even do this in Access using a pass-through query.- bdander
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- Forum: Business Objects: Crystal Reports 4 Other topics
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REAPI: Identical databases, different names
I am developing reports for an applcation that uses the Report Engine API against a SQL Server 6.5 database. Problem is, this application is used at several different field offices that all have the exact same database running under different names. DB_NY, DB_CHICAGO, etc. We can make the...- bdander
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