Can CR goes straight to PDF? 1

[esmithbda]

We currently have a web application that takes in data via a form, passes it to a Crystal Reports report (x.rpt) and then that passes the data to the database into a stored procedure, which returns a dataset, the report acts on that, and then it is displayed in a Crystal Viewer object.
In that viewer, you can then choose to export to a variety of options.

What we would like to do is retain the part where we put in data via the forms, but instead of passing that off and then seeing the report in the viewer, we would like it to just show a PDF - skipping the report viewer and the process of then telling it to export, and just have it do it on the fly, put it in a temp dir, and then we can ref that temp file and display it on the page.
Our users are far more familiar with PDF files than they are the Crystal Viewer and so they don't get as frustrated if we just give them only the PDF.
It also simplifies the saving/printing process for them.

 

[synapsevampire]

Sure, you can export from code, of course a web application could be a variety of languages, try posting what you're using.

Here's a generic ASP.NET solution:

http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/Upload...rticleID=327bec42-a4a3-48f8-a9af-413d59b15358

-k

 

[esmithbda]

Sorry about that, we are using ASP.NET with VB, Visual Studio 2005's Crystal Reports, and .NET Framework 2.0.

That link looks very helpful - thanks!