Cascading Options Prompt 2

[aaronburro]

Hey, I am looking for a way to clean up the parameter interface without going into VB (yet). What I'd like to do is have a series of options screens be presented, based on previous options the user selects.

For instance, lets say that I have a report where there is a subset of options that I want to be enabled if the user chooses to select them. Ideally, the user would be presented with the initial set of options that says "do you want to change option set 'x'?" If they choose "no," then nothing happens with that, but if they choose "yes," then another screen will pop up after they click "OK" and give them the option set.

Is such a thing possible within CR8.5, or will I have to find another way to simplify options?

I know that I can bury options into a subreport and that will delay the showing of the options, but I'm not 100% sure how to get the options out of the subreport. Also, such a method would likely slow down the report big time.

My other idea was to have a suppressed formula in the report header, but I'm not 100% sure if that will work either...

Thx in advance!

 

[IdoMillet]

You'll need to program this yourself. There is no standard way of achieving this in Crystal.

- Ido

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[GJParker]

There is no way to alter the way the parameter dialog functions in CR, you woul dneed to develop your own parameter screen(s)

HTH

Gary Parker
MIS Data Analyst
Manchester, England

 

[aaronburro]

so there's no way to force a set of parameters to be looked at later than another set? that makes me a sad panda

 

[GJParker]

well the sooner you get used to it the happier you'll be.

Only the latest version CRXI supports cascading prompts.

Gary Parker
MIS Data Analyst
Manchester, England

 

[aaronburro]

FREE PLUG!!!