Crystal reports 8.5 picklists...can they dynamically update? 1

[Nerdhurd]

Howdy folks,

Im still kinda new to crystal reports but im using crystal 8.5 and reporting via odbc to a progress database. Im using picklists for most of my parameters that users change during runtime of the compiled EXE report.

Now it seems like the pick lists do not self update, and are only compromised of values that were mapped at the time of creating the report.

Isn't there a way to map the field of a report to the pick list so it always updates?

Example:


Select Customer Picklist Values

Joe
Bob
John

User adds new customer to database named kathy,

kathy is not seen in pick list...well unless you MANUALLY recreate the piklist =(

 

[MJRBIM]

Not in CR 8.5 - in CR-XI you can create "Dynamic Picklists" but you would need to upgrade your software.

However, there are some 8/8.5 functions - like compiled reports that you lose in the upgrade.

 

[kwalters110]

You should check out Ido Millets Datalink Viewer at

http://www.milletsoftware.com

 

[Nerdhurd]

That Datalink viewer looks pretty nice!

I requested a trial but it looks like it should do the job perfectly!

Thankyou very much!!!!