exporting crystal report to text file is not giving the same format

[Guest_imported]

When i export a crystal report file to text file it is not generating the text file with same format as in crystal reports.how get the same format in the text file too.

The reason why i go for this text file export bcos the we need the print out of very large crystal report file to be printed very fast,but it is not.we use a dot matrix printer.

pls help
thanks
Raj

 

[dgillz]

When yu export to text formattin gis not an option. Export to MS word or .pdf if you want formatting. Software Support for Macola, Crystal Reports and Goldmine
dgilsdorf@mchsi.com

 

[Guest_imported]

hello friends
when i export .rpt into text file,then it willgive me text file,but page header & footer & format is not appear as in .rpt file.
pls help me.

i want to export .rpt into text & then print fast on dot matrix.

 

[synapsevampire]

Isn't printing fast on a dot matrix an oxymoron?

The speed problem is font related I think. Perhaps if you design the report with the dot matrix printer, and select a font native to the printer, you'll see the performance you seek.

Or...I haven't tested this, but you should be able to include a details band (A) which houses the header info, then a details band (B) with your data, then a details band (C) for the footer, and conditionally suppress these sections based on the recordnumber or onlastrecord.

If you have groups, just make sure your header and footer test flanks the other data, and again, conditionally suppress then based on the record number.

-k

Then you should be able to output to a text file.

http://www.informeddatadecisions.com

kai@informeddatadecisions.com

 

[RobertKaiserIII]

Synapsevampire is right, I had this same problem several years ago and you have to choose a native font for the printer (i.e. courier).

The limits on Crystal's exporting capablities vary depending on the output format. Obviously, you can't add graphical boxes to a .txt file, but you also can't have pin-point control over field sizes and vertical distances between fields.

Search for cr85_exportlimitations.zip in

http://support.crystaldecisions.com/docs

for a handy spreadsheet showing the different CRW features supported by the different export formats.