Flat file input to Crystal Reports

[Bratfry]

I have written many reports using Crystal Reports. ALL of the reports had input files from databases such as Oracle and Access. I have never written a Crystal Report using a flat file where I had to identify the fields in the file, i.e. start, length, type, etc.....or use some type of delimiter.

I have no idea how to do this and can't seem to find out how. How embarrassing, I must have spend the last couple hours trying to figure this out and I don't have a clue.....

Can someone please point me in the right direction. Key words, menus, anything to get me going down the straight and narrow.

Thanks

 

[vidru]

You should be able to set up an ODBC DSN that connects to the file. Set up the connection using the Microsoft Text Driver.

-dave