In the past I've found tek-tips to be useful in solving problems like this...
First, I'm new to Crystal Reports. I'm used to developing ASP/VB/AccessVBA applications, although I have a decent level of understanding about the standard Crystal Report environment.
Now I'm in the process of creating an application that is going to use Crystal Reports and I need some advice.
The application will be a reporting front-end to a basic reporting style database. We need to create 2-3 basic reports that users can run on demand. The application will need to be flexible to allow the user to select various parameters and so forth. In addition, I will need to dynamically format certain sections of the report on the fly using code (VB...) - mostly I will need to change labels based on various scenarios...
I've already concluded that the user interface will have to be ePortfolio like, as the users may or may not be familiar with Crystal.
Here are my questions that I would appreciate getting some quick advice on:
1) My understanding is that in order to dynamically control the formatting event, I need to do this through a web application or vb app?
2) Can I use VBScript within a CSP page to control the report formatting events? My reference books talk about how VB can be used in a VB application to do such a thing, but it doesn't mention whether I have this level of flexibility if I stay within the standard CSP pages. If I can, I'm assuming that VBScript can be used to programatically format sections.
3) If CSP does not allow this level of customization, is developing an vb.net (ASP) application much harder? It doesn't appear so, but I wanted to get some advice before I commit to this with my boss
Any advice on these questions would be helpful!
Thanks!
First, I'm new to Crystal Reports. I'm used to developing ASP/VB/AccessVBA applications, although I have a decent level of understanding about the standard Crystal Report environment.
Now I'm in the process of creating an application that is going to use Crystal Reports and I need some advice.
The application will be a reporting front-end to a basic reporting style database. We need to create 2-3 basic reports that users can run on demand. The application will need to be flexible to allow the user to select various parameters and so forth. In addition, I will need to dynamically format certain sections of the report on the fly using code (VB...) - mostly I will need to change labels based on various scenarios...
I've already concluded that the user interface will have to be ePortfolio like, as the users may or may not be familiar with Crystal.
Here are my questions that I would appreciate getting some quick advice on:
1) My understanding is that in order to dynamically control the formatting event, I need to do this through a web application or vb app?
2) Can I use VBScript within a CSP page to control the report formatting events? My reference books talk about how VB can be used in a VB application to do such a thing, but it doesn't mention whether I have this level of flexibility if I stay within the standard CSP pages. If I can, I'm assuming that VBScript can be used to programatically format sections.
3) If CSP does not allow this level of customization, is developing an vb.net (ASP) application much harder? It doesn't appear so, but I wanted to get some advice before I commit to this with my boss
Any advice on these questions would be helpful!
Thanks!