Horizontal Table in Crystal 2008 - is it possible? 1

[pandpp]

Hello there.

Background:
We have a report that we've developed in WebI XI, which works well, except for the images. The image displayed for each record is based on the record. The problem WebI has is when we export to PDF, the images are omitted. We tried using Image URL, but you can't centre the image. You can if you use HTML, only, that's when the image gets lost on the PDF conversion.

I am now trying to write the same report in 2008.

There are 25 records to a page, with the records to be laid out as follows:

[tt] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25[/tt]

Each record consists of a picture & a 7 * 2 table of data.

It's been a while since I've used Crystal (been using WebI) & this is my first time with 2008.
Having said that, I don't recall trying anything like this.

I created a row & column variable, which I thought I might be able to use in a CrossTab. Problem being that I can't put multiple unaggregated fields into the CrossTab.

I have all of the data displaying nicely in the Details section, but, I only get one record per row.

Any one got an idea as to how to get 9 records per row?

I contemplated duplicating my image & table 9 times across the row, with a section on Row, only, couldn't work out how to get Crystal to display the right data in each column, other than 9 copies of a variable for each field, arrrggggg...

In WebI, we used a Horizontal table, in a section on the Row.
Any thoughts? Sorry the post is a bit long.

Thanks Peter.

 

[lbass]

Go into the section expert->details->check "format with multiple columns"->layout select the width and gap that will force the 9 columns->check "across then down".

-LB

 

[pandpp]

Thanks LB, right on the money there.

I don't recall that functionality existing in versions 7-10, BUT, I never went looking for it either.

Works like a charm.

Thanks again,

Peter.