How to schedule Crystal Report 8.5 passing parameters dynamically

[fafrazh99]

We have Crystal Report 8.5 and Crystal Enterprise 8 in house, and plan to schedule tons of reports. The challenges we are facing are:

1. Schedule reports in batch;
2. Save the history reports with different file name;
3. Dynamically passing parameters when run the report.

It looks like only two options are available. One is to write our own program handle all these functions with Crystal SDK. Does anybody know where to get the SDK? Can I download it from Cyrstal? Two is to get a third party tool. Does anybody know which 3rd party tool can handle all our needs?

Thanks a lot in advance!

Frank

 

[2techie]

Hi Frank,

Crystal SDK is included with CE8.0. Open the launchpad and on the left side, you will see a link "Web Developers Guide". Follow couple of examples there. This is SDK.

About 3rd party tool, I am not sure, you will have to check on APOS Inc. This company is solution partner of Crystal and provide so many external features not included in CE8.0. The web site is

http://www.apos.on.ca/

Thanks,

Vishal

 

[roatis]

Try the follow kb article re: dynamic pick lists:

http://support.crystaldecisions.com/library/kbase/articles/c2009631.asp

Also, check out the same dynamic pick list application on the Crystal site:

http://support.crystaldecisions.com...ivecommunity-ftpfiles&button.x=15&button.y=14

if the url fails, do a search unders files and updates for ce85_autopicklist.exe

Hope this helps. Rod Oatis
Venturi Technology Partners
Crystal Decisions Certified
Trainer/Consultant/Developer/Implementor
Rod_Oatis@hotmail.com