Making use of Seagate's code 2

[bnath001]

Hello,
I am trying to call Crystal reports from ASP Pages. I have downloaded the rptserver.asp and couple of important files inorder to accomplish this task from Seagate's web site.

They have code like the following. They (seagate) have used session variables extensively and where can I get help to use the methods on session variables. Like in the following lines of code they have used a method called "Areas" on a session variable called "oRpt". But in Activer server pages Session object, there is not such method. Any ideas how to make use of the code given by Seagate more effectively rather than simply using their code.

'Code to suppress the Page Header section

Set Area = Session("oRpt&quot.Areas.Item(2)
Set Areaoptions = Area.Options
Areaoptions.visible = False

Thank you
vyas001

 

[FowlerConsulting]

One would be like this:
Session("oRpt&quot.Areas.Item(2).Options.visible = False

The other could use the sections collection.

Steven Fowler
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http://www.fowlerconsulting.com

 

[bnath001]

thankx fowler.
But how did you get the help inorder to the functions?


Thank you
vyas

 

[FowlerConsulting]

I do not need the help...

We already know that the report object 'session("oRpt&quot' has an area collection in which the individual elements have themsleves an options object. It is this object that has the visible property.

To make the code 'flat' as I have is an OOP concept, nothing more

Steven Fowler
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http://www.fowlerconsulting.com

 

[Guest_imported]

Fowler,

>>We already know that the report object 'session("oRpt&quot' >>has an area collection in which the individual elements>> >>have themsleves an options object. It is this object >>that has the visible property.

I understand what you are meaning. but how do you know that 'session("oRpt&quot object has an area collection. I don't know where to look for different collections or properties or methods for 'session("oRpt&quot ...

could you please let me know.

thank you
vyas001

 

[LV]

Try this, works fine in my app. I'm using Sections instead of Areas, in my case it's more usefull.

set session("Sections&quot = session("oRpt&quot.Sections
set Section = session("Sections&quot.Item(1)
Section.Suppress = true

 

[bnath001]

>>I understand what you are meaning. but how do you know >>that 'session("oRpt&quot object has an area collection. I >>don't know where to look for different collections or >>properties or methods for 'session("oRpt&quot ...

could you please let me know how did you realise that there is something called "Sections" for session("oRpt&quot object.
is there any help file to go and explore the methods and properties?

thank you
vyas001

 

[bnath001]

Can anyone answer my question please.

thank you

 

[FowlerConsulting]

The object model is on the developer.hlp file. That is how you know what methods, collections, etc. are off the report object. Steven Fowler, Principal
steve.fowler@fowlerconsulting.com

http://www.fowlerconsulting.com

- Development, Training, and Consulting

 

[LV]

Open up VB, go to Project...References... and check "Crystal Report 8 ActiveX Designer Runtime Library", which is CRAXDTR.DLL you use inyou ASP app.
Type something like this:
Dim TestReport As New CRAXDRT.Report
TestReport.Sections.Item.Suppress = true

You'll see also other properties and methods of a Report Object.