Printing paragraph on report

[DirectOne]

I have a vb.net application that prints crystal reports and inserts text into the report, I have tried using both a parameter and a formula to accomplish this and am having problems,

When I use the parameter, I am limited to 255 characters, other than that it works perfectly,

When I use a formula and pass the value in code I can not have any returns or blank lines or the report will not run.

my application has a text box the user can type whatever they want and it print on the bottom of the report, from what I have read I could save the contents as a text file and insert into the crystal report as ole object?? not sure how well this would work.

Looking for some ideas.

Thanks,

BobZ

 

[IdoMillet]

To avoid problematic characters, you can replace them with other special characters before passing them into Crystal. Then, in Crystal, use a formula with a REPLACE() function to replace these special characters back to the original content.

If you'd like to bring into the Crystal report the content of a text file, you can create your own UFL (User Function Library) or use a 3rd-party UFL (see list at:

http://www.kenhamady.com/bookmarks.html).

My "CUT Light" UFL provides that functionality.

- Ido

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