Sorting in groups

[falcons1]

Hi experts!
I hope you will help me
I have the following:
1) my datas are grouped by one of the fields of the table
2)the field of sort is coming as a parameter
I need to sort in groups with this parameter
What I need to do ?
sorry if i have asked the stupid question ( i am
a beginning programmer in CR)

 

[pgtek]

hi
just go to format group expert and click on your group and see if you have sort ascending

cheers


pgtek

 

[falcons1]

no, i need sort with a parameter which is coming from outside

 

[Madawc]

At least for Crystal 8.5, a group will be the highest level of a sort.

Possible work-rounds include:
a) Setting up a higher group with the value you want
b) Grouping on a formula field that reads a value and chooses some other value, e.g. a) Pears, b) cherries, c) apples

Madawc Williams
East Anglia, Great Britain

 

[Ngolem]

what Madawc means in his option B is something like this

Create a grouping formula based on your parameter...something like

if {?Param} = "something" then
{table.stringvalue}
else if {?Param} = "somethingelse" then
totext({table.numericvalue})
else
{table.defaultStringOrNumericValue}

Note: the results are all either strings or converted to strings...this is done since all results of the If-then must be of the same data type.

You could also use this approach to create a sorting formula.


Jim Broadbent

The quality of the answer is directly proportional to the quality of the problem statement!

 

[falcons1]

Hello!
Thanks for the amswers.
Sorry, but i didn't understood enought.
I need sort on this parameter in every groups

 

[falcons1]

Hello!
Thanks for the amswers.
Sorry, but i didn't understood enought.
I need sort on this parameter in every groups
Just to sort but not to group

 

[Madawc]

You can also use this type of field for sorting. Just include it in [Sort Records] under [Report]

Madawc Williams
East Anglia, Great Britain

 

[falcons1]

Hi!
all of us are telling me about grouping on the parameter but
i need "sorting" on the parameter