Suppressing background color while printing 2

[rynosims]

Hi again forum!! My report is finished, but there is one problem. I have a Navy background, and when I pring it out on my B/W laser printer, the background comes out black, and you can't read anything. So, how can I suppress the background just for printing purposes? If I knew the printing command that crystal uses, I might be able to figure it out, but I don't.

Thanks!!

 

[jbullman]

I do not think this is possible just within the Crystal Reports program. One solution is to have a parameter that asks if the user is to print, and to base the suppression on that.

If you have a front-end, you can then use the RDC or other programming technique to do this.

Judith

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[dgillz]

Yes, a parameter field is the answer, Make the valid choices V-View or P-Print. Then conditionally format the backgroud as follows: If {?Parameter}="V-View" then Navy else NoColor.

Let me know if you have any questions. Software Support for Sage Mas90, Macola, Crystal Reports, Goldmine and MS Office

 

[rynosims]

Thank You dgillz. That is exactly what I was looking for!!