Using xBase tables in an unknown location 1

[MichelleCox]

I'm totally new to CR and am trying to find my way through using it with Visual FoxPro. To avoid having the users have to set up an ODBC connection, we are going the route of exporting intermediate data to Fox 2.6 tables, which it can read directly.

The problem is that where the intermediate data table is stored may vary for each installation. And most installations won't have the full CR, so they can't just go in and change the report. So is there a way to programmatically change the location of the data at run time? Or some way of setting the folder during the install? Any suggestions?

Thanks,

Michelle

 

[synapsevampire]

Please include Crystal version, and VFP version when posting.

And you can create a DSN in an install script.

Check this article under ADO data:

http://www.craigberntson.com/Articles/kb014.htm

-k

 

[MichelleCox]

Funny, I actually have Craig's book and couldn't figure out what I needed to do. I had checked his site but somehow managed to miss it. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction.

Michelle