> How can I add subreport(s) to a main report. I have a main report that
could
> contain a few subreports depending on what the user selects in the VB app.
I
> have looked at user forum and knowledgebase on Crystal's site, but no
> helpful info. Should I add the subreports to the end of the detail section
> or create a new section for each subreport? I have a field that links the
> reports together so I also need to set the link up in code. Any code
> examples or suggestions would be appreciated. I have done this manually,
but
> do not know how to do it in VB code.

> Thanks,
> Tom

> You can add subreport at runtime by calling AddSubreportObject method on a
> section object. You would need to then add sections and fields within the
> subreport, in effect, dynamically design a report. You could then specify
> links between main report and subreport by calling Add method on the
> SubreportLinks method.

> Unless you are fairly familiar with adding/removing

> on a report at run time, I wouldn't recommend you trying the above method.

> Instead if you know the maximum number of places where you could have
> subreport, you may wish to design the subreports in advance. Then use VB
to
> hide/unhide the subreports depending on user input.

> > How can I add subreport(s) to a main report. I have a main report that
> could
> > contain a few subreports depending on what the user selects in the VB
app.
> I
> > have looked at user forum and knowledgebase on Crystal's site, but no
> > helpful info. Should I add the subreports to the end of the detail
section
> > or create a new section for each subreport? I have a field that links
the
> > reports together so I also need to set the link up in code. Any code
> > examples or suggestions would be appreciated. I have done this manually,
> but
> > do not know how to do it in VB code.

> > Thanks,
> > Tom

> I have done this manually in Crystal Reports where I have one main report
> and several subreports that are in report footer sections such as RFa,
> RFb,RFc, etc. The problem is that if I hide the subreport, the space
> allocated for the subreport leaves a gap in the main report and if I have
> adjacent reports then the empty space is larger and the report looks bad.
> I was thinking that if I could add report footer sections in my code then
I
> could add the subreports to the sections. I have tried to to this in the
> detail section, but when I add the next subreport it prints over top of
the
> previous subreport. I have not been able to find code that allows me to
add
> sections and insert the subreports. Thanks for your reply and let me know
if
> you hvae any to add to it.

> Thanks,
> Tom


> > You can add subreport at runtime by calling AddSubreportObject method on
a
> > section object. You would need to then add sections and fields within
the
> > subreport, in effect, dynamically design a report. You could then
specify
> > links between main report and subreport by calling Add method on the
> > SubreportLinks method.

> > Unless you are fairly familiar with adding/removing
> sections/fields/objects
> > on a report at run time, I wouldn't recommend you trying the above
method.

> > Instead if you know the maximum number of places where you could have
> > subreport, you may wish to design the subreports in advance. Then use VB
> to
> > hide/unhide the subreports depending on user input.

> > > How can I add subreport(s) to a main report. I have a main report that
> > could
> > > contain a few subreports depending on what the user selects in the VB
> app.
> > I
> > > have looked at user forum and knowledgebase on Crystal's site, but no
> > > helpful info. Should I add the subreports to the end of the detail
> section
> > > or create a new section for each subreport? I have a field that links
> the
> > > reports together so I also need to set the link up in code. Any code
> > > examples or suggestions would be appreciated. I have done this
manually,
> > but
> > > do not know how to do it in VB code.

> > > Thanks,
> > > Tom