Access virtually any data source : Report off in-memory application data
Crystal still needs a source of data - a relational DB, the disk directory,
NT event log, Outlook folder properties, ODBC to Text files, etc.
The feature you might be looking for is an ADO based report. There is some
information on this in the developer help files. You'll need CR8 Developer
edition to get hold of these
As a certified Cr instructor I've got hold of some course notes on "Report
Integration and Design for Developers" - it's an official Seagate course,
but it's not run very often in NZ or Australia - Anyone out there ever been
on that course? There is an appendix there on how to use Active Data and
the Crystal Data Object to pass any data you want to prepare to a Crystal
Report. It a feature I plan to use in my application in the future.
Regards
Bruce
Quote:
> I would like to use CR for printing some reports without (!!) using a
> database.
> Under "CR Features - Access virtually any data source" I could find the
> information that CR supports "Application data. Report off in-memory
> application data", but I couldn't find further information how to do this.
> * How can I do this?
> ( ASCII/data files?
> ADO?
> API functions? How passing data at runime?...)
> * Which CR version do I need?
> * Where can I find further information/documentation about passing data at
> runtime?
> Roland
