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Here is a listing
of some miscellaneous White Papers and Technical Briefs
that you may find useful.
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Report Design Paper Listing - This is a
compiled paper that lists out the currently
available White Papers and Briefs available on the
Crystal Decisions Support site. |
This is a living document so you may want to
bookmark this page as the document does get updated
as new papers are published.
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Report Design
FAQs - This document answers some of the
most common technical support questions we receive
about report design. Most of these answers include
cross-references to additional information in
Knowledge Base articles or technical papers on our
support website. Applies to version 5 or higher of
the Crystal Reports Designer and the Seagate Info
Report Designer. |
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Sample Reports - In this document, you will
find a listing of sample reports created by
Technical Support. These sample reports demonstrate
various techniques of report creation. The purpose
of these samples is to demonstrate a concept. These
sample reports are fully documented and not
supported by technical support. Included is a
description of each application and a link to its
download location. |
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Access 2000 (Tables, Indexes and Select/Parameter
Queries) - This document focuses on reporting
off of a Microsoft Access 2000 database using
Crystal Reports (CR) 8. It covers the creating of
tables, indexes, and queries in Access 2000. The
intended audience is for users who will be designing
reports off Microsoft Access. This information
applies to Crystal Reports 8 and later and Seagate
Info 7.5 and later. |
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Exporting
to MS Excel - This document is
intended to assist you in creating or modifying a
report in the Crystal Reports Designer, Seagate Info
Report Designer, or the Design tab of Seagate
Analysis that exports successfully to Microsoft
Excel. |
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Printer
Dependency - This document discusses how you
can design reports that print consistently across
different computers. Includes workable solutions,
tips, tricks, and design criteria to help you make
use of the increased functionality of the Crystal
Reports Designer and Seagate Info Report Designer
for version 5 or higher. |
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Connection
Method Advantages - Outlines the advantages
of various methods of connecting your Crystal reports to their
data source. Good to know stuff. |
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"Error
detected by database dll" - This is a
common Crystal error and this document outlines some
troubleshooting steps to resolve the issue. |
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Export
Limitations - This file contains a
spreadsheet outlining which features Crystal Reports
version 8.5 (build 8.5.0.217) supports for
exporting. This information is broken down by export
format, and lists the exact version of all the
exporting DLLs that shipped with Crystal Reports
version 8.5.0.217. (.zip file) |
Export Limitations (v9) - This file
outlines which features Crystal Reports version 9.x
supports for exporting. This information is broken down by
export format
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Everything about Running Totals - This file
contains a paper and sample reports that explain how
to calculate running totals using the three possible
methods available in Crystal Reports. Included is an
overview of running totals, a comparison of the
advantages and disadvantages of the three methods,
and sample code for all three methods. Applies to
all versions of Crystal Reports |
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Subreports (design issues) - This document
steps you through the insertion of linked and
unlinked subreports into a report created with
Crystal Reports Designer. Includes tips, tricks, and
advanced techniques of using subreports. |
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