Peter If you are battling with Parameters I'd drop them completely (They are a pain) What we use (And I won't take credit here, I borrowsed it from another app) is formulae with the input config in comments, you give the formula a name that shows it as an input
ie a formula might be called PASS_Period (where PASS_ indicates it is an input) and the text of the formula would be //TYPE = NUMBERCOMBO //CAPTION = Select Period No //ADD =1,Period 01 //ADD =2,Period 02 //ADD =3,Period 03 //ADD =4,Period 04 //ADD =5,Period 05 //ADD =6,Period 06 //ADD =7,Period 07 //ADD =8,Period 08 //ADD =9,Period 09 //ADD =10,Period 10 //ADD =11,Period 11 //ADD =12,Period 12 //DEFAULT=1 1 It is then relatively simple to parse the report formulae and build your own input form, and you can create your own input types, ie checkboxes, combos, datepickers etc, you are not limited by the Crystal Parameter input form, as an side writing the reports is simpler as you can have persistent values without the endless inputting Just a thought Neven ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Speden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Multiple recipients of list delphi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 2:50 PM Subject: RE: [DUG]: Crystal reports Robert I'm battling with this at the moment. I have gone the VCL route (make sure it is the latest, version 8.5), and literally you just drop the component on a form, set a few properties and go. However we are having an issue with reports with parameters on a Windows XP machine. Have had a brief look at the RDC and ReportViewer Active X controls, and may have to go that route yet. Will let you know tomorrow as have to get some files from home before can do more testing. As to examples - the ones that come with the VCL are quite good. Having a few difficulties finding ones for Delphi with the RDC. Peter Speden -----Original Message----- From: Robert Martin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 6 March 2003 10:30 a.m. To: Multiple recipients of list delphi Subject: [DUG]: Crystal reports Does anyone have experience with setting up the embeddable designer control into their end user applications, is it simple? Are there docs for Delphi / examples that anyone knows of? TIA Rob Software engineer Wild Software Ltd Ph 03 377-0495 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --- New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz To UnSub, send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body of "unsubscribe delphi" Web Archive at: http://www.mail-archive.com/delphi%40delphi.org.nz/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz To UnSub, send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body of "unsubscribe delphi" Web Archive at: http://www.mail-archive.com/delphi%40delphi.org.nz/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz To UnSub, send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body of "unsubscribe delphi" Web Archive at: http://www.mail-archive.com/delphi%40delphi.org.nz/
