Paul, You can start an external application from R:Base using the Launch command. This is the code I use to access a C++ executable that connect to and Access database. Once the programs is executed, on return I connect to the Access database and get the data moved to the R:base database. A little convoluted but it is pretty transparent once you get it going. -- Define Path for Application SET VAR vfinance TEXT = 'C:\Program Files (x86)\sPMS Program\sPMS.exe' -- Launch application on a modal window LAUNCH &vfinance |||NORMAL Now, from the manual, you have options to launch your external application with a specific file via the various parameters…
You can look at this example that looks like something you could use… LAUNCH 'winword|"C:\Word Documents\TestFile.DOC" "/mMacroName"|W' This will invoke the MS Word with TestFile.DOC running the MacroName macro. Hopefully this is of use to you. J Best regards, Javier Valencia, PE 14315 S. Twilight Ln. Olathe, KS 66062 Cell: 913-915-3137 From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2020 3:42 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [RBASE-L] - Crystal Reports & R:BASE Extreme X.5 Javier, I forgot to mention that the reports from Crystal are based on a SQL database and not R:BASE. Thanks, Paul From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: October 01, 2020 4:05 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [RBASE-L] - Crystal Reports & R:BASE Extreme X.5 Paul, I believe you would have to access the R:Base database from Crystal via ODBC/Oterro and it should work OK…at least in theory, and you can start Crystal from within an R:Base application, I do this with other applications. As a side note, the first version of R:Base for Window, version 5 something, included Crystal Reports as the report writer. The distributions disks also included a virus and we were quickly notified and send replacement floppies. If I recall correctly, this might have been the last version for Microrim/Abacus before RBTI took over. Javier, Javier Valencia, PE [email protected] O: 913-829-0888 C: 913-915-3137 From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2020 3:53 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [RBASE-L] - Crystal Reports & R:BASE Extreme X.5 Good afternoon, I’m running the latest update of eXtreme X.5, does anyone know if I can print a report created in Crystal Reports from inside an R:BASE application? I know I can recreate the reports with R:BASE, which I plan to do, but because of a time crunch I’m in from delaying a project because of COVID-19 I’m wondering if I can print them from my application. TIA, Paul Buckley -- For group guidelines, visit http://www.rbase.com/support/usersgroup_guidelines.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBASE-L" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbase-l/!%26!AAAAAAAAAAAYAAAAAAAAAJ4mzQXf2gpHhGgkNNfb5kTCgAAAEAAAAIDKqSCEoHNDsepBuH64A1EBAAAAAA%3D%3D%40buckleyandassoc.com <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbase-l/!%26!AAAAAAAAAAAYAAAAAAAAAJ4mzQXf2gpHhGgkNNfb5kTCgAAAEAAAAIDKqSCEoHNDsepBuH64A1EBAAAAAA%3D%3D%40buckleyandassoc.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> . -- For group guidelines, visit http://www.rbase.com/support/usersgroup_guidelines.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBASE-L" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbase-l/!%26!AAAAAAAAAAAYAAAAAAAAAO1ueGVb5zRMiwo7hebUe7jCgAAAEAAAAGln02maHmNMrEOGSTXzBigBAAAAAA%3D%3D%40vtgonline.com <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbase-l/!%26!AAAAAAAAAAAYAAAAAAAAAO1ueGVb5zRMiwo7hebUe7jCgAAAEAAAAGln02maHmNMrEOGSTXzBigBAAAAAA%3D%3D%40vtgonline.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> . -- For group guidelines, visit http://www.rbase.com/support/usersgroup_guidelines.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBASE-L" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbase-l/!%26!AAAAAAAAAAAYAAAAAAAAAJ4mzQXf2gpHhGgkNNfb5kTCgAAAEAAAAP2Z2DqbwRZOknJ6GnKSCwUBAAAAAA%3D%3D%40buckleyandassoc.com <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbase-l/!%26!AAAAAAAAAAAYAAAAAAAAAJ4mzQXf2gpHhGgkNNfb5kTCgAAAEAAAAP2Z2DqbwRZOknJ6GnKSCwUBAAAAAA%3D%3D%40buckleyandassoc.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> . -- For group guidelines, visit http://www.rbase.com/support/usersgroup_guidelines.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBASE-L" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbase-l/!%26!AAAAAAAAAAAYAAAAAAAAAO1ueGVb5zRMiwo7hebUe7jCgAAAEAAAANLJHW4IKrBLmIGWweAobSoBAAAAAA%3D%3D%40vtgonline.com.
