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________________________________________________________________ Crystal Decisions Technical Support - Sample Reports - Formatting & Text Phone: (604) 669-8379 Answers by Email: http://support.crystaldecisions.com/support/answers.asp WARNING These reports are for demonstration only. They are fully documented and not supported by tech support. ________________________________________________________________ PRODUCT VERSION These report files are for use with version 8.x of Crystal Reports only. ________________________________________________________________ DESCRIPTION These sample reports are based on the Xtreme.mdb sample database that installs with Crystal Reports. They are fully documented and designed to demonstrate how common reporting challenges can be accomplished. ASCII_Translator.rpt This report shows what Crystal will output for the 254 ASCII characters using the CHR function ChangingSortOrderOfLastName.rpt This report shows how you can alter the sort order of last names when they contain special characters such as the apostrophe. CheckBoxTypes.rpt This report displays several different kinds checkboxes available using WingDings font. DecimalFormatTrailingZeros.rpt This report shows how to eliminate the trailing zeros from a number field. DisplayOver254CharactersWithFormulas.rpt This report shows how you can create large strings using formulas and then display a very large amount of text at the end of the report. GroupsInColumns.rpt This report shows how you can use a multi-column format to groups in separate columns. PreventingWidowedHeadersFooters.rpt This grouped report created in the Crystal Reports designer prevents the Group Header or Group Footer from being widowed on a page with no corresponding data. This report is recommended for all levels of user ability. ________________________________________________________________ FILES File Modification Date ASCII_Translator.rpt 04/02/2001 ChangingSortOrderOfLastName.rpt 08/09/2001 CheckBoxTypes.rpt 08/09/2001 DecimalFormatTrailingZeros.rpt 08/09/2001 DisplayOver254CharactersWithFormulas.rpt 08/09/2001 GroupsInColumns.rpt 08/09/2001 PreventingWidowedHeadersFooters.rpt 10/10/2001 ________________________________________________________________ ADDITIONAL INFO Crystal Services can customize your report using these techniques. For more information, please see: http://www.crystaldecisions.com/services/consulting/ ________________________________________________________________ Last updated on January 22,2002 ________________________________________________________________