Controlling report results thru VB.Net???

Does anyone have a good example of using CR in .Net? I'm new to .Net in general and this version of CR. I was never really great at writing CR reports. I'm curious as to how much of the report can be controlled thru VB code.

Thanks,

VB Code:

Option Explicit On
Option Strict On
 
Imports CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine
Imports CrystalDecisions.Shared
 
Dim crDatabase As Database
Dim crTables As Tables
Dim crTable As Table
Dim crTableLogOnInfo As TableLogOnInfo
Dim crConnectionInfo As ConnectionInfo
 
 
Me.CrystalReportViewer1.Width = Me.Width - 30
Me.CrystalReportViewer1.Height = Me.Height - 50
 
 
Dim crReportDocument As New CrystalReport1
crConnectionInfo = New ConnectionInfo
With crConnectionInfo
    .ServerName = "Dinefer"
    .DatabaseName = "Dinefer"
    .UserID = "Utilizador"
    .Password = "ab,cdef123!"
End With
crDatabase = crReportDocument.Database
crTables = crDatabase.Tables
For Each crTable In crTables
    crTableLogOnInfo = crTable.LogOnInfo
    crTableLogOnInfo.ConnectionInfo = crConnectionInfo
    crTable.ApplyLogOnInfo(crTableLogOnInfo)
Next
 
formula = "{auxprintcorpoenc.login}='" & Utilizador.Login & "'"
crReportDocument.RecordSelectionFormula = formula
crReportDocument.PrintOptions.PaperOrientation = PaperOrientation.Landscape
crReportDocument.PrintOptions.PaperSize = PaperSize.PaperA4
 
 
CrystalReportViewer1.DisplayGroupTree = False
 
CrystalReportViewer1.Zoom(100)
''crReportDocument.ExportOptions.ExportDestinationType = ExportDestinationType.DiskFile
''crReportDocument.ExportOptions.ExportFormatType = ExportFormatType.PortableDocFormat
''crReportDocument.Export()
''CrystalReportViewer1.ExportReport()
 
CrystalReportViewer1.ReportSource = crReportDocument

Thanks Asgorath!!!

Was also wondering if it's possible to use VB code to access each Control on a CR Report, ie; labels, textboxes, etc.

I'm trying to use the code in Post #2 on a new Form with a CR Viewer control placed on the form. When I try to insert the statement:

VB Code:

Dim crReportDocument as New CrystalReport1

Intellisense doesn't prompt me for CrystalReport1. I've copied the sample as you have it upto the point where I insert the above Dim statement.

What am I missing?

Thanks,

Quote:

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Originally Posted by blakemckenna

I'm trying to use the code in Post #2 on a new Form with a CR Viewer control placed on the form. When I try to insert the statement:

VB Code:

Dim crReportDocument as New CrystalReport1

Intellisense doesn't prompt me for CrystalReport1. I've copied the sample as you have it upto the point where I insert the above Dim statement.

What am I missing?

Thanks,

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You need to replace CrystalReport1 with the name of report you have created.

got it...Thanks! One more thing....can I control the entire report thru VB.Net. In other words, all the controls that I have on my report, ie; textboxes, labels, etc. Can I pass them values via my VB Code?

This is how i change the text of 2 textboxes on the report, called text3 and text5.

VB Code:

Dim crreportobject As CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine.ReportObject
                    For Each crreportobject In crReportDocument.ReportDefinition.ReportObjects
                        If TypeOf (crreportobject) Is CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine.TextObject Then
                            Dim crtextobject As CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine.TextObject = DirectCast(crreportobject, CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine.TextObject)
                            If crreportobject.Name.TrimEnd = "Text3" Then
                                crtextobject.Text = "TEXT"
                            End If
                            If crreportobject.Name.TrimEnd = "Text5" Then
                                crtextobject.Text = "TEXT"
                            End If
                        End If
                    Next

that's what I'm lookin' for....Thanks Asgorath!