crystal report font change at run time

hi guys....i am using vb.net 2003 and crystal reports.....and am very new to both the things...

i would like to know that is there any way that we can change the fonts of the crystal reports as per the choice ofthe unser.

i have developed a prog. in a regional language ...and have even given the user the option to select the font he / she likes...its working fine with vb.net 2003 but how do i make the effect in crystal....

can some pls. pls. help me out...
thankx a lot in advance

You can use the conditional formatting using the X+2 buttons and parameters to pass the correct information in at runtime using an If statement. My suggestion would be to also set a default.

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Originally Posted by rasinc

You can use the conditional formatting using the X+2 buttons and parameters to pass the correct information in at runtime using an If statement. My suggestion would be to also set a default.

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thankx for ur reply ...but whats X+2 buttons...and i know how to pass a parameter...which i use for report headings and company names...but how do i use the parameter for fonts....can u pls. guide me more pls...
thankx a lot...

In the Crystal designer, right-click a field object, select Font. Then the button to the right of the font, X+2, click on it (it's the blue one in my Crystal). Then enter a formula like

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If {?NewFont} <> "" then
    {?NewFont}
else
    DefaultAttribute

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This assumes the parameter {?NewFont} contains the actual name of the new font.