PHP and Crystal Reports

[PC Master]

Hi.. How are you all?

i want to know how to use crystal reports with php...

i want to send parameters to the report for example i have a text box in crystal reports named (text1) and i want to send some value to it so i can print it...

also i want to know how can i preview or print reports...

thanks a lot

[PC Master]

anyone please?!

[dclamp]

i am pretty sure that crystal reports is only for windows based programming, not web based...

[RobDog888]

You need the web enterprize version of CR to preview on a web page but even with the regular desktop windows version you can use ADO to connect to most databases for populating the report.

To send parameters to it you will probably need to pass them in a querystring and parse and pass to your database query upon navigating to the cr page.

[dclamp]

idk if this will help you:

http://www.crystalreports.com/jump/g/crdc/default.asp?s_kwcid=crystal%20reports%20web|1337027534

[RobDog888]

That costs $29.99 per user and is a hosting service provider. If you want to share the report internally on your own intranet you wouldnt be able to do it. They may have private access by user but I wouldnt trust sensitive information to be reported on it.

[PC Master]

thanks a lot folks...

if crystal reports not web based application...

is there any way to print custom designed reports via PHP?

[RobDog888]

CR Enterprize is a web based app.

What type of custom reports? If you output it to the web browser as a regular page then the users can simply print that.

[PC Master]

CR Enterprize is a web based app.

What type of custom reports? If you output it to the web browser as a regular page then the users can simply print that.

Thank you...

I tried to print it directly but still formatting and text alignment are better in CR..

anyway I appreciate your posts guys