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REDBA Newbie Joined: 23 Dec 2010 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 9	Topic: how to use Shared variables and supress subreport Posted: 23 Dec 2010 at 5:09am
	I'm using Crystal Reports 11 I'm using shared variables in the main report only to show total amount from subreport Is there a way to supress the subreport without changing the vlue of the shared variable? because once I supress the subreport the value will turn to zero
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DBlank Moderator Joined: 19 Dec 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 9053	Posted: 23 Dec 2010 at 5:13am
	The sub report has to run in order to create the variable suppress eveything in the subreport place the sub report on its own section in the main report (above where you need to use the value) set teh main report section that has the sub report in it to "suppress blank section"
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REDBA Newbie Joined: 23 Dec 2010 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 9	Posted: 23 Dec 2010 at 5:18am
	The problem is we still using the other report(subreport) on it is own if I suppress everything on it ... then we won't be able to use it ...
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DBlank Moderator Joined: 19 Dec 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 9053	Posted: 23 Dec 2010 at 5:20am
	I am confused. If you do not what to suppress it why are you suppressing it to cause the problem to begin with?
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REDBA Newbie Joined: 23 Dec 2010 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 9	Posted: 23 Dec 2010 at 5:27am
	sorry for confusing you and thank you very much for your help I meant to say in the main report we just need one variable from the subreport without showing that subreport in the main report ... In the subreport itself we use it alone (by it is own) what I understood from you to solve this issue (i might be wrong) is to suppress all the sections in the subreport itself ... which means if we run the subreport i won't show anyting ... just blank page so we can not run it in it's own ... Is that what you meant? please correct me if i'm wrong Thank you again for your help
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DBlank Moderator Joined: 19 Dec 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 9053	Posted: 23 Dec 2010 at 6:05am
	I think you want an on demand sub report that also passes the variable. That won't work but what you can do is have 2 versions of the sub report. 1 that suppresses all the fields but runs (as I suggested earlier) to pass the variable the other is an on demand for viewing that does NOT pass any variable. Edited by DBlank - 23 Dec 2010 at 6:05am
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REDBA Newbie Joined: 23 Dec 2010 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 9	Posted: 23 Dec 2010 at 10:25am
	Yes ... that will do it :) Thank you very much for your support .... and have happy & safe holiday
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angelyin1984 Newbie Joined: 08 May 2009 Location: Malaysia Online Status: Offline Posts: 30	Posted: 27 Jul 2011 at 5:09pm
	Helo... I face the same problem too.... can explain more about this: (because i not understand how to do it) I think you want an on demand sub report that also passes the variable.That won't work but what you can do is have 2 versions of the sub report.1 that suppresses all the fields but runs (as I suggested earlier) to pass the variable the other is an on demand for viewing that does NOT pass any variable. When i suppress the subreport in the main report at detail section the value shared out from the subreport will become zero, so i don't know how to do the next. Thank you
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DBlank Moderator Joined: 19 Dec 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 9053	Posted: 28 Jul 2011 at 4:45am
	suppressed subreports do not run and therefore do not return any values. That is why you get 0. However, you can make a sr with *all fields* in that sr suppressed. then make the palce teh sr on its own section in the main report. now in the main report set this section to 'suppress blank section'. Now the subreport runs but hides all of its data, them main report sees that it ran but the section it is on is blank and hides the section but the variable still gets pulled in because the sr report had to run in order to determine the above blank conditions.
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sharona Senior Member Joined: 16 Oct 2008 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 255	Posted: 29 Jul 2011 at 8:24am
	easiset way is to place only the values you want to use or see in the sub, make the color of the fields white and as small as possible, make the sub as small as possible but dont supress anything and make sure the variable is below the sub.
	sharona
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