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Category: Crystal Reports 9 through 2022
Forum Name: Tips and Tricks
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Printed Date: 02 May 2025 at 12:40am


Topic: New to Crystal Reporting
Posted By: CR_Newbie
Subject: New to Crystal Reporting
Date Posted: 07 Jul 2010 at 4:34pm
I'm in need of some expert advice. I've been tasked with creating custom reports using Crystal Reports 2008 and Sybase DB. The problem is that I've never used either and don't have a clue. Help!! I'm looking for an easy to understand beginners book for both CR 2008 and Sybase DB. Good reference books that not only cover the basics for a "Newbie", but expand by providing intermediate material as well. Any recommendations out there? Thank you in advance.


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Posted By: lockwelle
Date Posted: 08 Jul 2010 at 3:21am
Brian's book is the one that I reference.  There is alot of stuff for the newbie, but also has advanced practices.  Sybase, I don't know, but you'll being using SQL.  If you are going to write the report using stored procs, any book for T-SQL will get you 95% of the way there.  Sybase T-Sql is slightly different from SQL Server's T-SQL, but again, most of it is the same.  If you aren't going to use stored procedures, there isn't much you need to know that you won't find covered in a book on report writing.
 
Again, one of the best is Brian's book.
 
HTH


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