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Report Comment Field

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Printed Date: 04 May 2025 at 6:38pm


Topic: Report Comment Field
Posted By: knorheim
Subject: Report Comment Field
Date Posted: 30 Aug 2012 at 3:20am
Is there a way to create a listing of the report summary fields - title, author, comments, etc.. for mutiple reports at the same time? I want to create a directory with summary info for all of our reports. I know you can view in the open screen when you hit details. I would love to be able to pull from report info directly so I don't have to update a seperate file that is not linked. Does this make sense? I fell like someone must have some trick to get this data.


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Posted By: DBlank
Date Posted: 30 Aug 2012 at 3:50am
I do not quite follow your request but maybe this gives you an idea?...
you can run multiple subreports in one main report. Each sub report could only show summarized data

Posted By: knorheim
Date Posted: 30 Aug 2012 at 3:56am
I am actually not looking to summarized data from the sql but the summarize the setup of my crystal reports.
 
For ex:
 
report1.rpt
report2.rpt
report3.rpt
 
I would like to create something (could be script outside Crystal maybe similar to accessing data info for files in Windows) that would print the following:
 
Report Path = c:/report1.rpt
Report Title = Report 1
Author = Me
Comment = test report
 
Report Path = c:/report2.rpt
Report Title = Report 2
Author = Me
Comment = test report
 
Report Path = c:/report3.rpt
Report Title = Report 3
Author = Me
Comment = test report
 
This way I have a list of my reports and information related to it.
 
It would be even cooler if you could integrate the report definition with it as well..... This might be a pipe dream.... Or maybe some smart coder can make an app.

Posted By: hilfy
Date Posted: 30 Aug 2012 at 4:12am
You can't do this directly from Crystal.  You would have to write an application using the SDK that would walk through the folder, open each report, and pull the information from it.
 
-Dell


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Proviti, Data & Analytics Practice
http://www.protiviti.com/US-en/data-management-advanced-analytics - www.protiviti.com/US-en/data-management-advanced-analytics

Posted By: knorheim
Date Posted: 30 Aug 2012 at 4:17am
I am not familar with SDK. Anyone interested in coding? If reasonable $$ I can get funding.

Posted By: DBlank
Date Posted: 30 Aug 2012 at 5:02am
http://www.kenhamady.com/bookmarks.html#doc - http://www.kenhamady.com/bookmarks.html#doc
maybe one of the RPT management utilities might do what you want?


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