I have to do the following for a job and I'm not even sure if it's possible:

I only have access to a .rpt file, so I can't touch either the VB 6 code that launches the .rpt nor Oracle. Apart from several other problems regarding fields that this job would have, I'm supposed to print a bill with a subreport in case the date of the bill doesn't match a certain date when they change some prices, and to use another subreport with two columns in case the prices change (in one column would appear the part of the bill with the former prices applied and in the other with the new ones). I have been told that it absolutely must be done in the same .rpt, because they print a thousand of them at the same time. Is this possible? If it is, how could I do it?

I must mention that I have to use Crystal Reports 5, although I'm not sure if this is possible even in later versions.

I read about supressing, but it doesn't seem to be an option in CR5. I might be mistaken, though. The version with two columns has basically the same structure than the one column version, but each column only takes in account the billing information for the time period with a certain price.

Thanks for answering. I'll have to look into this more, because I don't have a lot of experience with subreports and even less with supressing parts of them.

The report includes other instances of the same subreport that must take into account if the same fields have a different condition, but I guess that might work as another subreport copied from its "parent".

Anyway, thanks for your help.


Edited by Joel Overbeck - 05 Mar 2009 at 2:24pm