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Using a Formula to Calculate Running Totals

Running totals are much more powerful when you build them using formulas. See how easy it is to use formulas to build more flexible running total calculations. Note: This is actually one of the first videos I made for the CrystalReportsBook.com site. You will see that it’s a bit ‘rough around the edges’. You will […]

Creating Summary Fields

Let’s look at summary fields work and the best way to implement them into your reports.

Changing a Group’s Sort Field using a Formula

The way a group is sorted can be customized using formulas. This video shows you how to let the user decide the way the report is sorted by entering their choice using a parameter and integrating it into a custom formula.

Using Wildcards when Selecting Records

Crystal Reports lets you filter records using the ‘?’ and ‘*’ wildcards. Watch this video to learn how they work and see examples.

Dynamic Grouping with a Formula

Most reports use grouping with a simple data field. But groups can be much more dynamic by basing them on a formula. In this video we combine a formula with a parameter so that the user chooses how the report data is grouped.

Training Videos

This page lists the training videos currently available. Click on the header to go to the video’s page and watch it online. If you have specific videos that you would like to see created, please post your comments below and I’ll do my best to create them for you. Getting Started with your training! Are […]

Printing Checkboxes on a Report

This video teaches you how to print checkboxes for your boolean datafields.

19.16 Mobile Devices

Printing for Mobile Devices Mobile devices are becoming prevalent in our corporate lives and personal lives. With the faster data connections available and better browser interfaces, more and more people are becoming reliant on them as a primary source of information. In the corporate world, executives want timely business data and sales people want instant […]

19.15 ClickOnce Deployment

ClickOnce Deployment ClickOnce deployment lets users install your application via a link on your website. You get the benefit of not having to install your application on multiple computers across your company. You copy the ClickOnce deployment package to a designated web page on the company web server and link to that page. Updating your […]

19.14 Deploying an ASP.NET Application

Deploying an ASP.NET Application Deploying a web application is very similar to deploying a Windows application. As far as Crystal Reports is concerned, the primary difference is that the project is going to be installed on a web server. When deploying to a web server for the first time, make sure that the ASPNET user […]