Recent content by dh42891

I have a report that groups and sorts by a stream name attribute- a string, obviously. Most records are sorted correctly, but a handful having names like Joe Creek Trib 2, Joe Creek Trib 12, etc are not sorted correctly. It reads "Trib 2" as being alphabetically after "Trib 12" (presumably...

Oh yea, I'm sure it's .rdf. I saw that same kind of information online too, don't think it's what I'm looking for. This thread is the only thing I've found related: http://www.tek-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=811215 dylan

Ah, okay, do you know what a .rdf file is then? I saw .rdf refered to as a Report Definition File and went with it, but it seems it is something altogether different? dylan

In my version, if I select the Report Definition export format, it saves a TXT file, not an .rdf file. That's what I don't get either, I've scoured the web for references to RDF format and Crystal Reports, but all I've come up with is a couple references suggesting you can 'save as...' or...

I am trying to streamline report generation from ArcMap (GIS software that uses CR to create reports from in-document data). To do this, it seems that I need to create an RDF file, but I can find almost zero information about RDFs, how to generate one, how to manipulate them, etc. Are there...

ahh, that sounds a whole lot like what i was looking for. thanks! dylan

well, pkzip will do it, but free for only 30 days. good enough for today, but I'm extremely interested in a freeware or open source package if anyone knows of one. thanks, dylan

I've got about 800 files I need in about 200 seperate zip files. I have access to a WinXP Pro (with native zip support) but it doesn't seem to be able to create a zip file. I understand the syntax for adding to a zip, but nothing seems to want to create one from the command line. I'm working...

Yes, I know I can size the box manually, but I need to find a way to automatically (or pseudo-automatically) resize the text box for 1, 2, or possibly 3 lines of text. I need it centered vertically and horizontally in a column heading. I'm buliding reports that are handed over to a state gov...

Using CR XI, is it possible to center text horizontally and vertically within a text box? Thanks, dylan

that was the nuance I was looking for! thanks a lot, dylan

I feel like I'm missing some nuance/feature of the program here... I'm using CR XI. I have the option selected to show guidelines in design view and in preview. I can set, view, and manipulate these guidelines fine in design view, but I can't see them in preview. I do have the option selected...

Yes, I see that the limitation is 1/1ooth of an inch. However, it is not accepting the value I enter. I enter a value only to 1/100th of an inch, and it changes that value. I'm not asking for more than 1/100th of an inch. I am entering a value to the 100th place and clicking okay. When I...

I already had the grid set to 0.010; 0.011 made no change though. No, I don't need it down to the millionths. But, yes, I do need it to the hundredths place. I don't think that is asking too much- particularly when Crystal Reports gives me the position to the thousandths. It isn't rounding...

Does anyone know why when I go to size (right click: size and position) a box, Crystal Reports changes the values I enter? If I enter a width of 2.910 and height of 0.540 in the Object Size and Position box, hit OK, and reopen the Size and Position box, the numbers have changed; usually they...