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[SpaghettiStraps]

we use blackbaud's financial edge accounting software which uses crystal reports for its reporting modules.

i need to upload that report into monarch for windows for data analysis. the problem is that when i export the print preview report to any of the options (of which there are many) something inevitably goes wrong in the finished export -- usually a field is truncated or a date comes out wrong.

however, the print preview is PERFECT. is there a way to grab the report in the print preview without trying to export it to something else? i guess i'm asking, specifically, does crystal reports create a temporary file when i print preview a report and if so, where most likely would i find it??????

thanks for any help. blackbaud couldn't help me.

 

[synapsevampire]

What version of Crystal? Generally this is essential information when requesting technical help for any product.

Have you tried applying the service pack?

http://support.crystaldecisions.com/fix/hot/si75/?ref=default.asp_selectlist

You might try exporting it to an ODBC data source/table.

If the export is bad, it's the result of a poorly designed report.

Monarch requires a fiel format compatible with it's import to analyze data, so keep that in mind.

For instance a PDF probably wouldn't help much, though it closely resembles the report.

-k