Mailing Label - adding group removes additional labels?

[LMCRYER]

I am using Crystal 8.5 and am trying to do the following:

1. Create mailing labels - for a given ADDRESS1
(Set record selector to prompt for an address and then
based on that, create a printout of mailing labels for that address only)

2. Determine number of labels to be printed at runtime
(I was going to create a parameter here, asking for a number and then condition the formatting on the additional rows of labels...for example, Record Parameter options would be 1 - 3 , 4 - 6, 7 - 9 and they would pick which group they wanted. If they want up to 3, then the sections that pull in the bottom two rows of labels would be suppressed and it would only print out the top line of labels - the goal is to save paper here, they don't want to print whole sheets of address labels at a time.)

MY ISSUE?

Whenever I try to use grouping in the report, the mail label options (the ones that come in shaded on the right side) just DISAPPEAR!

Help! Please

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[lyanch]

What are you trying to group on? The group header/footers mess up the label sections, so Crystal doesn't allow you to use groups and labels. You can always create your own label sections using columns.

Lisa

 

[LMCRYER]

I'm trying to group on the ADDRESS1 field because it comes in many times..I think it may be unnecessary now though
because they're going to select the address from the parameter box so the grouping would be unnecessary...

Hm. Do you see anything else wrong with the way I am trying to do this? Do you think the idea of suppressing the additional &quot;rows&quot; of labels to print out will work? I dont see why NOT but I havent done it yet...?

LMC cryerlisa@hotmail.com

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[lyanch]

I have never had any luck manipulating labels in Crystal. I haven't, however, worked with them much in 8.5. Things may be easier now.

Lisa