When to apply patches/product update files? 1

[carynbo]

Hi,

I believe there is a bug in the ProperCase function in that it works up until finding an apostrophe in a string. For instance where XVar contains the string "YEAR'S":

ProperCase ({XVar})

returns "Year'S"

So I went to Crystal Care Technical Support for fix files and downloads. How does one know if a file should be downloaded? Do people generally update their application with new 'fix files' that appear?

Thanks, Caryn

 

[kenhamady]

Crystal recommends that you only apply patches if you have a problem that is fixed by the patch. Most of the patcheds come with a list of the issues they resolve.

I would be surprised if this is fixed in a patch, but you can check. Ken Hamady, On-site Custom Crystal Reports Training & Consulting
Public classes and individual training.
Expert's Guide to Formulas / Guide to Crystal in VB

http://www.kenhamady.com/

- tek@kenhamady.com

 

[IdoMillet]

The patches include pdf files that describe what they fix.

To deal with your specific issue, try something like:
-----------------------------------------------
StringVar ls_temp := {XVar};
ls_temp := Replace(ls_temp, "'", "zzz"
ls_temp := ProperCase (ls_temp);
ls_temp := Replace(ls_temp, "zzz", "'"
-----------------------------------------------

Cheers,
- Ido




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[carynbo]

Thanks very much, Ken & Ido!