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How to create 5 page report with different headers and details using vb.net?

Asked by: Mitzs

What I am trying to achieve is as follows. I want to create a report that has

Page 1:    Header Section ====>Companys letter head and Logo ( 2 Images)
               Detail Section ====>3 Parameter Fields ( Text)

Page 2:    Header Section ====> Fixed Text Field
               Detail Section ====> 1 Parameter Field and 1 Image

Page 3:    Header Section ====>1 Parameter Field (Text)
               Detail Section ====>List of Items - will come from datatable

    If the list is longer then it should be carried on to the next page with same header information that is on Page 3.

Page 4:    Header Section ====>Blank - Nothing
               Detail Section ====>1 Parameter Field ( Numeric)


Footer remains fixed and it will contain an Image so it will appear in all the pages. I am using VS 2003 and crystal report that comes with it.

So you see i need to insert new pages and hide and show certain things in header and detail section based on each page.


I hope i have expalined everything in detail.

I would really appreciate for any help. I need to get this report done in few days....... sooner the better.



Regards

Mits

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Answers

 

by: mlmccPosted on 2005-07-26 at 11:03:16ID: 14529845

Two ideas

1.  Use subreports for each page.  This will be somewhat easier to do and maintain.

Linked and unlinked subreports
http://support.businessobjects.com/communityCS/TechnicalPapers/scr_subreports.pdf.asp

Fake headers
http://support.businessobjects.com/library/kbase/articles/c2005103.asp


2.  Use as you suggested suppression
You can have several header sectioins and detail sections

Open the report
Right click the PAGE HEADER in the left margin
Select INSERT SECTION BELOW
Repeat until you have 4 subsectioins for PAGE HEADER
PHa - Page 1
PHb - Page 2
PHc - Page 3
PHd - Last Page

Similarly for the detail section

Suppression
Right click the margin
Select FORMAT SECTION
Select each section in turn
Click the FORMULA BUTTON to the right of SUPPRESS
Formula for PHa
PageNumber <> 1

Similarly for each section

mlmcc

 

by: MitzsPosted on 2005-07-27 at 02:33:47ID: 14534898

thanks Michael for your reply
Actually I was going through all your posts  on crystal report yesterday before i posted this question.

Anyway

Approach No. 1  --> I dont know how to use sub reports. I have been on the links that you have provided for sub-reports.

Approach No. 2  --> Using this approach i managed to create 2 pages the way i want and look.

I have used Insert New Page After in detail section and that is how i get the 2nd page.

But now the problem is i just dont know how to insert more pages and do the suppression in order to show the rest of the header and detail sections.

i would really appreciate if you or anyone could help me out.....

Thanks

Mitzs

 

by: MitzsPosted on 2005-07-27 at 04:10:07ID: 14535299

Hi
I have created 4  Header section and 4 Deatils Section as suggested by Michale.

I havent suppressed any headers or details section depending on page no.  becasue i just wanted to test if i can have 4 blank pages.

PHa                Details a
PHb                Details b
PHc                Details c
PHd                Details d

I have also checked "New Page After" Option for each deatils Section. Now when i run this report i only get to see 2 pages.

Why cant i see 4 pages? Am I missing something?

How can i insert 4 blank pages?

Mitzs



 

 

by: MitzsPosted on 2005-07-27 at 09:33:01ID: 14538568

good news guys
I have got it nearly working. i have finished about 90% of the report.

In formula for  "New Page After"  i used onlastrecord = True (set that as true and i had 4 pages.)

Rest ....... suppressing and showing sections  was easy and i managed to do it on checking the values of  parameters that i pass into the report.


i dont know about points.... .
Mitzs

 

by: mlmccPosted on 2005-07-27 at 19:13:12ID: 14542652

The points aer up to you.  If you feel my comments were helpful you can award then.  If you feel 500 is too many considering the amount of work you did to interpret my comments then tell me what you feel is appropriate and I'll reduce the points and refund the rest to you.

I didn't respond to your comments because
1.  Yu made them during my early am hours (sleeping).
2.  I don't get the notifs at work so I have to wait until about now to work on responses.

mlmcc

 

by: MitzsPosted on 2005-08-01 at 06:12:52ID: 14569512

OK Michael
I would like you to award 250 points as i did follow your approach of having 4 headers and 4 details.

Mitzs

 

by: MitzsPosted on 2005-08-02 at 05:03:22ID: 14578176

yes please

 

by: mlmccPosted on 2005-08-03 at 15:26:42ID: 14593833

Glad i could help

mlmcc

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