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schedule crystal report to export to text file

Is there a way to schedule a crystal report to run automatically and export to a .txt file? I am running v8.5.

Thanks,

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Marcus Aurelius

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Kurt Reinhardt

You could also try Ido Millet's Visual Cut:

http://www.milletsoftware.com/Visual_CUT.htm

~Kurt

Mike McCracken

Both are viable solutions. If you have tha ability to write a program the export progam is not too difficult. You would still need a way to schedule it but I believe the Windows scheduler could do it for you.

mlmcc

Kurt Reinhardt

There is no command line interface into modern versions of Crystal Reports, so I don't believe the Windows scheduler will work. If you subscribe to crystalreports.com premium you can download a Windows Desktop Scheduler for Crystal Reports, however.

~Kurt

Mike McCracken

The scheduler would schedule his applicatiion that runs the report not the report itself.

mlmcc

barleyfreak

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Thanks for your sugestions. In trying to find a low cost solution, I am currently checking on:

http://www.easystreetsoftware.net/Products/EasyView_Main.php

it is relatively inexpensive. I will post after I have verifired that the trial product capably handled our needs.

thanks,
Dave

barleyfreak

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The Easy View product from Easy Street mentioned above has been up and running fine for 3-4 weeks now. Thanks for the help.