Crystal Report is printing blank fields

Just to be sure. Do you have anything in the selection criteria? (i.e. your dataset might be being passed correctly but the records may all be filtered out by selection criteria).

L

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Sorry, what do you exactly mean by selection criteria? like if I am using anyhting in the sql query ?

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I am pulling 2 rows from the database. Those two rows are obtained in my test text file.
I am not doing any filtering after that.

BUT....
I have copied my report from an existing report and I am making changes to it. So the report has this parameter file "columnid". It is not letting me delete it from the field explorer as it is bounded to the report. But I cannot find it on the .rpt either. I don't know what this field is doing. Is there a way I can delete it, or find out what its doing? Can this field be making my dataset blank?

Try this before setting your reportviewer reportsource and let me know what you get (you only have one parm right?):

for i as Integer = 0 to rptDoc.DataDefinition.ParameterFields.count
If String.Compare(rptDoc.DataDefinition.ParameterFields(i).Name, "columnid", True) = 0 Then
messagebox.show("Good Parmname")
else
messagebox.show(rptDoc.DataDefinition.ParameterFields(i).Name.tostring )
end if
next
messagebox.show(CInt(Trim(Session("colid"))) )

CrystalReportViewer1.ReportSource = rptDoc

Can you attach the report? In Crystal Reports you can right click and field in and click something like "find in report" and it will show you where it is used.

L

ASKER

@13598
This is what printed for the attached code
Good Parmname(0)
colID: 713
What does this mean?

@tickett
What do I right click? I cannot 'see' the field "columnid" on the report. I just see it checked in the filed explorer which tells me that it is added in the report. Is it hidden ?

For i As Integer = 0 To rptDoc.DataDefinition.ParameterFields.Count - 1
            If String.Compare(rptDoc.DataDefinition.ParameterFields(i).Name, "columnid", True) = 0 Then
                messagebox.show("Good Parmname(" + i.ToString + ")")
            Else
                messagebox.show("ParaName: " + rptDoc.DataDefinition.ParameterFields(i).Name.ToString)
            End If
        Next
       messagebox.show(CInt(Trim(Session("colid")))  )


        CrystalReportViewer1.ReportSource = rptDoc

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Right click it in the field explorer. If you don't see the option you need to install some services packs.
L

Or post the report here and I'll look for you :)

If you select your crystal report in designer do you see on the top bar File, Edit, View......Crystal Reports...?
Click on the Crystal Reports menu, Reports, Selection Formula.
What do you have here? Are you using the columnid there?
If you are, delete it and then you will be able to delete the parameter.

This is what printed for the attached code
Good Parmname(0)
colID: 713
What does this mean?

That means that the parameter name is spelled correctly and that you are passing it a value. I posted that before I saw your post regarding the columnid. I thought that was how you were selecting the data but either the parameter name or the parameter value were incorrect.
After your post regarding that field, the reason why you don't get any data is because you are running the report based on the columnid being 713 but it appears that your dataset is not supposed to have any parameters???? Those two rows that you pull in your dataset do they even have a columnid and if they do is it 713?

ASKER

Sounds good. Thanks !
Attached is the .rpt. The field you need to look for is "estid".
repRpt.rpt

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