how to un-protect a crystal report?
I have a report that seems to be protected. Not sure, because I rarely work with subreports and this thing has several sub-reports.
I have tried everything I know how to do and get nothing.
The real problem is that fields changed field types and now the parameters all need to be strings. But I would like to try and fix it with just one subreport first, and can't get the rest of them off the report to try it!
I don't even want to attach the report because I can't get the logo off!!!!!
_Frustrated.
I have tried everything I know how to do and get nothing.
The real problem is that fields changed field types and now the parameters all need to be strings. But I would like to try and fix it with just one subreport first, and can't get the rest of them off the report to try it!
I don't even want to attach the report because I can't get the logo off!!!!!
_Frustrated.
Any chance the report is just set to read-only in CR? That's under File > Report Options.
James
James
Good thought. I had never noticed that option
mlmcc
mlmcc
mlmcc,
I thought that was actually what you meant when you mentioned read-only. :-) I just wasn't reading carefully enough.
bjrhart,
I didn't think of this earlier, but you mentioned a subreport. The main report and each subreport have their own "Report Options", so if the problem is that read-only setting and you want to turn it off in a subreport, you'll need to select that subreport first, and then go to File > "Report Options" to change the options for that subreport. If you want to turn it off in the main report and all subreports, you'll have to do it separately in each one -- Select each subreport and turn off the option, then make sure that no subreport is selected and go to File > "Report Options" to get to the options for the main report.
James
I thought that was actually what you meant when you mentioned read-only. :-) I just wasn't reading carefully enough.
bjrhart,
I didn't think of this earlier, but you mentioned a subreport. The main report and each subreport have their own "Report Options", so if the problem is that read-only setting and you want to turn it off in a subreport, you'll need to select that subreport first, and then go to File > "Report Options" to change the options for that subreport. If you want to turn it off in the main report and all subreports, you'll have to do it separately in each one -- Select each subreport and turn off the option, then make sure that no subreport is selected and go to File > "Report Options" to get to the options for the main report.
James
You may have to actually edit the subreport to get the subreport options.
I was referring to Windows file system read-only.
mlmcc
I was referring to Windows file system read-only.
mlmcc
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That worked! Thanks for all your help!
You're welcome. Glad I could help.
James
James
Your tag shows CR XI. As far as I know there is no way to protect a report in CR XI. Even an RPT file that is read-only can be changed and saved to a new file
CR 2011 added the RPTR extension which is a protected report and supposedly there is NO way to remove the protection. Even the developer has to have an RPT file to work on. In fact, as far as I know, the RPTR file cannot be opened in the designer so that is probably not the issue.
mlmcc