Dynamic Image won't display if no data is returned

You could put a message in a textbox in the report header.  Suppress it conditionally with a formula like

Count({SomeField}) > 0

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Another way would be to create a formula and put it in the report header like

If Count({SomeField}) > 0 then
    "There is no data for the selected filtering"

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mlmcc

I tried the textbox message suggestion and it will display a "No Data Message" if no data is returned but the image and formula to display the department name and address do not display?  Do I need to set something for the dynamic image or the formula?


Mike

Where are the image and formula located?  Which section(s)?  You mentioned a header, but is that for the group, page or report?

 What's in the formula?

 James

The image and formula are both located in the Report Header.  

The formula for displaying the department info is:

local stringvar Line1;
local stringvar Line2;
local stringvar Line3;
local stringvar Line4;

if not(isnull({Agency.DepartmentTitle})) and trim({Agency.DepartmentTitle}) <> ""
then Line1 := {Agency.DepartmentTitle};

if not(isnull({Agency.StreetNumber})) and trim({Agency.StreetNumber}) <> ""
then Line2 := {Agency.StreetNumber} & " ";

if not(isnull({Agency.StreetPrefix})) and trim({Agency.StreetPrefix}) <> ""
then Line2 := Line2 & {Agency.StreetPrefix } & " ";

if not(isnull({Agency.Street})) and trim({Agency.Street}) <> ""
then Line2 := Line2 & {Agency.Street} & " ";

if not(isnull({Agency.StreetSuffix})) and trim({Agency.StreetSuffix}) <> ""
then Line2 := Line2 & {Agency.StreetSuffix} & " ";

if not(isnull({Agency.City})) and trim({Agency.City}) <> ""
then Line3 := {Agency.City} & " ";

if not(isnull({Agency.State})) and trim({Agency.State}) <> ""
then Line3 := Line3 & {Agency.State} & " ";

if not(isnull({Agency.Zip})) and trim({Agency.Zip}) <> ""
then Line3 := Line3 & {Agency.Zip} & " ";

if not(isnull({Agency.Phone})) and trim({Agency.Phone}) <> ""
then Line4 := "Telephone: " & {Agency.Phone} & " ";

if not(isnull({Agency.Fax})) and trim({Agency.Fax}) <> ""
then Line4 := Line4 & ' * ' & "Fax: " & {Agency.Fax} & " ";


Line1 & chr(13) & Line2 & chr(13) & Line3 & chr(13) & Line4;


For the dynamic image based on the parameter.

Format Editor\Picture\Graphic Location: is the following formula

if {CaseMaster.Agency} = {?Agency} then
    {Agency.ReportImageURL}
else
    '\\PSIMS\PSIMSReportImages\DefaultBlank.png'



Mike

What is the formula supposed to produce if there is no data?  DepartmentTitle, etc. will all be null/blank, right?  If so, there's nothing to show.

 Same thing for the image.  CaseMaster.Agency will presumably be null/blank.  If you just want DefaultBlank.png to show up and it's not, you may just need to add an IsNull test on CaseMaster.Agency .

 James

Maybe I'm not explaining myself properly or not understanding what your saying.  There will always be at least one agency in the database with information and a related logo.    I want the Image and formula to always display the Image and department information even if the Report Selection Query fails to return any data.

Use IF THEN Else to check for IsNull and return the static path to the default department logo if the data is NULL.

Is the report based on tables joined in Crystal or is it a view or command?

mlmcc

The report is based on tables joined in crystal.

I used the sub report method.  I would of preferred not having to do it that way as I needed to use two sub reports.  One for the logo image and one for the formula.  I had to do it that way in order to make room for other formulas and the report title to be shown below the department display formula.