Crystal Reports™ 8.5 Developer's Guide
Crystal Reports™ 8.5 Developer's Guide
Crystal Reports™ 8.5 Developer's Guide
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Web Reporting<br />
Note: For information on using XML, refer to the new “XML” chapter of the<br />
<strong>Crystal</strong> Reports User’s <strong>Guide</strong>.<br />
Export report data straight to XML<br />
Export your report data to XML format quickly at runtime. This allows you to send<br />
the data to other eCommerce applications used to read and manipulate information.<br />
New properties have been added to the ExportOptions object to support these new<br />
features. These properties are:<br />
XMLAllowMultiplePages<br />
<br />
XMLFileName<br />
<br />
Note: For more information see “ExportOptions Object Properties” in the <strong>Crystal</strong><br />
Reports Developers Help (<strong>Crystal</strong>DevHelp.chm).<br />
Improved interactivity with parameters<br />
Using parameters not only enables user-driven reporting, but also increases report<br />
performance, especially over the Web. Create multi-purpose reports to ensure that<br />
everyone receives the right information quickly.<br />
All of <strong>Crystal</strong> Reports’ web-enabled report viewers have been improved to allow<br />
report designers and end users to utilize parameters to their full potential over the<br />
Web. Whether users prefer the Java, ActiveX, or DHTML viewers, they can<br />
interactively regulate the information they see by accepting default report parameters,<br />
picking from listed options, specifying multiple values, or entering ranges.<br />
Customizable DHTML Report Viewer<br />
Customize the <strong>Crystal</strong> Reports Dynamic HTML viewer to integrate seamlessly with<br />
the design of an existing eCommerce web site or corporate intranet. The DHTML<br />
viewer exposes the operations of its toolbar (via JavaScript), thereby giving report<br />
designers the ability to customize both its workings and its look-and-feel.<br />
The enhanced DHTML viewer is so flexible that users can view reports, drill down<br />
on charts, link to on-demand subreports, or quickly export valuable data—all<br />
without even seeing that their experience is powered by <strong>Crystal</strong> Reports.<br />
Display web reports independent of server location<br />
Use Relative URLs to share your reports and their associated report objects on any<br />
server, in any directory. Each report remains independent of its actual location,<br />
because Relative URLs eliminate dependence upon any particular server or virtual<br />
directory.<br />
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