crystal-reportscrystal-reports-8.5

Crystal Reports 8.5 Formula Definition Location?


How do you to edit a formula that is not a formula field? I can pick them in the foruma editor dropdown but that does not change the entry in the dropdown or code below.

I have a report I need to pull the logic from. The display clearly shows many @formula output fields and I can view the logic behind them. Some of the formulas reference other formulas that I can not find the definition of.

In formula editor for field: @field1

StringVar item:={table1.column1};
if item = 1 then
{@column2transformed}
else 
" "

Where is {@column2transformed} defined if not on the main report display? I can find it in the selection list with an "X.1" icon next to it. I know which database field it is referencing in this simple example but can not afford to make assumptions about how the data is transformed.


Solution

  • The file I was working with was version 7, I was editing with version 8.5, using version 9 fixed this bug/issue.