Murach's VB.NET Database Programming
with ADO.NET (1.x edition)

This chapter shows you how to use Crystal Reports to create, format, view, and print reports from within your database applications.

Chapter 16 How to use Crystal Reports to develop reports
An introduction to Crystal Reports 500
The three elements of a Crystal report 500
The two models for providing data to a report 500
How to start a Crystal report 502
How to use the Standard Report Expert 504
How to select the tables for a report 504
How to link tables 506
How to select fields 506
How to create a formula field 508
How to group data 510
How to summarize data 510
How to sort report groups 512
How to add a chart 512
How to filter the report data 514
How to select a report style 514
How to use the Crystal Report Viewer control 516
How to bind a viewer control to a report 516
How to work with a report viewer using its built-in controls 518
How to customize a report viewer 520
How to diagram a database 522
How to use the Crystal Report Designer 524
An overview of the Crystal Report Designer 524
How to work with report sections 526
How to work with fields in the Field Explorer 528
A custom Invoice Summary report 530
Perspective 532
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