Hi,

Does anyone know how to create a "feature grid" in crystal reports .net using VS 2005? With feature grid I mean those grids that are used to compare one product's features against other product's features. I would use a cross-tab but they can only contain numerical values (according to the book I just read) and my features grid needs to contain string values.

Output feature grid (features can come in small, medium or large) :

| Product1 | Product2 | Product3
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Feature1 | s | m |
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Feature2 | m | | s
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Feature3 | l | l | l
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Feature4 | s | s |

* Explanation : Product1 has Feature1 in a small size
Product2 also has Feature1 but in a medium size
Product3 does not have Feature1

* Legend : s = small, m = medium, l = large


The table that the feature grid is based on

FeatName | ProdName | Size |
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Feature1 | Product1 | s |
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Feature1 | Product2 | m |
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Feature3 | Product1 | l |
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Feature3 | Product2 | l |
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Feature3 | Product3 | l |
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Feature4 | Product1 | s |
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Feature4 | Product2 | s |


Any help would be greatly appreciated,

Andrew