You can use Field Definition Files. These have a TTX extension. You'll find information in the CR help file.
>Hi,
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>When a VFP report is produced after extensive calculations, you can define the report without the actual table existing at the moment of report definition. Crystal Reports, on the other hand, expect the data to either already exist or to be prepared by C.R. from already existing data or calculated fields.
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>Other than creating a fake cursor with the right structure and base the report on it, what other technique can be used in this situation?
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>TIA,
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>Alex
Craig Berntson
MCSD, Microsoft .Net MVP, Grape City Community Influencer