I updated the database information in the report and now it seems to be using the schema. I tried the same thing before I posted this and it didn't work. Thanks for the help...

Jim


>OK...then somewhere (either in the dataset, or wherever the source definition is), something is defining the layout and data types.
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>If you have data that normally is defined as numeric (currency amounts, etc.), then you might want to look at where it's initialy being defined/'read in' as a string. But if it's data that's normally alphanumeric but you want to treat it as numeric for a particular report, then you might want to look at the type conversion functions in the crystal formula editor.
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>If that info doesn't help, can you post some specifics about this dataset/schema and how it's being created?
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>Thanks,
>Kevin