Crystal Reports 8.5: The Complete Reference

George Peck (Redondo Beach, CA) is a software trainer, consultant and developer with more than 20 years of experience in the computer industry. After more than 10 years as an internal consultant and trainer in a large corporation, George founded his own consulting and training firm, The ABLAZE Group, in 1994. He started with a large Visual Basic/Crystal Reports project for a major West Coast bank, and since then he has trained, consulted, and developed custom software for large and small clients throughout the United States and Canada. George is certified by Seagate Software as both a trainer and consultant. Seagate awarded him Training Partner of the Year for 1998-1999.

• Part I: Crystal Reports 8.5 Introduced Chapter 1: Common Ground: Creating a Simple Report Chapter 2: Enhancing Appearance with Text Objects Chapter 3: Sorting and Grouping Chapter 4: Creating Geographic Maps Chapter 5: Using Formulas Chapter 6: Analyzing with Advanced Selection Criteria Chapter 7: Making Your Reports Visually Appealing Chapter 8: Using Sections and Areas Chapter 9: Analyzing with Cross-Tabs Chapter 10: Creating Charts Chapter 11: Using Subreports Chapter 12: Viewer Interaction with Parameter Fields Chapter 13: Exporting Reports Chapter 14: Reporting from SQL Databases Chapter 15: Accommodating Database Changes and Field Mapping Chapter 16: Reporting from OLAP Cubes Chapter 17: Querying SQL Databases with Crystal SQL Designer Chapter 18: Simplifying Databases with Crystal Dictionaries Chapter 19: Reporting from Proprietary Data Types Part II: Web Reporting with Crystal Reports and Crystal Enterprise Chapter 20: Crystal Reports 8.5 Web Alternatives Chapter 21: Crystal Reports and Microsoft Active Server Pages Chapter 22: Introduction to Crystal Enterprise Chapter 23: Using the Crystal Launchpad and ePortfolio Chapter 24: Customizing the Crystal Enterprise ePortfolio Part III: Developing Custom Window Applications Chapter 25: Creating Your First Visual Basic/Crystal Reports Application Chapter 26: The Report Designer Component Chapter 27: Creating User Function Libraries with Visual Basic Part IV: Appendixes Appendix A: Crystal Reports with Visual Studio.NET Appendix B: Installing and Configuring Crystal Reports Components