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I have a number of reports that need to be both run separately and also as a group.

I've created these reports and was hoping I could just create a form where I could just append report1, report2, report3, etc. together without creating a different report and making all of those reports subreports.

Is this possible?

Edit: I'm displaying it in the .NET WinForms control, but it will also be exported to PDF and perhaps DOC, XLS etc...

Jason Plank
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Create a third report that has the first N reports setup as sub-reports in the header one after the other. Why is this not a good option for you?

Possibly you could post-append. What is the output format?

Kieveli
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  • The reason subreports aren't optimal for me are because it seems easier to append in code (if possible) I'm new(ish) to CR and I find the GUI formating controls clunky. This approach isn't unacceptable, just less preferred. – Nathan Koop May 28 '09 at 14:28
  • Preference is subjective. I prefer to do less work to get it working ;) I would create the UberReport, and show/hide sections like Gerrie says if you need to. – Kieveli May 28 '09 at 14:31
  • That being said... It is possible to create a report from scratch in code... But not easier. – Kieveli May 28 '09 at 14:32
  • Thanks, I thought I could do some new CrystalReport.AppendReport(report1) or something like that. – Nathan Koop May 28 '09 at 14:35
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use the option Kieveli suggested and show and hide the subreports depending on the user's choice if you want a more dynamic solution.

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Definitively the best to do it is using subreports, less coding, less trouble for you.

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  • why does this answer got a downvote? it's basically the same as the one @kievell did, just more briefly described. – Anyul Rivas May 14 '12 at 20:53