Is it possible to preserve the default formula fields values in a crystal report?

Question

I have a crystal report in which I'm trying to dynamically insert an image. I've managed to make it work on the report itself by adding the path to the image in the graphic location property and when I preview the report the picture displayed is the one I intended to display, not the one I'm using as placeholder.

However, it doesn't seem to work in the application (I get the image I used as placeholder instead of the one I set the graphic location to).

After exporting the report from the report viewer, I found out that when the report is displayed, the formula fields used are wiped and the value I've stored in the Graphic Location of the picture - which is the path to the image I want to show dynamically - is blank.

In the code of my application, I'm setting the formula field I'm using as the path of the image I want to display.

Here's the code:

Dim CrReport As New ReportDocument
CrReport = New myReport

CrReport.DataDefinition.FormulaFields.Item("picpath").Text = """C:\Picture.jpg"""
CrystalReportViewer1.RefreshReport()
CrReport.Refresh()

• picpath is the formula field that holds the path to the picture.

I'm using Crystal Reports XI and Visual Studio 2008.

What I'd like to know is: is it possible to preserve the default values of the formula fields so that they can be changed programmatically at runtime?

For example: If the default value I set for a formula field is "C:\Picture.jpg", when I run the report in the application without changing this value, it will remain the same.

Answer 1

I solved the problem. Turns out I needed to install the SAP Crystal Reports, developer version for visual studio.