Crystal Reports 9 : The Complete Reference

George Peck (Evergreen, CO) is a software trainer, consultant, and developer with more than 20 years in the computer industry. Peck is certified by Crystal Decisions as both a trainer and consultant for Crystal Reports 8.5, Crystal Enterprise, and Seagate Info. He is a recipient of the Crystal Decisions Training Partner of the Year award.

Part I - The Core of Crystal Reports 9; Ch. 1: Common Ground: Creating a Simple Report; Ch. 2: Enhancing Appearance with Text Objects; Ch. 3: Sorting and Grouping; Ch. 4: Creating Geographic Maps; Ch. 5: Using Formulas; Ch. 6: Creating Your Own Formula Functions; Ch. 7: The Repository; Ch. 8: Analyzing with Advanced Selection Criteria; Ch. 9: Making Your Reports Visually Appealing; Ch. 10: Using Sections and Areas; Ch. 11: Analyzing with Cross Tabs; Ch. 12: Creating Charts; Ch. 13: Using Sub Reports; Ch. 14: Viewer Interaction With Parameter Fields; Ch. 15: Exporting Reports; Ch. 16: Reporting from SQL Databases; Ch. 17: Accommodating Database Changes and Field Mapping; Ch. 18: Reporting from OLAP Cubes; Ch. 19: Querying SQL Databases with the Crystal SQL Designer; Ch. 20: Simplifying Databases with Crystal Dictionaries; Ch. 21: Reporting from Proprietary Data Types; Part II - Crystal Reports 9 On The Web; Ch. 22: Crystal Reports Web Alternatives; Ch. 23: Crystal Reports with Microsoft Web Servers; Ch. 24: Introduction to Crystal Enterprise; Ch. 25: Using the Crystal Launchpad and ePortfolio; Ch. 26: Customizing Crystal Enterprise with Crystal Server Pages; Part III - Developing Custom Window Applications; Ch. 27: Integrating Crystal Reports with Visual Basic; Ch. 28: The Report Designer Component; Ch. 29: Crystal Reports with Visual Studio.NET; Ch. 30: Creating User Function Libraries with Visual Basic; Part IV - Appendixes; A. Installing and Configuring Crystal Reports Components; B. Formula Language Reference; C. RDC Object Model Reference; D. VS.NET Object Model Reference